Daniel Radcliffe, who last starred in "Equus" on Broadway in 2008 (after a successful London run), will reportedly begin reading for the musical in December. If the reading works out, plans will be made to bring the show to New York as a potential revival of the 1961 show. There has been no one else cast as of now.
The show is about a window washer who, through the guidance of a self-help book, makes his way up the food chain at the World Wide Wickets Co. and finds love in the process. In a 1995 revival of the musical, Matthew Broderick took the lead and won a Tony.
When Radcliffe was rehearsing for his role in "Equus" in New York, he told reporters that the play offered "a whole new set of challenges" from his previous work, but he welcomed the chance to bring a younger audience to the theater.
"The 'Harry Potter' thing is useful because there will be a lot of people who've never been to the theater before," he said. "And if we can [bring them to the theater], that's amazing."
He also said he loved the way being in a play allowed him to interact with his co-stars in a different way than film acting does. "We're never in situations in films where we have to save each other," he said, "or to stop each other from making public embarrassments of ourselves. You know, when an actor pauses, whether it's for dramatic effect or it's a forgotten line, you can see the panic behind the eyes."
