Jan 14, 2020
This week’s theater round-up covers both sides of the pond and both coasts of the continental U.S., and from Daniel Radcliffe’s appearance on The Graham Norton Show to promote his upcoming play Endgame to recording-breaking news for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, wizarding alums continue to dominate the industry. Uncle Vanya, starring Ciaran Hinds …read more!
Jan 12, 2020
The first full week of the new decade was a spellbinding one in the Wizarding World. Producer David Heyman took home a Golden Globe and Leaky announced the winners of the 2019 Golden Cauldron Awards, we announced our giveaway of the new Harry Potter: Knitting Magic book and shared news from MinaLima about their illustrated …read more!
Dec 30, 2019
We’ve come to the end of 2019, and our review is as full of flavour as a box of Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans, regardless of there being no big Wizarding World film or book release this year! The Leaky Cauldron are celebrating a little differently this year, with The Golden Cauldron Awards being our way …read more!
Nov 04, 2019
In this week’s wide-ranging theater news, Jack Thorne discusses his adaptation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials, which aired in the UK yesterday and premieres in the U.S. today, John Steiger talks about playing Scorpius Malfoy in the San Francisco production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and master magician James Harrison shares insight …read more!
Mar 31, 2019
This week was truly a record-breaker! Harry Potter fan Victoria Maclean set a Guinness World Record for the largest collection of Wizarding World memorabilia, and beating her record will certainly take some Galleons! We also saw new images from the new Cursed Child cast on Broadway, a first look at Tom Burke in his new London show, …read more!
Jan 06, 2019
This year is already off to a strong start for Potter fans, as the Crimes of Grindelwald DVD became available for preorder, Cursed Child set more records on Broadway, we covered construction updates from Universal Orlando’s new Hogsmeade attraction and some ‘behind the magic’ visual effects features from Method Studios. We also published our full ‘year in review’ piece, covering …read more!
Dec 16, 2018
The holidays are upon us and the Yule Ball is just around the corner. This week in the Potterverse we got an update on Universal Orlando’s new Wizarding World travel store Globus Mundi , that may have some mysterious connection to the Fantastic Beasts series, news that the Royal Mail has released Harry Potter collectible …read more!
May 05, 2018
Some momentous events were celebrated and memorialized in the Wizarding World during the past week. After a week of glowing reviews, the New York production of the award-winning stage phenomenon Harry Potter and the Cursed Child received ten Tony Award nominations including Best Actor for Jamie Parker as Harry Potter, Best Featured Actor for Anthony …read more!
Oct 29, 2017
Last night, BBC Two’s Harry Potter: A History of Magic aired in the U.K., and gave us a deeper look into The British Library’s exhibition on the magic at the heart of J.K. Rowling’s beloved series. There’s still no news on when this documentary will be made available elsewhere, so for those who missed it, …read more!
Oct 28, 2017
Ahead of tonight’s airing of Harry Potter: A History of Magic on BBC Two, Pottermore interviewed producer/director Jude Ho and assistant producer Alice Rhodes about the documentary. They also give more details on who will make appearances in the programme! J.K. Rowling will explore the archives and items on display at the exhibition currently running at …read more!