Daniel Radcliffe - Dan's stage performance in Equus #5 - Page 5

**baileycat** · 06-04-2009, 04:30 AM

From Playbill.com - A recap before the Tony's this weekend.

Quote:

Another who came to Broadway this season with a radical image-alteration was Daniel Radcliffe — but try to tell that to his Harry Potter public who stormed the barricades nightly outside the Broadhurst where he was appearing as a deeply deranged young man in a revival of Peter Shaffer's unsettling psycho-drama, Equus.

When asked why he'd play a chap who indulges in a catalog of Potteresque no-nos — nudity, smoking, watching porn, using the F-word, attempting to do the F-word and driving a spike into the eyes of six horses when he sexually short-circuits — Radcliffe would get on his high-horse and respond in italics: "Because it's a great play."

And furthermore: "The thing about the Harry Potter following — because it is based around books — they're a really literate, smart bunch of people so there are very few Harry Potter fans out there who object to me doing this. Most of them are getting really into this, and, if I'm bringing new people to theatre, then that is a good thing."

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MischiefManaged1980 · 06-04-2009, 12:40 PM

Interesting article.

**baileycat** · 06-04-2009, 01:45 PM

Dan won another fan award from Broadway. This time its from BroadwayWorld.com

He won Best Actor in a Play by a large margin at %27. Equus also won for best play!

Broadway World.com - Broadway's Premier Web Resource

**heaven85** · 06-04-2009, 08:20 PM

That's awesome.

**baileycat** · 06-05-2009, 08:45 AM

Goes to show those Tony people that the fans disagree with their choices.

MischiefManaged1980 · 06-05-2009, 04:57 PM

You bet we disagree with them.

**heaven85** · 06-05-2009, 08:21 PM

Yep the fans know talent when they see it.

**baileycat** · 06-06-2009, 06:09 AM

Tony's are tonight. I wonder if any mention of Dan and Equus will happen during the show.

Leo-4-Life · 06-06-2009, 09:24 AM

We can see.

And it's great for him to be winning all of those Broadway awards!

**baileycat** · 06-06-2009, 04:00 PM

I'm told that their at least airing the category this time on tv, which they didn't last year (Best revival of a Play). So maybe they'll mention Equus and Dan.

**heaven85** · 06-06-2009, 09:30 PM

ooh that's awesome.

Leo-4-Life · 06-07-2009, 10:25 AM

I didn't get to watch. But did you happen to see if he was mentioned?

MischiefManaged1980 · 06-07-2009, 10:53 AM

The Tony's are tonight at 7pm CST on CBS.

I won't be watching, I'll be at visitation for my late grandma tonight.

funeral is tommorow at 10 AM.

**baileycat** · 06-07-2009, 01:59 PM

Gah! I meant tonight. Sorry about that. I must have thought it was Sunday yesterday.

MischiefManaged1980 · 06-07-2009, 06:49 PM

That's ok, I've my days mixed up too. I just remembered that cause I was flipping through the TV guide and saw it.

ETA: Equus won SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY: Gregory Clarke, "Equus."

Partial list of winners of 2009 Tony Award - Yahoo! News

I think it was up for something else but I can't remember what it was.

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