Hugh Jackman praying for the safe return of missing Broadway dancer Zelig Williams
The two previously worked together in Jackman’s The Man, The Music, The Show Tour.
Hugh Jackman is putting a spotlight on the search for missing Broadway dancer Zelig Williams.
On Thursday, Oct. 10, the Tony Award-winner shared to his Instagram account PEOPLE’s story about Williams’ disappearance, asking his followers for help.
«Please … if anyone has any information as to the whereabouts of Zelig Williams, please reach out to your local authorities,» Jackman, 55, wrote. «Please pass this message on!!!»
Jackman and Williams worked together on The Greatest Showman’s The Man, The Music, The Show Tour in 2019. Williams has also had credits on screen in Spirited, and on the boards in Hamilton and MJ: The Musical.
«Zelig, we love you and are praying for your safe return,» Jackman added in his post.
Williams, 28, recently moved back to his hometown of Columbia, S.C., to take a job as a dance teacher, a source close to the actor tells PEOPLE.
He was last seen at his home on Thursday, Oct. 3., the Richland County Sheriff’s Department said in a release, and was reported missing the following day.
According to an incident report reviewed by PEOPLE, Williams’ mother told police he had left around 9 a.m. on Thursday and had not been heard from for over 24 hours, which was “out of character” for him. He is also in need of prescription medication, his family stressed.
