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Photo Flashback: HOW TO SUCCEED Closes Today; A Look Back at the Three Finches

By: May. 20, 2012
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The revival of the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical comedy HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING will play its final performance today, May 20, 2012. The 50th Anniversary production will have played 30 preview and 473 regular performances at Broadway's Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street). The show has seen three leading men in the role of J. Pierrepont Finch-Daniel Radcliffe, Darren Criss and Nick Jonas. See below for photos of the three Finches and each young man's journey on the Broadway stage!

Nominated for eight 2011 Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING began previews Saturday, February 26, 2011 and opened Sunday, March 27 at Broadway's Al Hirschfeld Theatre starring Daniel Radcliffe and 2011 Tony Award winner John Larroquette, who both played their final performance on January 1, 2012. On January 3, 2012, breakout star of Fox' smash hit television show "GLEE" Darren Criss stepped into the role of J. Pierrepont Finch opposite Beau Bridges' J.B. Biggley. On January 24, Nick Jonas began his run as J. Pierrepont Finch.

Directed and choreographed by Rob Ashford, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING last starred Nick Jonas as J. Pierrepont Finch, Emmy, Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning star of screen, television and stage Beau Bridges as J.B. Biggley, and making their Broadway debuts, star of stage and television's "Ugly Betty" Michael Urie as Bud Frump, and Rose Hemingway as Rosemary Pilkington. HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING co-stars 2011 Tony nominee Tammy Blanchard as Hedy La Rue, Rob Bartlett as Twimble/Wally Womper, Sara Jane Ford as Smitty, Ellen Harvey as Miss Jones, 2011 Emmy Award winner Michael Park as Bert Bratt, and Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist Anderson Cooper as the voice of the narrator leading a cast of 30.

HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING has music and lyrics by Academy Award and Tony Award winner Frank Loesser, and a book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert, based on the book by Shepherd Mead. The creative team for HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING includes Derek McLane (Sets) Catherine Zuber (Costumes), Howell Binkley (Lighting), Jon Weston (Sound), Tom Watson (Hair), Doug Besterman (Orchestrations), and David Chase (Music Director and Arranger).

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Daniel Radcliffe

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Darren Criss

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Nick Jonas

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Daniel Radcliffe in rehearsal

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Daniel Radcliffe and John Larrouquette

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Daniel Radcliffe and Company

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Daniel Radcliffe and the Cast of HOW TO SUCCEED

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Daniel Radcliffe at opening night curtain call

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Darren Criss at his HOW TO SUCCEED debut

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Darren Criss at opening night curtain call

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Darren Criss

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Nick Jonas
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Nick Jonas and the cast of HOW TO SUCCEED

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Nick Jonas

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Nick Jonas at opening night curtain call

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The Three Finches (Nick Jonas, Daniel Radcliffe and Darren Criss) reunite at the Met

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