Daniel Radcliffe, who has given life to J.K Rowling’s wizard Harry Potter, has more to his credit than the Potter fame. The actor has gone beyond big screen to express his impressive acting skills on the stage. And he has shown his magic once again. He has been nominated for the Drama Desk Awards in New York Monday.

Radcliffe has been shortlisted for outstanding actor in a play for his intense and bold performance as Alan Strang in the play “Equus.” Others actors nominated in this category include Bill Irwin for “Waiting for Godot,”Simon Russell Beale for “The Winter’s Tale,” Reed Birney for “Blasted,” Raul Esparza for “Speed-The-Plow,” Geoffrey Rush for “Exit the King” and Thomas Sadoski for “Reasons to be Pretty.”

Daniel Radcliff in "Equus"

Nominated for the Drama Desk Award for outstanding actress in a play are Jane Fonda for “33 Variations,” Saidah Arrika Ekulona for “Ruined,” Marcia Gay Harden for “God of Carnage,” Elizabeth Marvel for “Fifty Words,” Jan Maxwell for “Scenes From an Execution” and Janet McTeer for “Mary Stuart.”

In the list for outstanding actor in a musical are James Barbour from “A Tale of Two Cities,” Daniel Breaker and Brian d’Arcy James from “Shrek The Musical,” Josh Grisetti from “Enter Laughing The Musical,” Sahr Ngaujah from “Fela!” and Will Swenson from “Hair.”

Shortlisted for outstanding actress in a musical are Stockard Channing for “Pal Joey,” Janney, Megan Hilty and Stephanie J. Block for “9 to 5,” Sutton Foster for “Shrek the Musical” and Karen Murphy for “My Vaudeville Man!”

The Harry Potter wizard made his Broadway debut in the revival Broadway production of Peter Shaffer play “Equus” in September 2008. Daniel Radcliffe in “Equus” has proved his acting talent which has placed him alongside popular stage actors. “Equus” also received two other nominations: David Hersey, for Outstanding Lighting Design in a Play, and Gregory Clarke, for Outstanding Sound Design.

The Drama Desk is an organization made up of professional theater critics, and it gives awards to Broadway production and off-Broadway productions competing in the same categories. Awards ceremony will be held on May 17 at F.H. LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center.

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