Daniel Radcliffe to head cast of 'Trying' tuner

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Daniel Radcliffe to head cast of 'Trying' tuner

Posted: 10/9/09 at 7:46am

Article: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118009721.html?categoryid=15&cs=1

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.
Producers Broadway Across America, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are test driving the project for a potential Rialto revival.

re: Daniel Radcliffe to head cast of 'Trying' tuner

Posted: 10/9/09 at 8:26am

Good for him. I thought he was mesmerizing in Equus, and at the very least deserving of a Tony nomination. The fact that he was overlooked is criminal.

re: Daniel Radcliffe to head cast of 'Trying' tuner

Posted: 10/9/09 at 8:36am

That could be very interesting. I gues it would require a young, petite Rosemay...maybe Diana DeGarmo?

"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg." -- Thomas Jefferson

re: Daniel Radcliffe to head cast of 'Trying' tuner

Posted: 10/9/09 at 8:55am

I think it's great that he's trying mew things and he seems to have stage presence, but I wish he had chosen something a little more interesting.

....but the world goes 'round

re: Daniel Radcliffe to head cast of 'Trying' tuner

Posted: 10/9/09 at 10:00am

Oh, he defiantly has the charisma for Finch! Diana would be a cute Rosemary as well.... I would love to see this happen

"If we don't live happily ever after at least we survive until the end of the week!" -Kermit the frog "I need the money... it costs a lot to look this cheap!" -Dolly P. "Oh please, Over at 'Gypsy' Patti LuPone hasn't even alienated her first daughter yet!" Mary Testa in "Xanadu" "...Like a drunk Chita Rivera!" Robin de Jesus in "In the Heights"

"B*tch, I don't know your life." -Xanadu After that if he still doesn't understand why you were uncomfortable and are now infuriated, kick him again but this time with Jazz Hands!!! -KillerTofu

re: Daniel Radcliffe to head cast of 'Trying' tuner

Posted: 10/9/09 at 10:01am

Not my favorite musical either, but probably a good fit personality-wise. And it is just a reading.

re: Daniel Radcliffe to head cast of 'Trying' tuner

Posted: 10/9/09 at 10:26am

Will there be a rush or lottery for the show? Does anyone know where the seats will be?? Also, does anyone know if DeGarmo will sign at the stage door? Thanks!!!!!

re: Daniel Radcliffe to head cast of 'Trying' tuner

Posted: 10/9/09 at 10:31am

I wish they would pick something a little more obscure that wasn't just on Broadway in recent memory.

re: Daniel Radcliffe to head cast of 'Trying' tuner

Posted: 10/9/09 at 10:31am

Do we know when he is scheduled to take his vacation? And who is his understudy?

#10

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Posted: 10/9/09 at 10:32am

Has anyone seen the price scale for tickets? OUTRAGEOUS!

#11

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Posted: 10/9/09 at 10:45am

And he's not even naked in this one.

....but the world goes 'round

#12

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Posted: 10/9/09 at 10:54am

I hope this is the role for which he FINALLY receives his Tony Award.

"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg." -- Thomas Jefferson

#13

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Posted: 10/9/09 at 10:55am

I've never seen How to Succeed abbreviated as "Trying". I thought it was a new play.

Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how

#14

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Posted: 10/9/09 at 10:59am

Me too!

A work of art is an invitation to love.

#15

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Posted: 10/9/09 at 11:07am

I heard a rumor this is going to be recorded for PBS. Is this true?

#16

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Posted: 10/9/09 at 11:14am

Phyllis, actually it was going to be taped but it fell through. If you search "Harry Potter" + "Trying" + "Alice Ripley" on "That Site" you'll find a nice surprise, though!

#17

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Posted: 10/9/09 at 11:36am

Is Rob Ashford now going to direct/choreograph everything? He's better than Robert Longbottom but about on par with Joe Mantello in the inspiration department.

#18

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Posted: 10/9/09 at 12:01pm

I wore out my H2$ cast recording when I was in high school. I'd love to see this make it to Broadway with Radcliffe as Ponty.

"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".

#19

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Posted: 10/9/09 at 12:09pm

I don't know if he can sing, but I know I will surely go see this if it transfers. Radcliffe said he wanted to come back in a musical, and this would be a good one for him.

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#20

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Posted: 10/9/09 at 12:14pm

He's apparently been taking voice lessons for a while and he sang at the Easter Bonnet competition with the Equus cast...he's not bad. At the very least he isn't tone-deaf, so I think he'll manage all right.

I thought he was fantastic in Equus and I would love to see him onstage again.

#21

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Posted: 10/9/09 at 12:27pm

It's only a one-day reading, freaks.

#22

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Posted: 10/9/09 at 12:36pm

There WILL be a cast recording. Nothing's been signed, but it's already in the works.

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

#23

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Posted: 10/9/09 at 12:42pm

Do you think he'll stagedoor? I hope the security is nicer than at that Wolverine and James Bond show!

....but the world goes 'round

#24

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Posted: 10/9/09 at 12:50pm

H2$ is much less well-known today than it was at the time it came out, and the Matthew Broderick revival was quite awhile ago. I think it's a marvellous choice.

I ask in all honesty/What would life be?/Without a song and a dance, what are we?/So I say "Thank you for the music/For giving it to me."

#25

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Posted: 10/9/09 at 1:02pm

I can't think of a better vehicle for someone like Radcliffe to make his musical debut. And if this ever makes it to Broadway, it will be 15 years since the Broderick revival opened.

"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg." -- Thomas Jefferson

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