Direct from a smash hit London run, Daniel Radcliffe takes on his most critically acclaimed role yet in THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN—the biting comedy by the master of vicious fun, Academy Award winner Martin McDonagh (The Pillowman, In Bruges), and directed by Tony Award winner Michael Grandage (Red, Frost/Nixon).
When a Hollywood director visits a remote Irish island to cast his latest film, the locals clamor for their once-in-a-lifetime chance at movie stardom. But it's Billy, a frail young man with the odds stacked against him, who has the biggest Hollywood dream of them all.
McDonagh ricochets between crass humor, careless cruelty and tender sorrow, all the while poking fun at Irish folklore, toying with stereotypes, and setting his characters up to have their dreams crushed. He suddenly reverses their backstories or presents unseen sides to their personalities that upend what the audience thinks it knows...While Billy's coming of age is tinged with melodrama by McDonagh's fervid plotting, he and his fellow Inishmaan residents remain memorable and richly drawn, providing an evening of boisterous theatricality that overlays buried empathy for our shared human frailties.
Daniel Radcliffe is doing his darndest to put Harry Potter way, way behind him. On Broadway alone, he's played a mentally disturbed young man who strips naked and blinds horses ('Equus') and an ambitious schemer singing and dancing his way to the top of the corporate ladder ('How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'). Now the star is contorting himself into a pretzel in 'The Cripple of Inishmaan,' a role he tops off with a thick Irish brogue.
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Off-Broadway |
2008 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
2013 | West End |
Michael Grandage Company Production West End |
2014 | Broadway |
Michael Grandage Company Production Broadway |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Leading Actor in a Play | Daniel Radcliffe |
2014 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Daniel Radcliffe |
2014 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | The Cripple of Inishmaan |
2014 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Daniel Radcliffe |
2014 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | The Cripple of Inishmaan |
2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | Michael Grandage |
2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | The Cripple of Inishmaan |
2014 | Theatre World Awards | Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance | Sarah Greene |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Play | Michael Grandage |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Paule Constable |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Sarah Greene |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Michael Grandage Company |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Arielle Tepper Madover |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | L.T.D. Productions |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Stacey Mindich |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Starry Night Entertainment |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Scott M. Delman |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Martin McCallum |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Stephanie P. McClelland |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Zeilinger Productions |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | The Shubert Organization |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | The Cripple of Inishmaan |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Christopher Oram |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Play | Alex Baranowski |
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