Daniel Radcliffe is returning to Broadway, and to exploring the particular challenges of the Information Age, in a new play about an epic and thought-provoking battle between a writer and a fact-checker. Mr. Radcliffe will co-star with Cherry Jones and Bobby Cannavale in “The Lifespan of a Fact,” a new play adapted from a 2012 book about the real-life, multiyear, wildly tortured editing of a magazine essay about an adolescent’s suicide. Mr. Radcliffe will play the scrupulous fact-checker, Jim Fingal, and Mr. Cannavale will play the essayist, John D’Agata, whose occasional prioritization of artistry over precision prompted a debate over the nature of truth and the meaning of accuracy. Ms. Jones will play a fictionalized version of Mr. Fingal’s boss. Mr. Radcliffe, of course, is most famous for playing the title role in all eight “Harry Potter” films.

Source: New York Times June 06, 2018 15:00 UTC