Tony winner Daniel Radcliffe will be returning to Broadway this spring in Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe’s Every Brilliant Thing.
The solo play, currently making its West End debut after previous runs at Edinburgh Fringe and Off-Broadway, will begin previews Feb. 21, 2026 at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre and opening set for March 12. The run will continue through May 24.
Directed by Olivier & Tony Award nominee Jeremy Herrin (People, Places and Things; Wolf Hall) and MacMillan, Every Brilliant Thing revolves around a man who looks back at his life and the glimmers of hope that carried him through. All told through a list of every wonderful, beautiful, and delightful thing—big, small, and everything in between—that makes life worth living.
“Every Brilliant Thing tackles some serious subject matter, but the overall experience is one of joy and celebration,” said Macmillan. “Every performance is unique and unpredictable and it requires virtuosic skill from its central performer. When Daniel told us how much he loved the play, I couldn’t have been more thrilled. He has the intelligence, quick-wit and charm to roll with the spontaneous moments that the show invites – he can be a clown one moment, then grab you by the heartstrings the next. He has huge depth and humanity. I can’t wait to get started.”
The one-person show has been performed across the globe in over 80 countries and for an HBO special starring co-creator Donahoe.
Every Brilliant Thing will feature Set and Costume Design by Olivier Award winner Vicki Mortimer (Follies, Closer), Lighting Design by Tony Award winner Jack Knowles (Sunset Boulevard) and Sound Design by Tony Award nominee Tom Gibbons (1984, Grey House). Casting is by Jessica Ronane CDG, General Management is by TT Partners, and the Production Stage Manager is Jhanaë K-C Bonnick. The production is presented in association with Paines Plough.
Second Half Productions, Seaview, and Gavin Kalin Productions are producing.
Radcliffe recently wrapped a record-breaking run of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along, a role for which he received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical as well as a Grammy Award nomination for Best Musical Theatre Album.
The Harry Potter alum made his Broadway debut in 2008’s Equus, followed by starring turns in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (2011), The Cripple of Inishmaan (2014) and The Lifespan of a Fact and Privacy (2018).
Radcliffe is best known for playing the titular wizard in the Harry Potter franchise films from Warner Bros. He recently was seen in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, winning a Critics Choice Award and Best Actor Emmy and BAFTA Award nominations. Previously, he starred in the fourth Miracle Workers: End Times series, the final season of TBS’s acclaimed comedy series, which he also executive produced.
Radcliffe’s other screen credits include Paramount’s The Lost City; Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend, Oscar-winning directors the Daniels’ Swiss Army Man, and true-life prison break feature Escape From Pretoria.
