Archive for the ‘Honors/Awards’ Category

Jack Thorne BAFTA Win & Woyzeck Opening

May 15, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Coltrane, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Honors/Awards, HP Cast, Jack Thorne, News, Walters

Jack Thorne is rapidly becoming one of the busiest scriptwriters in TV and theatre, and after his work on Cursed Child paid off at the Olivier Awards, National Treasure – starring Harry Potter‘s Robbie Coltrane and Julie Walters – won Best Mini Series at the BAFTA TV awards last night! What’s more, after a collaboration between Thorne and La …read more!

Noma Dumezweni Rising: Awards, Ambassadors, and Acting

May 14, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Charity, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Honors/Awards, News, Producers, Sonia Friedman, Television Programmes

Olivier award winner Noma Dumezweni added to the list of accolades she’s received for her performance in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, picking up the Best Actress award at the 6th annual Mousetrap Awards, according to What’s On Stage. Noma Dumezweni, Tyrone Huntley and Amber Riley among winners of 2017 Mousetrap Awards https://t.co/1U2VPmYrWapic.twitter.com/n4S6vHkgRs — …read more!

Weeky Round-up: Stolen ‘Potter’ Prequel, Evanna Lynch On Stage & More

May 12, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Actor Interviews, Book Awards, Events, Fantastic Beasts Round-Up, Films, Gleeson, Harry Potter Round-Up, Honors/Awards, HP Cast, Interviews, Isaacs, Isaacs Interviews, J.K. Rowling, Lynch, Movies, News, Round-Up, Theater Round-Up

This week in Potter news, Emma Watson won the first gender-neutral MTV Award, and Lionel Wigram spoke about the possibility of a Cursed Child movie. J.K. Rowling has been honoured with an award, and we bring updates from the latest projects of Evanna Lynch, David Thewlis, Brendan Gleeson, Bill Nighy, Fiona Shaw and Jason Isaacs to keep you …read more!

Emma Watson Wins First Ever Gender-Neutral Acting Award

May 09, 2017

Posted by: Lainey Ruffner

Film Awards, Films, Media, Movies, News, Watson

For this year’s MTV Awards, the gender specific acting awards were eliminated in favor of new gender-neutral Best Actor in a Movie and Best Actor in a TV Show awards. Emma Watson was honored to win the Best Actor in a Movie Award for her performance as Belle in Beauty and the Beast. For Watson, a …read more!

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

May 04, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Gareth Fry, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Honors/Awards, News

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!

A Musical Collaboration for Cursed Child Playwright Jack Thorne and La La Land Director

Apr 29, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Broadway, Coltrane, Directors, Exclusives, Film Awards, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Honors/Awards, Jack Thorne, Movies, News, Spall, Television Programmes, Theater, Walters, West End

It doesn’t look like playwright Jack Thorne has any intention of slowing down since Broadway-bound Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’s, record-breaking achievements at the Olivier Awards earlier this month. Thorne’s got an excellent collaboration coming up with one academy award-winning director, and we can’t wait to see the outcome! In addition to the best play …read more!

Weekly Roundup: Moving on From Ginny, Campaigning for Mental Health & More

Apr 28, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Actor Interviews, Bradley, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Felton, Film Awards, Honors/Awards, HP Cast, Interviews, Lynch, Margoyles, News, Pattinson, Pattinson Interviews, Spall Interviews, Tennant, Thewlis, Waterston, Wright

This week has seen the potential casting of Newt’s brother (Theseus Scamander) in Fantastic Beasts, Evanna Lynch returning to the stage in a Disco Pigs revival this summer, Jude Law speaking on his excitement to play Dumbledore and other projects, announcements of an 85th birthday tribute concert for John Williams, Tom Felton with The Flash at Silicon Valley Comic Con, awards …read more!

Watch ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Composer James Newton Howard at Work!

Apr 25, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Composers, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Film Awards, Honors/Awards, J.K. Rowling, Movies, Music, News

Earlier today, the Harry Potter Film Twitter directed us to the Fantastic Beasts Youtube channel to  watch the ‘fantastic’ composer of Fantastic Beasts throw out a few bars from the soundtrack of the film. He will perform with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra at Karlovy Film Festival on 30th June 2017. He will be honoured with a well deserved …read more!

Harry Potter Trio’s Latest Stage & Screen Appearances

Apr 20, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Actor Interviews, Grint, Honors/Awards, HP Cast, Interviews, Movies, News, Radcliffe, Trailers, Watson, Watson Interviews

Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint are well known for their role as the Golden Trio in the Harry Potter movies, but they’ve been busy in other roles of late, and are being recognised for their work in various ways! Emma Watson has just finished up on Beauty and the Beast, and she’s making a comeback in …read more!

‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Transfigures London Theater

Apr 16, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Christine Jones, Gareth Fry, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Honors/Awards, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, John Tiffany, News, Sonia Friedman, Theater

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!



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