Daniel Radcliffe Will Return To The Broadway Stage
Great news for fans of Daniel Radcliffe … the young British actor who took both the West End stage and the Broadway stage by storm with his powerful performance in Equus has just signed on for a new Broadway production. This time, DanRad will be performing in musical theater in a revival of the classic show How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. Here is a great look back at Dan’s performance in Equus and some deets about his new B’way gig:
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is heading to Broadway for his first musical. The 20-year-old actor has been announced as the lead for How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. Radcliffe is already used to the pressures of nightly Broadway and West End appearances, having wowed critics in Equus last year. He will play the plum part of J. Pierrepont Finch, a window cleaner who rises to the top of a huge company while, of course, wooing and winning a girl along the way. Robert Morse created the role on Broadway and in the 1967 screen adaptation. The original production, running for a healthy 1,417 performances, won the top Tony for best musical in 1962 as well as six more, including awards for lead Morse and supporting player Charles Nelson Reilly. And the 1995 saw Matthew Broderick win the lead actor Tony. Radcliffe is currently filming the final instalments of the Harry Potter movies, Deathly Hallows, which will be released in two parts.
This is FANTASTIC news!! I suspect that this is but the beginning of a long and storied carrer on the stage. I was lucky enough to see Radcliffe in Equus and was stunned by his performance. I have no doubt that he will be just as superb in this new role in How to Succeed. I have been nothing but impressed with every acting performance I’ve seen from the lad and I have been wondering what his future career in acting holds for him. I suspect he will make a great name for himself on the musical theater stage. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he gave up films altogether and stuck with plays and musicals. Time will tell what other projects DanRad will take on but I, for one, am very excited about the prospect of seeing Daniel Radcliffe on the Broadway stage again.
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October 9th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
When will this hit the stage?
October 9th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
I think in a year or so. My daughter is already counting the days….
October 9th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
YES! He was excellent in Equus, and at the time he said he’d love to try a musical. Can’t wait!!
October 10th, 2009 at 6:33 am
Maybe after a second successful B’way play the press will drop the “star of Harry Potter” after every mention of his name……but probably not!
October 10th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Ack! The lead in HTSIBWRT is squeaky clean and super charming-what a fun transition from his darker/more”awkward” roles. I wonder if they’ll update it a bit?
October 11th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
I think he is very smart when it comes to career moves, he knows he will always be known for harry potter, so best for him to do broadway now to distance himself from it for a bit and have a varied career