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Daniel Radcliffe, Mariska Hargitay and the Happiest List on Earth

Daniel Radcliffe, Mariska Hargitay and the Happiest List on Earth

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With war, political wrangling and price hikes jockeying for
headlines, it’s a rare thing to sit for an hour with a large
group of strangers and focus on the small pleasures in life. But
that’s what the show “Every Brilliant Thing” is all about.

Since 2013, Duncan Macmillan’s audience-participation-heavy play
has been performed in dozens of languages in hundreds of
locations across the globe. It revolves around a central
character who writes a list of all the good things in life for a
depressed parent. And while it tackles dark subject matter —
including frequent mentions of a loved one’s suicide — it may be
one of the funniest shows about depression, ever.

In this episode of “The Sunday Daily,” Michael Barbaro talks with
Daniel Radcliffe, who currently stars in a Broadway production of
the show, and Mariska Hargitay, who will step into the role in a
few weeks. We’ll also hear from the playwright and several other
actors who have performed the play on stages, in living rooms, on
basketball courts and aircraft carriers all over the world.

On today's episode:

Daniel Radcliffe

Mariska Hargitay

Duncan Macmillan

Candunn Jennette

Greg Dragas

Mugambi Nthiga

Erika de la Vega

Jung Sae-Byul

Mohsina Akhter

Tommy Schoffler

Nanda Mohammad

Background reading:

‘Every Brilliant Thing,’ Now Starring Daniel Radcliffe and You

Daniel Radcliffe Makes ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ Shine

Daniel Radcliffe Wanted a Break From Broadway. Then He Read This
Play.

Photo credit: Sara Krulwich/The New York Times

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