David John McDonald, a.k.a., beloved Scottish actor David Tennant, celebrates his 47th birthday today. Though Tennant is best known to one of pop culture’s most enduring fandoms as the Tenth incarnation of Doctor Who’s iconic Time Lord, he etched a place in Potter history when he played the brief but memorable role of polyjuiced Death …read more!

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is already breaking records on Broadway ahead of its official opening on Sunday 22nd April. After leading actors Jamie Parker, Noma Dumezweni and Paul Thornley recently shared what #KeepTheSecrets means to them and their audience, Jamie Parker (who plays Harry in the show, and previously played him for the first year of the …read more!

Urban Stages’ Board of Directors announced that the award-winning Jim Dale will receive the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award at their 2018 Gala Benefit celebrating the “Magic of Theater.” Actor Simon Jones will present the award at the Boathouse in Central Park on Monday, May 14. Broadway World broke down the renowned entertainer’s impressive résumé, noting …read more!

In theater news this week, we revisit the unprecedented success of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, reviewing its record-breaking strides in New York after only a month of previews–and the many reasons behind it. We also address Cursed Child’s Tony’s competition as a new production enters into consideration–and one by Sonia Friedman, at that! We …read more!

In “No Man is an Island,” Thomas Merton said, “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” This is the magic of art. It is the magic we all experience when we read Harry Potter. We tap into that magic through the art of prose and painting. Both are expressions …read more!

In a new episode of PotterCast, Melissa, John and Frak cover Chapter 6 of Harry Potter and the Sorcrer’s / Philosopher’s Stone, and bring back the news round-ups with The Leaky Cauldron’s Senior Editor! New episode! #278, “LeakyNews” — the news roundups are back with Emma from @leaky! Plus Chapter 6 of HPSS, the secret Chocolate …read more!

Plenty of exciting announcements were made this week, as we received a Potter masterpiece in the form of Brian Selznick’s elaborate mural book covers for Scholastic’s 20th anniversary copies of Harry Potter. Bloomsbury revealed first look images of The Tales of Beedle the Bard illustrated edition by Chris Riddell, and LEGO set up a big Wizarding World reveal …read more!

It’s National Library Week in the U.S. — April 8-14.  If you are bookish like Hermione, you probably spend a lot of time in libraries year round.  Even if you are a more casual reader, you might make use of your local library occasionally, not only for books but for myriad other resources like DVDs, CDs, computers, …read more!

“Dogs are a man’s best friend.” Or so the aphorism goes. But devoted pet lovers well know their most beloved of companions come in all shapes and sizes–and from a variety of species. Dogs, cats, fish, bunnies, snakes, hissing cockroaches, pigs, hamsters, ferrets–whether furry, fluffy, slimy or scaly, there is a pet to be found …read more!

Two weeks before Cursed Child makes its official debut on the Great White Way, the New York production of the award-winning stage depiction of Harry Potter 19 years later has become the highest grossing play in Broadway history. No, you didn’t need extendable ears to that correctly; they’re surely prepping a new vault at Gringotts …read more!