Quinta Brunson and Daniel Radcliffe in 2024.Photo:Quinta Brunson/Instagram
Quinta Brunson/Instagram
Quinta Brunsonis manifesting a magicalAbbott Elementaryguest star:Daniel Radcliffe!
Brunson, 34, visited theHarry Potterstar backstage after a Sunday matinee performance of Broadway’sMerrily We Roll Along,in which Radcliffe stars alongsideJonathan GroffandLindsay Mendez.
“Best cast, best play,” wrote theAbbottcreator-star in a story on herInstagram, posting a photo of her posing with Radcliffe, Groff and Mendez.
Brunson urged her followers: “Go see Merrily We Roll along if you can!”
Quinta Brunson’s Feb. 5 Instagram story.Quinta Brunson/Instagram
In an interview withEntertainment Weeklyposted as part of theAround the Tableseries, Brunson and theAbbottcast discussed some of the ideas for guest stars on the hit sitcom — including Radcliffe.
“He’s a very good, sweet guy and a friend of mine,” she said of herWeirdcostar. Brunson added that he could join the world ofAbbott“not like Daniel Radcliffe as somebody, like Daniel Radcliffe [as himself].”
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Quinta Brunson, Daniel Radcliffe.Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty, Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty, Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty
Taraji P. Henson, Ayo Edebiri, Lauren Weedman,Leslie Odom Jr.andGrittyhave made appearances in the world ofAbbott.
(Left to right:) Quinta Brunson and Taraji P. Henson in “Abbott Elementary”.Gilles Mingasson/ABC/Getty
Gilles Mingasson/ABC/Getty
The Radcliffe-led revival ofMerrily We Roll Along, which composer-lyricistStephen Sondheimfirst premiered in 1981, marks the British star’s fifth Broadway credit after earning raves forEquus,How to Succeed in Business Without Really Tryingand more.
Of potentiallyworking with Brunsonagain, RadcliffetoldVarietyin a red carpet interview in January, “We should do something together,” saying that he’d “love to do more rom-coms.”
He added at the time, “We’re a perfect height match, so really there’s a future in this."
source: people.com
