Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, who made his Broadway debut in Equus a couple of years ago, is making a return to Broadway this year in his first musical role. DanRad will be starring in How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying and his return to the Broadway stage is profiled in the new issue of Vogue magazine.

After the dark and magical Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe’s next role is set to be completely different. As the actor prepares for his debut musical theatre role on Broadway, the 21-year-old has given a sneak peek of his dancing skills in a new photoshoot for U.S. Vogue. The English star shares the stage with three scantily-clad showgirls in a stunning shoot by acclaimed photographer Annie Leibovitz at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. The shoot comes as Radcliffe prepares to star in the New York revival of 1960s musical How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, which starts previews next week. In a departure from his role as the bespectacled wizard, Radcliffe will play the lead role of J Pierrepont Finch, a bow-tie wearing window cleaner who works his way up the corporate ladder thanks to a self-help book. In a behind-the-scenes video in Vogue.com, Radcliffe admitted he wasn’t too fearful of people pigeon-holing him because of his Harry Potter role. He said: ‘I think I would be concerned by now had I not done Equus and My Boy Jack.’ Despite his international fame, it was somewhat out of his comfort zone to be posing for fashion bible Vogue. He admitted: ‘I’m always very surprised when I find myself at a photoshoot for Vogue. I’m out here with three indescribably beautiful supermodels and I’m just going, “(I’m) 5ft 5… pale… how on Earth did I get here.’ Giving audiences a hint of what to expect when the show opens, he said: ‘The singing’s alright and I’ve been having lessons for about three years now. ‘Dancing is a different thing, my dancing pedigree is very good because my parents were very good dancers. My dad had one of the Northern Ireland ballroom dancing championships when he was about 15 or 16 and my mum won the all England for ballet when she was about 12, and so you would think it would be there in the genes… but it never showed up.’ But Radcliffe admits he’s been taking lessons and he’s ‘much, much improved’.

I think Dan will be fantastic in this show. Here is the behind the scenes video from Vogue:

I just love him. I enjoyed his work in Equus and I would love to see him in this new show. DanRad rules, he is a true star.

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