Jun 21, 2018
After the addition of Diagon Alley in recent years, hosting A Celebration of Harry Potter, and adding The Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts Castle show exclusive to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Universal Orlando Resort continues to update its theme parks with all new Potter-themed attractions – and we couldn’t be more excited! *UPDATE 07-17-18 …read more!
Jun 18, 2018
This week in theater news the spotlight returns to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. According to Broadway World, Cursed Child continued its record-breaking streak, posting a banner week of ticket sales and making Broadway history with the best week ever! The play reported a gross of $2,277,446 for the week ending yesterday, $138, 587 …read more!
Jun 15, 2018
Washington is probably not the first place that comes to mind for fans planning a wizarding world excursion, but now the state boasts two magical destinations! Newsarama reported that J.K. Rowling is among the 2017 honorees inducted into the Museum of Pop Culture’s (MoPOP) Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. This means Rowling, alongside …read more!
Jun 11, 2018
The 72nd annual Tony Awards took place last night (June 10th) at Radio City Music Hall, and broadcast live on CBS. After sweeping the Olivier Awards on the West End, the cast, crew and creative on Cursed Child once again proved their might, by clearing out at the Tonys! The production received TEN nominations in total, including …read more!
Jun 10, 2018
CB Strike finally made its way to US audiences when the first episode of The Cuckoo’s Calling aired on Cinemax last week. The seven installments originally broadcast in the UK on BBC One cover the first three books of J.K. Rowling’s Strike Series, the mystery novels penned under pseudonym Robert Galbraith starring Tom Burke as …read more!
Jun 09, 2018
This week has been riddled with exciting announcements in the wizarding world! We received the announcement that there will be three Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald premieres (one for each city in the film: London, New York and Paris), and Lumos launched a campaign offering the chance to attend one of them, as well as other brilliant …read more!
Jun 08, 2018
Today, J.K. Rowling’s international charity, Lumos, announced its biggest campaign and competition to date! Winning donors will attend the Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald premiere in New York, Paris or London–and meet the enchanting Warner Bros. cast. Would you like to attend a red carpet premiere of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald? Three …read more!
Jun 06, 2018
Though we will forever love Daniel Radcliffe for portraying The Boy Who Lived (a.k.a. The Chosen One) in the eight films adapting J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series and have closely followed his subsequent film career filled with eclectic choices, it seems the stage holds a special draw–and challenge–for him. He first tested his theater chops …read more!
Jun 04, 2018
Most Potter fans are up for a little friendly competition now and then, especially where our knowledge of the wizarding world and the Harry Potter series is concerned and, for those who love board games, there are more options available than ever before. In fact, USAopoly announced two new products are coming soon, and they …read more!
Jun 04, 2018
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!