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5:03 pm - 01/04/2012

Broadway's BAMF Final Curtain Speech + Darren's Opening Night in How to Succeed

These days everything seems to wind up on YouTube moments after taking place. Here, check out Daniel Radcliffe's funny and moving final curtain speech after his last performance in HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING as he pays tribute to the cast, company, producers & more. What a year it was!




Darren's Curtain Call






Opening Night Party at Sardi's






A tweet from one of the show's producers:


ETA: One of the critics, Joe Dziemianowicz from NY Daily News had this to say about Darren

"A nimble dancer, Criss made the tricky choreography on “Grand Old Ivy” (with fellow newcomer Beau Bridges as the company boss) and the complicated finale “Brotherhood of Man” look as easy as breathing.

Criss--unlike the guy he plays--doesn’t need to consult a book for pointers on how to succeed.

He could write it."


For those who were there tonight, how did he do?

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superdogbiter 4th-Jan-2012 10:37 am (UTC)
oh dan is so perfect
wowthatisminty 4th-Jan-2012 10:38 am (UTC)
I heard that Darren was pretty decent, no DanRad but not terrible, but that the fans were a whole other story. Badly belting Starkid songs outside the theater, throwing fits when Darren was only on the cover of the program but DanRad's pictures were inside, liveblogging the show from their phones and complaining that he didn't sneak Starkid references into the show.
shahoney 4th-Jan-2012 10:55 am (UTC)
lmao. sounds like klainer twelves and blarren stans.
wowthatisminty 4th-Jan-2012 11:00 am (UTC)
I am so upset that next season of Glee, which was supposed to be my OTP's chance to shine since they were the only remaining members of the original cast to be kept, is going to be tainted by the fact that Blaine's still going to be there. I get that it makes sense from a storyline perspective (if Blaine's there, that means it opens the show up for possible Kurt sightings), but Blaine's going to be the new lead and only because he's able-bodied and speaks up for himself.
emmataylorr 4th-Jan-2012 10:56 am (UTC)
Of course, his fans enrage me so much. I can't stand being in the same room with them.
awakejupiter 4th-Jan-2012 10:59 am (UTC)
Sounds like how HP fans behaved during Equus.
hireaunicorn 4th-Jan-2012 11:00 am (UTC)
complaining that he didn't sneak Starkid references into the show.
oh dear.
to_pandiculate 4th-Jan-2012 11:10 am (UTC)
Oh my fucking god. Those fans make me want to punch something in the nut
rydiachachunk 4th-Jan-2012 11:16 am (UTC)
Uhg fucking idiots...but I guess it's to be expected, fans are the reason I didn't go to one of their live tour shows. ):
brklygrl958 4th-Jan-2012 11:25 am (UTC)
Yay, this is from my review! :-)
Not yay at the fans though, those fools are crazy
logan_lerman 4th-Jan-2012 12:15 pm (UTC)
there is legitimately something mentally wrong with his stans
la_petite_singe 4th-Jan-2012 02:29 pm (UTC)
I believe every word of that, tbh. I am staying FAR away from Times Square for the next three weeks (not that I go there much anyway, but y'know) because I am frickin' terrified of those gals.
starlysh 4th-Jan-2012 04:04 pm (UTC)
Starkid fans are adorable with their dedication, and I love Starkid too, but having gone to some of their events, I've seen the crazy up close. I'm seeing it on the 14th and if they pull shit then, too, Imma be mad. I didn't pay that much money to be distracted by teenage girls.
jessi_cola 4th-Jan-2012 05:37 pm (UTC)
The fuck
munchkin1616 comments from the theater community's fans — 4th-Jan-2012 10:38 am (UTC)
http://broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.php?thread=1040567&dt=7&boardid=1
deja_vu822 4th-Jan-2012 10:39 am (UTC)
aw, dan's speech. so have darren and dan actually met now? i would have liked this meeting to be recorded tbh
aglows 4th-Jan-2012 01:12 pm (UTC)
According to one of the show's producer, they have met and I believe it was at the after party of Dan's last show where Darren and Nick were both present.
poison20 4th-Jan-2012 10:43 am (UTC)
isnt it strange that these two men can thank Harry Potter in some way that help them become famous
rivadavia 4th-Jan-2012 10:44 am (UTC)
idk why i have such an irrational hatred for darren criss, but his face

it enrages me
iotajot 4th-Jan-2012 11:48 am (UTC)
Me too. I think it's because it's also Blaines face, in my case anyway.
bubble_monkey9 4th-Jan-2012 12:38 pm (UTC)
lol same. he seems like a nice guy but his face is just so annoying to look at
glas_smaragaide 5th-Jan-2012 01:13 am (UTC)
me too

He was funny in the AVPM...but after he got on Glee, I can't stand him. The fame-whoring and being...well, highly overrated.

His face...I just want to punch it and shave his triangle eyebrows
wauwy 4th-Jan-2012 10:50 am (UTC)
Shit, no wonder tickets were so expensive to this last week.

Also my friend got caught in the crush after his show Dec 30 and it took her an hour to get through and meet me for dinner. I was pissed tbh.
wauwy 4th-Jan-2012 10:52 am (UTC)
Also, DanRad should keep doing Broadway, imo. It really seems to suit him and NYC is probably the only place in the world rn where he can be left in peace.
poisoned_summer 4th-Jan-2012 10:54 am (UTC)
ia, i wasnt that impressed by him in harry potter but i saw him on broadway and he blew me away. he's like a completely different actor on stage idgi
hellissohotrn 4th-Jan-2012 10:54 am (UTC)
daniel radcliffe is perfect
isntdaveone 4th-Jan-2012 10:59 am (UTC)
savage_daz 4th-Jan-2012 11:03 am (UTC)
those triangles do things to me
muip 4th-Jan-2012 11:01 am (UTC)
WHAT I had no idea Darren Criss was doing this

(or that Radcakes had done it all the way up until now)
citizen_bliss 4th-Jan-2012 11:03 am (UTC)
DanRad is flawless <3

And I like Darren, he's not that good as an actor on Glee but he's a great performer and I'm sure he did well! I'm so happy for him :D
to_pandiculate 4th-Jan-2012 11:11 am (UTC)
Darren is awesome but I want to kill those insane StarKid fans. No doubt they are going to be disruptive in the theater. I feel so bad for Darren/the rest of the cast/the management.
citizen_bliss 4th-Jan-2012 11:16 am (UTC)
I read somewhere that they kicked a girl who screamed "We love you Darren" out.. I can't with some of his fans.. and they make the sane ones (I'm his fan but I'm not crazy lol) look bad
to_pandiculate 4th-Jan-2012 11:44 am (UTC)
THANK GOD. Stans do not belong in the theater. So many people put hard work into the show, and it shouldn't be ruined by tween starkids. -.- Me too, I hate his legion of Tumblr stans
to_pandiculate 4th-Jan-2012 11:12 am (UTC)
and oblig I LOVE DANRAD HE IS THE BEST comment, because he is
wowthatisminty 4th-Jan-2012 11:14 am (UTC)
I haven't actually seen DanRad in anything, but so far nothing has convinced me he is not a flawless individual.
to_pandiculate 4th-Jan-2012 11:45 am (UTC)
Ugh, that is because he is. <3 I saw him in the summer in How To Succeed.... So wonderful. Harry Potter does not show his true acting ability, he belongs on stage for sure.
alyssa_hilary 4th-Jan-2012 11:15 am (UTC)
I love Darren, but they have ruined Blaine so much on Glee, that it's hard to watch him a lot of the times.

I hope he does well these few weeks of performing.
lockedinasmile 4th-Jan-2012 06:36 pm (UTC)
same here, bby. the crazy ass fans ruin everything tbh :(
alyssa_hilary 4th-Jan-2012 09:56 pm (UTC)
they really do.
hola_meg_a_cola 4th-Jan-2012 11:18 am (UTC)
My cousin saw this show right as DH2 was coming out as a birthday present from her then boyfriend. When DanRad did his curtain speech, he brought up Emma, Rupert, Tom and a couple of the other kids in HP who came to see him. My cousin is a massive HP stan so it was pretty much the best birthday gift ever, I felt so happy for her.

/csb
logan_lerman 4th-Jan-2012 12:17 pm (UTC)
aw that would have been amazing to see
thebadunkadunk 5th-Jan-2012 09:35 am (UTC)
Aww that's so awesome!
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