David still coy about How to Succeed in Business

TheaterMania has a few quotes from David in its Tonys roundup. He talks about sharing the stage with Kelsey again and those persistent How to Succeed in Business rumours …

Isabelle Stevenson Award winner David Hyde Pierce, who was honored for his work with the Alzheimer’s Association, said this Tony ceremony was very different than the one when he won for Best Actor in a Musical for Curtains. “They called a few weeks ago to tell me they were giving me this award, so I was not sweating bullets tonight. That made it more pleasant.” Pierce also loved the fact that he got to present an award with his longtime Frasier co-star Kelsey Grammer. “We see each other all the time, but it was great not just to be on stage with him, but in front of the camera together again. That was really cool.”

Pierce will be back on stage soon; he’s rehearsing for the London production of La Bete, which will immediately transfer to Broadway in the fall. “I always pick my projects based on who I get to work with, and I am working with Joanna Lumley, Mark Rylance, and Matthew Warchus on this fascinating play. I am having the time of my life.” As for whether he will play the role of J.B Biggley in the upcoming Broadway revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying opposite Daniel Radcliffe — the part he played in the show’s workshop production — the actor would only say that it’s still a possibility.