Daniel Radcliffe Earns First Tony Nomination for ‘Merrily We Roll Along’

The Boy Who Lived is in spite of everything the Actor Who Were given Nominated (for a Tony).

Daniel Radcliffe, who as a kid actor turned into globally recognizable via enjoying Harry Potter in all 8 motion pictures, notched his first Tony nomination on Tuesday for his paintings in one in every of this season’s largest Broadway hits: an acclaimed revival of the musical “Merrily We Roll Along.”

The nod has been a protracted day coming — in his post-Potter pace, Radcliffe has persistently made artistically aspiring, and every now and then dangerous, alternatives in each degree and picture roles. He has returned continuously to Broadway — “Merrily” is his 5th position since 2008, following “Equus” (which required him to start out his garments), “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” (which required him to sing), “The Cripple of Inishmaan” and “The Lifespan of a Fact.”

“Merrily” is a 1981 musical via Stephen Sondheim and George Furth concerning the sluggish implosion of a three-way friendship; within the wave revival, Radcliffe performs Charley Kringas, a lyricist and playwright. Reviewing the manufacturing in The Fresh York Instances, the theater critic Jesse Inexperienced praised Radcliffe for “wit and modesty,” and mentioned he treated his personality’s obese music “superbly.”