How to succeed? Show the peen!

Apparently the way to score lead roles in Broadway musicals for which you are probably too young and when you have no demonstrated singing ability...is to have flashed your junk. Daniel Radcliffe is slated to star in the spring 2011 Broadway revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying as J. Pierrepont Finch, a character who is roughly in his mid or late twenties. Matthew Broderick was 33 when he played this role in the 1995 revival, Radcliffe will only by 21. Radcliffe is obvi known as Harry Potter in the 6 and counting movies of that franchise, but his only Broadway credit came in 2008/2009 when he dropped trou in Equus (which I of course thoroughly enjoyed).

Without this previous notoriety on Broadway, I would find it very surprising that Radcliffe was cast as Finch. I love How to Succeed and will absolutely make a point of seeing the new production, but I don't know how high my expectations are. Radcliffe is a great dramatic actor, but can he be funny and more importantly can he sing? Finch is a legitimate role, demanding vocally and physically, and I can't help but question whether young Radcliffe is ready.