Some possible big news this morning as Variety is reporting that "Daniel Radcliffe: will head the cast of an upcoming New York reading of 1961 tuner "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," marking the first musical turn for the "Harry Potter" star. The industry magazine then says "While producers could not be reached for confirmation, the reading is
scheduled for December, with no other cast so far in place. Sources
said plans for the production will be worked out based on the success
of the reading."
Some background on the awarding winning musical is found in the Variety piece: "Written by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert, with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser,
"How to Succeed" chronicles the rise of a crafty window cleaner as he
follows the advice of a self-help manual to connive his way up through
the ranks of the World Wide Wickets Co. and get the girl in the process.Robert Morse created the role on Broadway and in the 1967 screen adaptation. The
original production won seven Tonys, including musical, as well as the
Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1962, running for a healthy 1,417
performances. Matthew Broderick won a Tony for the lead role in a 1995 Rialto revival.
While
that recent production might make it seem a little soon to start
considering a major remount, the current economic turmoil, upheaval in
the job market, and a host of fresh reasons to skewer the world of
corporate America stand to make the cynical comedy resonate with
today's audiences."
Please note, as exciting as this sounds, we are working to get confirmation on this and will update as soon as we can, stay tuned!
The question in everyone minds is “Can he sing?”… i think nobody really know. It is one thing to be able to sing in a movie or a gathering of friends, a whole other to carry a broadway musical… I think that is what they mean in the article when they say: “plans for the production will be worked out based on the success of the reading.”
Let’s face… these people who sing at broadway shows are huge singers…
Good luck to Dan! I’m sure he is going to train his ass off if he wants the part!
and also loved the film, never saw the musical before and I am just glad that I have a chance to see Dan on stage, as I did not get the opportunity to see Equus
well, thats good he’s opening up again another oppurtunity for acting other than hp.
wait..he’ll sing?
wonder how that will sound like..screeching cat or screeching tire? joke!
of course, i’ll bet it’ll sound like an angel like that face of his. :)
@Jain… I agree that the best singers are those who interpret a song and you were spot on when you mention Bob Dylan. But just like Johnny Depp did a wonderful job on the movie Sweeney Todd I don’t think he would be able to pull the stage off… I’ve seen both, movie and theater and those guys are unbelievable singers, it takes more than being good actor and a good singing voice to that.
In the other hand, Dan will never take the job if he’s not completely secure he can do it. He is sensible and he may just work very hard and nail it!! I hope he kicks ass!!! :P
I really want to hear him singing. Let’s hope he sounds good lol!!!