Take, for instance, Sutton’s comments about the Wolverine actor as they took on The Music Man’s leading roles, Marian and Harold. 

“He has an impeccable reputation of being the hardest working man, incredibly kind, and generous—and all of that is true,” Sutton, who shares 7-year-old daughter Emily with Ted, told Vogue in 2022. “He’s now become one of my best friends, which was a surprise, because you usually go into these things thinking, ‘Well, I hope we get along.’ But we just spent Memorial Day with our families. It’s really fun to meet new friends after 40.”

She also addressed their onstage chemistry—which sometimes appeared audience members as the actors breaking character. 

“One of the things that our director said early on was when you’re watching two characters fall in love, you look for the moments where they make each other smile,” the Tony Award winner explained. “So it’s sort of birthed out of that, and it’s a spontaneous moment that’s different every single night. It toes that line of, is it Harold and Marian, or Hugh and Sutton?”

Hugh, meanwhile, has been candid about his longtime admiration for Sutton and her work. 

As the 56-year-old gushed to Seth Meyers during his and Sutton’s joint appearance on Late Night in 2022, “I saw her do Thoroughly Modern Millie, when you were like 4 years old. I’ve watched everything she’s done. It’s amazing.”

Sutton—who was previously married to Christian Borle—and her estranged husband Ted have kept quiet on their split. 

For Hugh and Deborra-Lee’s part, the pair announced their breakup in September 2023, noting their family—including kids Oscar, 24, and Ava, 19—remained a priority. 

"We have been blessed to share almost 3 decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful, loving marriage," the pair told People in a Sept. 15 joint statement. "Our journey now is shifting and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth."

And in May 2023, Deborra-Lee, 69, provided an update on how she was faring as a newly single woman. 

"[I learned] that I'm strong and resilient," she told People at a New York screening of Force of Nature: The Dry 2. "And that I—we are all a constant evolution."