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Daniel Radcliffe on Breaking the Spell With His First Tony Nomination

He was nominated for featured actor in a musical for his role in “Merrily We Roll Along,” his fifth show on Broadway since 2008.

A black-and-white portrait of Daniel Radcliffe, in a T-shirt. He has a mustache and a beard.
Daniel Radcliffe earned his first nomination on Tuesday for his role in the revival of the 1981 Stephen Sondheim-George Furth musical.Credit...Thea Traff for The New York Times

Daniel Radcliffe caught the first batch of Tony nominations during the announcement at 8:30 a.m. He texted congratulations to his “Merrily We Roll Along” co-star Jonathan Groff, who was nominated for best actor in a musical.

But then dad duty called before his own category, featured actor in a musical, was announced at 9:00.

“I was in the middle of doing breakfast and trying to put my son down for his morning nap, so I got a text from a member of the cast letting me know I was nominated,” said the actor, 34, who stars as the lyricist and playwright Charley Kringas in the acclaimed revival of the 1981 Stephen Sondheim-George Furth musical, “Merrily We Roll Along.”

Radcliffe’s Tony nomination — for his fifth Broadway role since his 2008 debut in “Equus” — is the first of his career. And it’s extra special, he said in a phone conversation from his New York apartment on Tuesday, because not only Groff, but his other “Merrily” co-star, Lindsay Mendez, was also nominated, for featured actress.

“People in your line of work probably get bored of actors talking about how much they love each other, how much they enjoy working with each other,” said Radcliffe, who is best known for playing Harry Potter onscreen. “And we do say it a lot, but this group is really awesome — Lindsay, Jonathan, the whole cast. I feel so lucky.”

These are edited excerpts from the conversation.

You recently were the ring bearer at Lindsay’s wedding, for which Jonathan served as the officiant. How did that come about?


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