Exciting Wizarding World news this week from screen, stage and show. Harry Potter, the Exhibition is heading back to Spain, ticket sales and a premiere date for Cursed Child San Francisco were announced, and just a week from the digital release of Crimes of Grindelwald there was news on the delay of Fantastic Beasts 3. …read more!

It’s been a quieter week in the wizarding world but not uneventful for our corner of the theater industry. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child continues to win awards, setting it apart as a unique production which conjures magic for both audiences and critics–and, more often than not, producer Sonia Friedman and her talented team …read more!

Two Harry Potter alums have been selected to receive special honors during this year’s award season! According to Deadline, production designer Stuart Craig has been tapped to receive the Lifetime Achievement award at the British Film Designers Guild awards on Feb. 9 after a prolific career including three Oscar wins and three BAFTA nods. Craig worked …read more!

This week in the Potterverse has been a success all round, as we celebrated ten Academy Award nominations for Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma and a nomination for Alexandre Desplat, and Cursed Child even made TIME’s list of Ten Best Plays. We also received the news that Warner Bros Studio Tour London had something very special planned for Potter …read more!

We fans may disagree on which Crimes of Grindelwald cliffhanger was the most frustrating, but no-one has disputed the quality of the special effects, from Newt’s wild underwater ride to the apocalyptic vision conjured by Grindelwald to recruit followers. VFX Supervisor Christian Manz has worked on Potter films since 2004.  In a telephone interview with …read more!

The 91st Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban director Alfonso Cuarón topped the list with ten nominations in total for his autobiographical drama, Roma. A nomination was also given to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows P1&2 composer, Alexandre Desplat. Roma is nominated for Best Picture, Best Lead Actress (Yalitz Aparicio), Best Supporting …read more!

It was a special week for Leaky as we had the opportunity to cover the original cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child live at Broadwaycon, the fourth annual event that celebrates all things Broadway theater and its fandom created and produced by Leaky’s own webmistress Melissa Anelli and her company Mischief Management. The …read more!

Leaky is currently hard at work covering BroadwayCon, including the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child panel (look out for full coverage tomorrow!), but news from the world of film and television continues to feature prominently as Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts alums remain as busy as ever! Amongst the news that Goblet of Fire, illustrated …read more!

The holiday season is quickly followed by awards season, something to cheer for and cheer us during the dark winter gloom (at least in the Northern Hemisphere, we know that Leaky’s Southern Hemisphere readers are enjoying summertime).  Potter alumni have done well in awards seasons past, and this year looks to be no different. Last night, Prisoner …read more!

Alfonso Cuarón – director of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban took home the award for Best Director and Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globe Awards last night, for his incredible black-and-white cultural movie, Roma. Roma made its debut in theaters and on Netflix after its Golden Lion premiere at Venice International Film Festival, and contributed …read more!