Every Brilliant Thing, the Tony-nominated revival featuring Daniel Radcliffe (and soon to star Mariska Hargitay in her Broadway debut), has recouped its $5.75 million capitalization, producers announced today.
Producers Second Half Productions, Seaview, and Gavin Kalin Productions said the recoupment came with the performance week ending on May 3. (The solo show grossed $1,718,476 that week.) Every Brilliant Thing, written by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe and directed by Jeremy Herrin, has been among Broadway’s top grossing plays since previews began at the Hudson Theatre February 21 (official opening was March 12).
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Yesterday the production received Tony Award nominations for Best Revival of a Play and, for Radcliffe, Best Leading Actor in a Play. (The play originated Off Broadway in 2014; the current revival was first staged in London’s West End last year.)
As previously announced, the limited engagement will extend through Sunday, June 28, with Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU, My Mom Jayne) joining the production on Tuesday, May 26. Radcliffe plays his final performance on Sunday, May 24.
The play’s central (and only scripted) character “looks back at their life and the glimmers of hope that carried them through – all told through a list of every wonderful, beautiful, and delightful thing that makes life worth living.” The play makes extensive use of audience interaction with the performer.
