Nick Jonas will star in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying!
Nick steps into the starring role of J. Pierrepont Finch on January 24th, 2012.
How to Succeed original star Daniel Radcliffe will depart the production on New Year’s Day, with Glee cast member Darren Criss assuming the lead role from January 3 through 22.
“It’s official. I’m coming back to Broadway,” Jonas commented via Twitter once the announcement was made. He added, “So excited and honored to play the role of J. Pierrepont Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying next year!”
Jonas most recently played Link Larkin in the Hollywood Bowl Concert production of Hairspray and Marius in the London production of Les Miserables, appearing in the show’s 25th anniversary concert. He made his Broadway debut as Little Jake in Annie Get Your Gun in 2001 and appeared on Broadway as Chip in Beauty and the Beast and Gavroche in Les Miserables. He played Tiny Tim in the MSG production of A Christmas Carol and Kurt in a Paper Mill Playhouse revival of The Sound of Music.
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying opened on March 27 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre and scored eight Tony nominations, including Best Revival of a Musical. In addition to Radcliffe, the production currently stars Tony winner John Larroquette as J.B. Biggley, Rose Hemingway as Rosemary Pilkington, Tammy Blanchard as Hedy La Rue, Christopher J. Hanke as Bud Frump and Mary Faber as Smitty.
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