How to Succeed Reading w/DHP, Daniel Radcliffe and Michael Urie

[nearthestage]

Posted: 12/22/09 at 11:40am

According to Michael Urie's Tweet. He read as Bud Frump; DHP as Mr. Biggley and Daniel as Finch.

Truly wonderful casting. I hope this happens.


http://twitter.com/michaelurie

Updated On: 12/23/09 at 11:40 AM

[blaxx]

Posted: 12/22/09 at 12:29pm

played D.hydepierce's nephew and Daniel Radcliffe's nemisis in a reading of How 2 Succeed in Biz w/out rlly tryig. It was a thrill & a half!

Grammar is his second "nemisis".

[Eris0303]

Posted: 12/22/09 at 12:41pm

Blaxx, didn't you know that having poor grammer is a prerequisite for getting a twitter account? There's a test when you sign up and you get an account only if you fail. It's a way to keep those of us who write full sentences from using too much bandwith.

[blaxx]

Posted: 12/22/09 at 12:50pm

Apparently.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 12/22/09 at 2:36pm

What a cast! I'd love to see Radcliffe in a musical. So who played Rosemary?

[jacobtsf]

Posted: 12/22/09 at 3:24pm

More information on Rialto Chatter:

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/RIALTO_CHATTER_Scoop_on_New_Reading_of_How_To_Succeed_in_Business_20091222

I love this show, and the cast for this reading sounds incredible. If they can keep Radcliffe, DHP and Urie this will be an AMAZING revival.

Radcliffe is the PERFECT age for Finch. It sounds like it is going to be a little less cartooney than the last revival which I am excited about.

[madbrian]

Posted: 12/22/09 at 3:33pm

I think Diana DeGarmo would be a terrific Rosemary.

[BroadwayBound062]

Posted: 12/22/09 at 3:43pm

I would sell my first born (who hasn't been born yet) for this revival. This is by far one of my favorite shows!

[TimesSquareRegular]

Posted: 12/22/09 at 5:56pm

This sounds like a winner all the way!

[Kad]

Posted: 12/22/09 at 7:44pm

This is almost too good. Radcliffe, Hyde Pierce, Urie... and then Lewis Stadlen and Nancy Opel?! I have to ask myself, how will this one get ****ed up royally?

Updated On: 12/22/09 at 07:44 PM

[Eris0303]

Posted: 12/22/09 at 7:45pm

Nancy Opel? Yes, please!

[dramamama611]

Posted: 12/22/09 at 9:11pm

When I was reminded the last revival was 15 years ago, I nearly dropped my jaw....where DID the time go???

[mywonderwa11]

Posted: 12/23/09 at 1:21am

I LOVE this idea and the casting of the reading is superb. Whoever mentioned Diana DeGarma...please keep her FAR away from this production if it moves forward.

[TheatreFreak05]

Posted: 12/23/09 at 1:47am

I would die if this cast came to Broadway! Daniel Radcliff as Finch is truly inspired casting. As is Nancy Opel as Miss Jones.

[romgitsean]

Posted: 12/23/09 at 12:21pm

I don't know How to Succeed well, but it does sound like it's been casted excellently. I just hope it's not going to be one of those revivals that lacks in quality and is just driven by star power.

[mywonderwa11]

Posted: 12/23/09 at 2:36pm

romgitsean - I feel the same way, but I don't think it'll be driven by star power. Not, if it continues in the direction it's going. Yes, DHP and Daniel Radcliff are "stars," but they're also stage veterans who have come to be respected in the theatre industry.

And "casted" isn't a word :)

[SonofRobbieJ]

Posted: 12/23/09 at 4:01pm

The only thing Radcliffe is a veteran of is the Potter franchise.

That's not to say he won't be magnificent, but it's a little like the time Matt Lauer asked Lauren Bacall what it was like to work with a legend like Nicole Kidman.

[romgitsean]

Posted: 12/23/09 at 4:52pm

My bad-mywonderwa11. I always forget that 'cast' doesn't have a past tense :P

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 12/23/09 at 5:01pm

"This is almost too good. Radcliffe, Hyde Pierce, Urie... and then Lewis Stadlen and Nancy Opel?! I have to ask myself, how will this one get ****ed up royally?"

By hiring Des McAnuff.

[BroadwayGuy12]

Posted: 12/23/09 at 6:40pm

I would be thrilled to see this revived, but am I the only one who's not sold on Radcliffe as Finch? I mean, I haven't seen him in much, but I would much rather see someone like Bobby Steggert or Aaron Tveit in the role (despite the fact that their names aren't as commercially friendly as Radcliffe's).

I do love the idea of David Hyde Pierce, though.

[Magdalene]

Posted: 12/23/09 at 7:34pm

"The only thing Radcliffe is a veteran of is the Potter franchise."

He acquitted himself quite well in Equus.

[strummergirl]

Posted: 12/23/09 at 7:47pm

This cast has me at hello.

[bwayboi4life42]

Posted: 12/23/09 at 8:44pm

Hmm... I won't believe he was great until I see it. Having never heard him sing or play a part in anything even reminiscent of musical comedy, I have my doubts. But then again, a part of me will always think of him as Harry Potter.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 12/23/09 at 8:57pm

I would love to see Ramona Mallory as Rosemary opposite Radcliffe's Finch.

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 12/23/09 at 9:57pm

I know he hasn't done any musical comedy, but I think Dan Radcliffe proved with Equus and the most recent Harry Potter movie that he is a very capable actor. He was also very into the whole Broadway experience, and seems like he is very keen on working hard and returning soon.