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Gareth Fry Wins Drama Desk Award!

Jun 05, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

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Cursed Child sound designer Gareth Fry, along with Pete Malkin, picked up the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design in a Play for their work on The Encounter. The awards are touted as the “only major New York theater honors for which productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off Broadway compete against each other in the same category,” …read more!

‘Cursed Child’ Sound Designer Gareth Fry to Receive Special Tony Award

May 04, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

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Just after winning an Olivier Award for his work on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, sound designer Gareth Fry – along with Pete Malkin – will receive a special honorary award at the 2017 Tony Awards, for their work on the limited Broadway fall production The Encounter. We are thrilled to present the 2017 Special Tony Award …read more!

‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Transfigures London Theater

Apr 16, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child cast a spell over audiences and critics alike from the moment it debuted on the London stage, taking fans both old and new back into the wizarding world of JK Rowling’s invention. Through the production of Sonia Friedman, the set design of Christine Jones, the sound magic of Gareth Fry, the …read more!

‘Cursed Child’ Playwright Brings a New Take on a Classic

Mar 21, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

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Jack Thorne, the acclaimed writer of the award-winning West End phenomenon, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, is at it again with an updated version of one of the most iconic dramas in the history of modern theater. photograph from The Guardian Originally Set in 1821, Woyzeck is based on the true story of Johann …read more!

‘Cursed Child’ Nominated for a Record 11 Olivier Awards

Mar 06, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the stage depiction of the eighth installment of the Harry Potter saga, has been nominated for a record-breaking 11 Olivier Awards for its London West End production. The Laurence Olivier Awards, or Olivier Awards are recognized nationally as the highest honor in British theater. The acclaimed play, which also …read more!

Gareth Fry Records in the Heart of the Amazon for ‘The Encounter’

Mar 05, 2017

Posted by: Lainey Ruffner

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Gareth Fry, the sound designer for ‘Cursed Child,’ exhibited an extreme amount of dedication while working on his latest project, The Encounter, and had more than 500 mosquito bites to prove it. The production is based on the true story of a National Geographic photographer that gets stranded in the Amazon rainforest. Loren McIntyre traveled to the Amazon in 1969 with the …read more!

‘Cursed Child’ Producer Named #1 on Stage 100 List!

Jan 05, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

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The producer of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Sonia Friedman, has been named the most influential person in the London theater community for 2017 by The Stage magazine, a British publication devoted to the performing arts. Friedman is number one atop the magazine’s annual “Stage 100”, a list of the most prominent people in …read more!



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