Hugh Jackman's daughter is a hard-hitting critic of her father's work.

Hugh and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness have 11-year-old son Oscar and six-year-old daughter Ava together.

Hugh is currently performing his one-man show Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway in New York City.

The entertainer easily wows audiences, but his daughter Ava is difficult to sway.

"About a week ago my kids came on a Sunday matinee. I said, Guys, look, you can be honest with me. Do you like the show?'" Hugh said on American television programme Anderson Friday. "My son Oscar says, I really like it.' I was touched. My daughter said, I find it a little boring.'"

Ava did not find it boring when her father came out into the crowd to serenade his wife Deborra-Lee.

"My daughter, oh, my God. I sing a song for my wife in the show and sometimes I go out to the crowd," he recalled. "My daughter literally hides under the seat in front. She dies."

Hugh takes parenting seriously. He reads several books on the topic and watches reality TV show Supernanny for further tips.

"[I'm the] more the strict one. I'm one of those parents, I read every book. My son came out and apparently he hadn't read any of them, so we were really all at sea. Then we found that show and, I tell you, our daughter has a much easier ride."

Hugh Jackman; Back on Broadway will run until January 1 2012 on Broadway. The actor's newest film Real Steel was released in October.