This week, we have BIG news for theater fans, news that spans the coasts of North America! On the Pacific side of the continent, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child announced the cast of the San Francisco production, now in rehearsals before an October premiere. And on the Atlantic side, James Snyder continues to be …read more!

It’s been a slow week in general news but a huge week in theater with the announcement that the 2018-19 Broadway season set a new industry record, and the magical numbers were due in large part to the ongoing success of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Additionally, West End theater continues to thrive with …read more!

Though things have been relatively quiet in the theater world recently, one big landmark anniversary stands out–Harry Potter and the Cursed Child recently celebrated one year on Broadway! Additionally, photos have been released of Maggie Smith and Tom Burke, Smith during her current run in A German Life and Burke in preparation for the opening …read more!

With a decade anniversary, a Broadway opening, a game release, a new novel, and a movie premiere, years don’t get too much more magical than 2018 for fans of J.K. Rowling and her Wizarding World. When we took a look back at the past twelve months of news, we honestly wondered how Leaky covered each …read more!

Today, producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender announced the new Broadway cast for the second run of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in New York’s Lyric Theatre. The cast are currently in rehearsals, and due to begin performances on March 20th 2019, following the final performance of the current cast (featuring many of the original core …read more!

It’s a magical day for Harry Potter and Broadway fans alike! The cast of the Tony award-winning play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will be apparating from their Lyric Theatre home to the BroadwayCon mainstage early next year. We are THRILLED that @HPPlayNYC has joined the BroadwayCon 2019 MainStage lineup! What better way to …read more!

J.K. Rowling’s charity, Lumos, is offering not one, but TWO lucky winners a chance to fly to New York City to attend a special benefit performance of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.  We’ll let the cast tell you about it: If you are not yet familiar with J.K. Rowling’s Lumos Foundation, you can read more …read more!

As has become the norm from the Wizarding World, we’ve got plenty of theater-related news to bring you this week. In addition to the big announcements that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child would be opening in San Francisco in 2019 and Hamburg, Germany in 2020, the casts of the current London and New York …read more!

Heading into tonight’s Tony Awards–for which Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has an astounding 10 nominations!–anticipation could not be higher. The lead-up to the culminating ceremony of the Broadway season has included scores of luncheons, promotional events and interviews, and this week is no exception. In addition to breaking down the Tony predictions, we’ve …read more!

The Cursed Child production takes center stage in this week’s theater round-up yet again as we congratulate the Drama Desk Award winners and cover interviews with cast and crew, including Noma Dumezweni (Hermione Granger), Jamie Parker (Harry Potter), Anthony Boyle (Scorpius Malfoy), Sam Clemmett (Albus Potter), costume designer Katrina Lindsay and set designer Christine Jones. …read more!