British theatre casting directors are searching for the next HARRY POTTER to star in a musical based on the smash-hit books.
Producers are already working on a script for an all-singing, all-dancing show of J.K. Rowling's stories to open at London's West End next year (08).
Now a search is on for a young boy to take over the role from Daniel Radcliffe who played the wizard Potter on screen as well as a big-name composer to write the music for the show.
A theatre insider says, "The musical has the potential to be huge. You are already off to a head start with the most popular book of recent times. Everyone loves the characters and the mythical world Rowling has invented.
"The difficulty is condensing the seven books into a manageable show. They are exploring various ideas. One possibility is to tell the whole story.
Another is to just take a single plot.
"The plan is for spectacular flying scenes, live Quidditch and big showdowns with Voldermort."