Daniel Radcliffe is set to make his highly-anticipated return to the stage in a revival of the 1961 classic 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'.
DANIEL RADCLIFFE is set to play J. Pierrepont Finch in a Broadway production of 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying' and new shots of the Harry Potter star rehearsing a dance routine have surfaced, reports People Magazine.DANIEL RADCLIFFE's character Finch begins his career in the mailroom of Manhattan's World Wide Wicket Company and slowly works his way up the corporate ladder. On his way to the top he meets the secretary 'Rosemary Pilkington', played by the Broadway newcomer ROSE HEMINGWAY. Finch's rise to fame is narrated by the news anchor Anderson Cooper and speaking about the CNN man's role in the musical Radcliffe said, "Anderson Cooper just always stood out for me. He always had this kind of really cool ... playful glint behind his eye, I think, which I always found quite funny". The new rehearsal photos show Radcliffe at the front centre of a large group of male actors practising a dance routine. Behind the 21-year-old is John Larroquette, who plays J.B Biggley, the boss of the World Wide Wicket Company.
The musical begins previews on February 26th 2011 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York before its opening night on 27th March 2011.