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‘Can’t wait’: Daniel Radcliffe to make Broadway return in Every Brilliant Thing

Fresh from his Tony award for Merrily We Roll Along, the Harry Potter star will bring Duncan Macmillan’s one-person hit show to New York audiencesDaniel Radcliffe is set to star in the Broadway premiere of Every Brilliant Thing, the hit one-person play that deals movingly with depression. The actor, who won a Tony award last year for his performance in the Stephen Sondheim revival Merrily We Roll Along, will perform at the Hudson theatre in New York, from 21 February to 24 May 2026.Written by Duncan Macmillan, along with the show’s original star Jonny Donahoe, the play has been a hit in London’s West End, where it is currently being performed at @sohoplace by Minnie Driver until 8 November. Described by the Guardian as “both heartfelt and buoyant”, it revolves around a child reacting to their mother’s suicide attempt. Determined to help her, they make a list of all the things that make life worth living – with the audience encouraged to join in by shouting out the listed reasons. As the child becomes an adult, the list continues to develop, although it is now the grownups who are in need of reasons to remain hopeful. Continue reading...

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