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When Hunter Ryan Herdlicka steps on the stage of the Walter Kerr Theatre later this year to make his Broadway debut as the comically depressive seminary student Henrik in a revival of "A Little Night Music," his first song will be "Later," a lament for passions postponed. But nothing is postponing Herdlicka's career. His appears to be one of those rare cases of instant show-business success.He graduated with a Bfa in drama/musical theater from Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University earlier this year, and after his college showcase he signed with Dgrw, a boutique talent agency in New York. He moved to the city in late summer and began preparing for a role in "The Greenwood Tree" at the New York Musical Theatre Festival. About two weeks later, he was cast in "A Little Night Music," in which he'll share the stage with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury.Herdlicka knows...