Archive for the ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Category

New cast for “Cursed Child” in London

Sep 14, 2023

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

19 Years Later, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, News

19 years later, the fear that Harry’s son Albus expressed to his father on Platform 9 3/4 is realised: He is sorted into Slytherin. And he chafes in the shadow of his famous father. What happens next plays out in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, written by Jack Thorne and directed by John Tiffany. …read more!

Join the annual Back to Hogwarts celebration at King’s Cross Station

Aug 18, 2023

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Events, Fans, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Warner Bros.

It’s that time again! Time to shop in Diagon Alley for your school supplies, get new robes if your ankles and wrists are showing, and pack your trunk for the train journey to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Warner Bros. official Back to Hogwarts events return to King’s Cross Station on 1st September for their …read more!

REVIEW: Inlustret Lumine! HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Re-Opens on Broadway

Dec 08, 2021

Posted by: Gianfranco Lentini

19 Years Later, BigNews, Broadway, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Info, News, Potter News, Review, Theater

“Our journey has only just begun” … again! The Broadway production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has officially reopened, this time as a brand-new one-part play. Returning home to New York City’s Lyric Theatre, this production began previews on November 12th, exactly 20 months since COVID-19 shuttered all Broadway productions on March 12, …read more!

“Cursed Child” returns to West End tomorrow

Oct 13, 2021

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, News, Theater

We go back to Hogwarts each year on 1 September but, this year, on Thursday, 14 October, we get to return again. This time our portal is not via Platform 9 ¾ in King’s Cross Station; it is through the Palace Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue when Harry Potter and the Cursed Child returns to the stage after …read more!

Abridged Cursed Child to reopen on Broadway November 12

Sep 24, 2021

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Broadway, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, News, Opinion, Theater

As Broadway reopens post-pandemic, we will see a mix of new and returning cast members take the stage in an abridged version of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child starting November 12. You can find bios of the cast and creative team here. The San Francisco show, also condensed, will return on January 11. The …read more!

Australian ‘Cursed Child’ Production Welcomes New Cast Members

Apr 25, 2021

Posted by: Jacob Hoggan

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, News

Exciting news coming from the Land Down Under! After being shut down for nearly a year due to the COVID19 pandemic, the Australian production of Harry Potter and The Cursed Child was able to dazzle audiences again on February 25, when the country deemed it safe to reopen theatres. The record-breaking production at the Princess …read more!

Weekly Round-Up: Rupert Grint Joins Instagram, Jude Law & Dan Fogler Comment on Depp’s Exit From Fantastic Beasts, Interview With Noma Dumezweni & More

Nov 16, 2020

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Actor Interviews, Depp, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Fantastic Beasts Round-Up, Fogler, Grint, Harry Potter Round-Up, HP Cast, Interviews, Jack Thorne, Law, Lynch, Miller, Movies, News, Noma Dumezweni, Phelps, Products, Round-Up, Studio Tour, Wright, Wright Interviews

It’s been a strange year in the Wizarding World, and with events being cancelled, the Studio Tour closed once again, Fantastic Beasts 3 delayed and cast members confined to their homes for the most part, it’s been a strange year for Wizarding World news! However, we’re back with our weekly cast round-ups, and have plenty …read more!

Neville and Umbridge team up to read ch. 12 of “Philosopher’s Stone” — Wait, what?!?

Jul 06, 2020

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, Lewis, News, Staunton

It’s true, Matthew Lewis and Imelda Staunton, joined by Helen Howard, who plays Umbridge in Cursed Child, read Chapter 12 of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone as part of Wizarding World’s Harry Potter at Home series of online activities to keep us amused, engaged, and fully Pottered during the pandemic. We are back with …read more!

Theater Round-Up: Broadway, London Shutdowns Extended, Anthony Boyle and Noma Dumezweni Interviews and More!

Jun 01, 2020

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Interviews, Anthony Boyle, Broadway, Fandom, Fans, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, HP Cast, Interviews, News, Noma Dumezweni, Round-Up, Sonia Friedman, Staunton, Theater, Theater Round-Up, West End

This week’s theater news centers largely around the ongoing shutdown. Both Broadway and the Society of London Theatres announced closure extensions, and Sonia Friedman published a feature discussing the impact on the performing arts. The reach of that impact postponed Imelda Staunton’s upcoming show and prompted BBC’s and Belfast’s Lyric Theatre’s partnership and lockdown dramas. …read more!

‘Cursed Child’ Ensemble Reads Chapter Six of ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’

May 20, 2020

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

BigNews, Books, Broadway, Fandom, Fans, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, HP Cast, J.K. Rowling, News, Potter News, Theater, West End

Wizarding World Digital released the sixth chapter of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone as part of the free Harry Potter at Home initiative, and this time they gathered a veritable ensemble to create the read-aloud experience. Actors from the Broadway cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child joined together to narrate and voice …read more!



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