Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson team with director Craig Brewer for Song Sung Blue, a moving drama based on the stranger-than-fiction story of Milwaukee-based Neil Diamond tribute band Lightning and Thunder.
The film, which in my review I called a “feel-good movie and a good tearjerker,” involves big dreams, heavy losses, and how music can carry people through all of it. So, when I — Entertainment Editor Kristy Puchko — sat down with Jackman, Hudson, and Brewer to talk about the film, we naturally got into the power of karaoke.
Within the film, both Jackman and Hudson take on musical performances on stages big and small. But two scenes in a karaoke night hit me hard. The celebrated co-stars spoke about these scenes, then shared some stories of their own — like the time Hudson performed for Quincy Jones and the night John Travolta and Jackman did a duet of “Summer Love” from Grease, with the latter playing Sandy because he’s Australian.
Brewer also shared his love of karaoke on and offscreen, getting into why this particular form of performance hits so hard, and what makes it so relatable.
Song Sung Blue opens in theaters on Dec. 25.
