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Sutton Foster<\/strong> is booked and busy. Since wrapping up her stint in Once Upon a Mattress<\/em> last year, the Broadway star has performed concerts around the United States, with dates scheduled through November.<\/p>\n \u201cI want an Angela Lansbury career that keeps going and going,\u201d she told the Dallas Observer<\/em><\/a> while promoting a recent three-night run in Texas. \u201cI want people to see an artist that continues to grow and live and challenge herself.\u201d<\/p>\n Her show \u2014 which she\u2019s promised will keep adding tour stops \u2014 is a professional challenge, but it\u2019s also a personal one. Why? Because it means more time away from beau Hugh Jackman<\/strong><\/a>, who only just got back from filming The Death of Robin Hood<\/em> in Ireland.<\/p>\n \u201cBeing apart for an extended period of time can be tough on any couple,\u201d an insider exclusively tells Life & Style, revealing normally-attached-at-the-hip Hugh, 56, and Sutton had \u201climited\u201d communication during his movie shoot \u2014 and he was even away on Sutton\u2019s 50th birthday. \u201cIt\u2019s always hard dating in the public eye<\/a>, but when you add their whole backstory and what they\u2019ve put on the line as far as their reputations, the pressure rises exponentially.\u201d<\/p>\n Indeed, Sutton and Hugh have been under scrutiny<\/a> since rumors emerged in November that the two were dating following their respective breakups. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of harsh judgment about them online,\u201d says the insider. \u201cNow, there\u2019s a sense they have something to prove.\u201d<\/p>\n Though Hugh and Sutton had palpable chemistry in a 2022 stage revival of The Music Man<\/em>, both were married to other people at the time. However, a few months after the show closed<\/a> in 2023, Hugh announced his separation from wife of 27 years Deborra-Lee Furness<\/strong><\/a>, 69.<\/p>\n As for Sutton, she split from hubby Ted Griffin<\/strong>, 54, this past October. \u201cThey\u2019re each adamant there was never anything going on while either one of them was married,\u201d says the insider. \u201cBut there\u2019s no denying Hugh and Sutton\u2019s romance happened very quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n Adding to tensions, Hugh has not yet filed for divorce and Sutton has not finalized hers. Hugh and Deb \u2014 who allegedly doesn\u2019t think the Sutton relationship will last \u2014 reportedly didn\u2019t sign a prenuptial agreement, so divvying up his estimated $180 million fortune is an especially tricky task.<\/p>\n Still, \u201cHugh and Sutton are going full steam ahead,\u201d says the insider, suggesting the friends-turned-lovers have a strong foundation built to withstand all the drama. \u201cThey\u2019re happy and madly in love.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nInside Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster\u2019s Romance After Their Respective Splits<\/h2>\n