--- description: Jackman sang a song from the musical, The Boy From Oz, called "Quiet Please, There's a Lady on Stage." title: Hugh Jackman describes the "uplifting" and "funny" experience of singing at Joan Rivers' funeral image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7f6588701784c27f/6986a2d71eebf7caba372947/455209758.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Hugh Jackman Describe The 'Uplifting' Experience of Singing at Joan Rivers' Funeral by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 11, 2014 5:02 PM CUT  NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 10: Actor Hugh Jackman attends Russell James' "Angel" book launch hosted by Victoria's Secret on September 10, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret) NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 10: Actor Hugh Jackman attends Russell James' "Angel" book launch hosted by Victoria's Secret on September 10, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)Michael Loccisano—Getty Images for Victoria's Secr by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 11, 2014 5:02 PM CUT Joan Rivers’ funeral was held on Sept. 7, and as she wished, it was a star-studded affair with celebrity guests like Sarah Jessica Parker, Howard Stern and Rosie O’Donnell. Rivers had also wanted _X-Men_ star Hugh Jackman to perform at her funeral after seeing him in a musical, _The Boy From Oz,_ 10 years ago. Jackman sang a song from that musical titled “Quiet Please, There’s a Lady on Stage.” Jackman described the experience on _The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon_ as “uplifting” and “moving” but also “funny.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3328174/joan-rivers-hugh-jackman/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3328174/joan-rivers-hugh-jackman/"},"headline":"Watch Hugh Jackman Describe The 'Uplifting' Experience of Singing at Joan Rivers' Funeral","datePublished":"2014-09-11T17:02:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:08:16.812Z","description":"He sang \"Quiet Please, There's a Lady on Stage\"","url":"https://time.com/3328174/joan-rivers-hugh-jackman/","keywords":["celebrities","Television","Death","Late Night","Funeral","jimmy fallon","Hugh Jackman","X-Men","Musical","joan rivers","singing"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7f6588701784c27f/6986a2d71eebf7caba372947/455209758.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7f6588701784c27f/6986a2d71eebf7caba372947/455209758.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Victoria's Secret Hosts Russell James' \"Angel\" Book Launch","caption":"Victoria's Secret Hosts Russell James' \"Angel\" Book Launch","creditText":"Michael Loccisano—Getty Images for Victoria's Secr","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3328174/joan-rivers-hugh-jackman/","name":"Watch Hugh Jackman Describe The 'Uplifting' Experience of Singing at Joan Rivers' Funeral"}}]}] ```