How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Opening Night: March 27, 2011
Closing: May 20, 2012
Theater: Al Hirschfeld Theatre
A musical parody of 1960’s corporate America, the show traces the journey of ambitious mailroom clerk J. Pierrepont Finch, who rockets to the top of Worldwide Wickets through a combination of brown-nosing, dumb luck and advice from the guidebook of the title. Includes the songs "I Believe in You," "Brotherhood of Man," "Coffee Break," "A Secretary Is Not a Toy" and "The Company Way."
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March 27, 2011
Daniel Radcliffe, the plucky young anchor of the “Harry Potter” franchise, is in dire straits once again, entangled in a scary predicament requiring the fortitude and resourcefulness of a wizard of far greater experience than his.
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March 27, 2011
It’s an old showbiz rule that a performer should never make his job look like work. But there are times when it’s great fun to watch an actor, particularly a famous one, rise to an obvious challenge.
READ THE REVIEWMarch 27, 2011
You don’t need a self-help book to figure out how to revive Frank Loesser’s dated but worthy 1961 musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. All you really need is Daniel Radcliffe, the 21-year-old coiled spring of energy who manages to embody the ethos of corporate-ladder-climbing opportunist J. Pierpont Finch with a winning combination of youth, talent, and sheer willpower.
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March 27, 2011
Harry Potter as a triple threat? Let’s not get carried away. The sorcery of director Rob Ashford’s Broadway revival of “How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” which opened Sunday at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, isn’t that potent.
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March 27, 2011
The Bottom Line: Watching the boy wizard sing and dance might be novelty enough for his fans, but his star vehicle could use a stronger shot of magic.
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March 27, 2011
Daniel Radcliffe has one huge advantage over others who’ve played J. Pierrepont Finch, the ambitious young fellow atop the 1961 musical "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying." Radcliffe is a fully established, wholly bankable, entirely charming international star at the age of 21. He doesn’t have to play the role like a Broadway wiseguy; he can play him as a risk-taking, flying-by-the-seat-of-his-pants kid.
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March 27, 2011
Got a minute to listen to a pitch for a new reality-television series? It’s a guaranteed winner. You know “Dancing With the Stars”? Well, imagine taking it one step further.
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March 27, 2011
He’s starring in a show called “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” but no one can accuse 21-year-old Daniel Radcliffe of not “trying” to prove that his talent as an actor stretches beyond potions and wizardry at Hogwarts.
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March 27, 2011
Daniel Radcliffe is so adorable in his Broadway musical debut, you just want to pinch his cheeks. It’s not just his youth — the "Harry Potter" star is 21 — but the endearing amount of dedication and enthusiasm he pours into steering the new revival of "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying."
READ THE REVIEWMarch 28, 2011
There are times when a wizard has to try to cast new spells. Three years ago, "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe came to Broadway for "Equus" and proved himself a solid dramatic actor.
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