Daniel Radcliffe show halted as stage hand dies

12 April 2012

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe went on stage last night to tell theatregoers his Broadway show was cancelled because a stagehand had died.

He broke the news as the 100th performance of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying was about to start.

The 29-year-old man who died is thought to have suffered a cardiac arrest after overdosing on drugs just before the show.

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