Harry Potter and the Cursed Child returns to Broadway at the Lyric Theatre, now performed in one part. Get Harry Potter and the Cursed Child tickets on Broadway now.
Perhaps the most eagerly anticipated play in recent Broadway history, the nine-time Olivier Award-winning West End hit Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has finally made the trip across the pond and has opened its doors to crowds of excited muggles in New York City.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the official eighth story in the Harry Potter franchise and the first to be officially presented on stage. The events of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child take place nineteen years after those of the final J.K. Rowling novel "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
The production features dazzling illusions, bringing the Wizarding World to life before your very eyes. The original Broadway cast included seven of the original London stars.
We are obliged to #KeepTheSecrets in terms of the jaw-dropping stage magic, courtesy of the genius of Jamie Harrison, but we can assure you there won't be any disappointments. From Steven Hoggett's spell-binding choreography, which additionally helps to render scene changes and character entrances seamless, to John Tiffany's wildly innovative directorial choices in scenes involving the Hogwarts Express or the events of the Tri-Wizard Tournament, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is unapologetically and masterfully a piece of theatre.
(Photos by Manuel Harlan / Matthew Murphy)
15 images It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn't much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband and father of three school-age children. While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places.
Like magic, the Friday Forty is back! The TodayTix app will once again host the lottery program for $40 tickets to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ahead of the play's reopening. Now a one-part show with all-new staging, the show begins previews November 12 ahead of a December 7 opening night.
They're casting a spell over Broadway once again. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has announced the full cast for its Broadway reopening, which will be on November 12 at the Lyric Theatre. Returning cast members include James Snyder as Harry Potter, Diane Davis as Ginny Potter, James Romney as Albus Potter; Jenny Jules as Hermione Granger, Nadia Brown as Rose Granger-Weasley, Aaron Bartz as Draco Malfoy, and Brady Dalton Richards as Scorpius Malfoy. David Abeles joins the cast as Ron Weasley,
Two-time Olivier Award winner Noma Dumezweni has become a Broadway star faster than you could wave a magic wand and cry "Riddikulus!"... and that's all thanks to a spellbinding, Tony-nominated performance as Hermione Granger-Weasley in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two at Broadway's Lyric Theatre!
J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World has landed on Broadway and it's here to stay, muggles! The smash hit London import of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two swept the board at the Olivier Awards in 2017 with a record-breaking nine wins and - now playing at New York's Lyric Theatre - is currently nominated for 10 Tony Awards - itself a record for most nominations for any play in Broadway history!
They've put a spell on us and now we're theirs! For nearly two whole years Potterheads the world over have only had one theatrical destination to get their fix of the eighth official chapter in the Harry Potter franchise. J.K. Rowling, playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany's production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child staged its world premiere in London's West End, beginning previews on June 7, 2016, opening to unanimous rave reviews on July, 25, and going on to scoop a record-breaking nine Olivier Awards in 2017.
Today I’ve got magic on my mind. The Harry Potter kind. Apparently so does the rest of the world. After seeing this spectacular Harry Potter and the Cursed Child I decided to borrow a book from the Library. I have NEVER seen a book available in so many languages. Some of which I don’t even recognize. But who can blame them? Don’t we all want to take a couple of classes at Hogwarts? Perhaps... Read more
