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Radcliffe may be headed to Broadway with Equus

Last Updated: Friday, April 20, 2007 | 1:03 PM ET

CBC Arts

British actor Daniel Radcliffe may be headed to Broadway with the London production of Equus that has received rave reviews, according to a report in the British press.

The revival of the play, which features a nude scene by Radcliffe, will complete its run in London's West End June 9, producers announced Friday.

Daniel Radcliffe, who won rave reviews for his performance in Equus in London, is shown with co-star Joanna Christie. He may continue with the production on Broadway.
(Peter Thompson Associates/Associated Press)

They also announced a Broadway run scheduled for spring 2008, followed by a tour of Australia.

Radcliffe, star of the Harry Potter movies, was scheduled to leave the play at the end of its London run.

But London's Daily Mail is reporting both Radcliffe and co-star Richard Griffiths, also part of the Harry Potter series, have agreed to return to the show when it hits Broadway.

Radcliffe is expected to time the filming of the final instalment of the Harry Potter series to allow him to star in the Broadway run of Equus.

Producers did not confirm the participation of either actor.

Griffiths, who also starred in The History Boys, plays the boy wizard's Uncle Vernon.

Radcliffe returns as a young wizard in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, slated for release July 13. The sixth Potter film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, is due to start filming this summer, after the run of Equus ends in June.

Radcliffe plays a disturbed stable boy who blinds horses with a metal spike in the revival of the 1973 play by Peter Shaffer.

The role was controversial because Radcliffe smokes and appears naked in one scene. Many young fans have been flocking to the show at London's Gielgud Theatre to see their hero in person.

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