Mar 23, 2018
US Potter fans will finally have the opportunity to explore the magic behind the Wizarding World when the BBC documentary of the British Library’s Harry Potter: A History of Magic Exhibition airs on The CW next month. The hour-long program, which originally aired in the the UK soon after the opening of the exhibition last fall, …read more!
Mar 07, 2018
This has been a busy and exciting week in theater, seeing the release of the Olivier Awards nominations, which tapped more than one charmed and talented Harry Potter alum for the honor. Big news for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child also continued to dominate social media sites for theater on both sides of the …read more!
Feb 19, 2018
This week in theater news, Harry Potter alums joined the call to support 200 inspiring years of theater at the Old Vic as ambassadors headlining numerous programs and special events. New 42nd Street also announced it will award J.K. Rowling the New Victory Arts Award and host a benefit showing of Harry Potter and the …read more!
Feb 18, 2018
This year’s BAFTA awards saw nominations for many projects involving Potter alumni, especially Gary Oldman for his role as Churchill in Darkest Hour. Other nominations included Alexandre Desplat for Best Original Music (The Shape of Water), Beauty and the Beast (Emma Watson, Emma Thompson) for Best Costumes and Best Costume Design, and various nominations for The Death of Stalin (Jason Isaacs), God’s …read more!
Feb 09, 2018
This week we’ve received a few more hints at Dumbledore’s character in Fantastic Beasts from series newcomer Victoria Yeates. News also broke that Chris Rankin (Percy Weasley) would be attending LeakyCon 2018 in Dallas, along with a great special guest line-up yet to be announced. A new interview with Daniel Radcliffe shared one hilarious project which hoped to …read more!
Jan 20, 2018
It’s been another busy week in the wizarding world! Rehearsals have started for Cursed Child on Broadway, Scholastic announced 20th anniversary covers for Sorcerer’s Stone, HBO announced their Hogwarts House Challenges to celebrate all 8 Harry Potter films and Fantastic Beasts coming to the network, Universal Studios Japan revealed plans to update the Forbidden Journey ride, Waterstones Piccadilly shared …read more!
Jan 09, 2018
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts or BAFTA announced their 2018 film award nominations today and the list is packed with cast and creative from the world of Harry Potter. It’s no surprise that almost every category includes familiar names or projects tied to Potter alum since that’s been the case throughout the …read more!
Jan 09, 2018
Few of us would want to wish Dolores Umbridge a Happy Birthday (26 August, in case you’re one of the few) but that sentiment should not carry over to the talented British actress who brought the witch we love to hate to life. Imelda Staunton, whose full name is akin to Dumbledore’s lengthy moniker: Imelda Mary …read more!
Dec 17, 2017
This week in the wizarding world, huge announcements were made regarding the Harry Potter mobile game everybody’s been waiting on, and a special award from the Royal Family for J.K. Rowling, who is now a Companion of Honour! We also received clues as to which beasties will return for Crimes of Grindelwald, and theorised our way …read more!
Dec 05, 2017
Harry Potter alums of the film series and stage production are extremely talented and, thus, understandably busy and successful! In addition to a new batch of tickets for the London production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child going on sale Wednesday, December 6, this week sees the announcement of the WhatsOnStage Awards Nominations just …read more!