Nov 30, 2018
Audible and Pottermore Publishing are partnering to bring an exciting new Harry Potter Quiz to Amazon Echo, Spot and Show users today. Simply ask, “Alexa, play Harry Potter Quiz” to be challenged with three trivia questions, which will be updated daily! The interactive trivia game is hosted by Laurel Lefkow, who introduces each question with passages …read more!
Nov 03, 2018
Lethal White, Robert Galbraith’s latest murder mystery novel, just released on September 18, has been nominated for the UK’s National Book Awards in three categories: UK Author of the Year, Crime & Thriller of the Year, and Audiobook of the Year. The awards, sponsored by Specsavers, will be presented on November 20. We’re very excited …read more!
Oct 28, 2018
It’s been a week of special exclusives at Leaky! We had the opportunity to attend the launch event for the Cursed Child soundtrack with composer Imogen Heap at the Palace Theatre and we were finally able to reveal news of our contribution to the upcoming special Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts issue of Newsweek, which …read more!
Oct 17, 2018
There are some big dates to make note of in this week’s theater news, Potter fans! Set your alarms, and mark your calendars because Dan Radcliffe’s The Lifespan of a Fact officially opens on Broadway tomorrow, and the hit off-Broadway comedy Puffs begins streaming on BroadwayHD Thursday, Oct. 18 as well. In Leaky’s weekly review …read more!
Oct 05, 2018
Wizarding fans appeared at New York Comic Con yesterday–whether by broom, portkey, Floo Powder, apparition or, sadly, non-magical means–excited to see the cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Tom Felton and Natalia Tena for YouTube’s Origin panel. Once again, Leaky’s editor and correspondent Amanda Kirk was onsite alongside other fan sites, such …read more!
Sep 13, 2018
This is an unexpected treat! Potter fans have been privileged to enjoy wonderful audiobooks of the Harry Potter series, narrated by Stephen Fry and Jim Dale. But after “All was well,” we hardly dared to hope for more. Today Pottermore, together with Audible, have announced that a Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – Makers, Mysteries, …read more!
Aug 09, 2018
Harry Potter: A History of Magic Exhibition, the incredible display of artifacts and magical texts that helped inspire J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, will premiere at the New York Historical Society this fall after it originated at the British Library in 2017. To coincide with the U.S. opening, Pottermore Publishing and Audible are releasing an audio …read more!
May 28, 2018
Most of this week’s theater news centers on the juggernaut that is Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. It is a force to be reckoned with–and certainly one that cannot be ignored! Noma Dumezweni (Hermione Granger-Weasley), Alex Price (Draco Malfoy), Sam Clemmett (Albus Potter) and Anthony Boyle (Scorpius Malfoy) all gave interviews discussing the production …read more!
May 07, 2018
The biggest theater news of the past week was the highly-anticipated announcement of the Tony Awards nominations on Tuesday, May 1–and, as expected, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child made a magical showing, bringing in 10 nominations after leaving audiences and critics alike spell-bound! Though it would be easy to hang on Tony Awards news …read more!
Apr 17, 2018
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!