Daniel Radcliffe On His Dad’s Night Out at the 2026 Tony Awards
The actor, nominated for “Every Brilliant Thing,” enjoyed a rare night out with partner Erin Darke. “I was very confident that I was not going to win,” he says. “I just wanted to have a great night!”
Reported by Vogue.
Daniel Radcliffe showed up to the 2026 Tony Awards with zero pressure and maximum style. Nominated for Every Brilliant Thing — his critically acclaimed one-man Broadway show that wrapped last month — the actor freely admitted he wasn't expecting to take home hardware. What he
The Suit That Did the Talking
For the occasion, Radcliffe turned to menswear designer Todd Snyder — the same person who dressed him for his 2024 Tony win, when he took the award for the Broadway revival of Merrily We Roll Along. This time, Snyder created a custom single-breasted shawl tuxedo in sky blue, finished with satin trims and a matching bow tie. Radcliffe, working with stylist Sam Spector — a 15-year collaboration — kept it classic with just enough personality. "The little bit of color was about as adventurous and stylish as I get," he said. Which tracks: on any given off-day, the man runs a tight rotation of four pairs of jeans and six T-shirts. "I've sort of always dressed like a middle-aged dad," he laughed. "Now I just have it a bit more authentically."
According to Vogue, Radcliffe learned about his nomination the way most parents get good news — chaotically. He was dropping his son at nursery school when a text from his mother landed: just "YES!!!" in all caps. The nomination honored a run that Radcliffe describes as unlike anything he's done before. Night after night, solo on stage, he performed alongside audience members he pulled directly into the show. "As a performer, I was exposed nightly to how brilliant, kind, funny, and clever people can be," he said. Exhausting? Sure. Energizing? Apparently more so. "Don't get me wrong, I'm tired — I have a three-year-old child. But I found doing the show really energizing."
The Tonys also gave Radcliffe a crash course in the shows he'd been too busy to actually see. Having spent nearly the full past year in production, the evening's performances were his chance to catch up. "The Broadway community is much smaller than film or TV," he noted. "It felt really communal and fun." Next up: he heads into production this summer on Trust the Man, a Vietnam-era thriller opposite Jonathan Groff. A project, he says, that's been years in the making.
A sky-blue tuxedo, a long-overdue date night, and a Tony nomination — sometimes the win is everything that surrounds the trophy.
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