Archive for the ‘Television Programmes’ Category

“Unprecedented” Numbers Seek ‘Cursed Child’ Tickets–and Other Theater News!

Oct 04, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

19 Years Later, BigNews, Broadway, Fandom, Fans, Gareth Fry, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, HP Cast, Interactive, J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, John Tiffany, News, Round-Up, Spall, Television Programmes, Theater, Theater Round-Up, West End, Williams

The biggest theater news for Potter fans right now remains the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child transfer to Broadway–and procuring a few of those coveted, in-demand tickets! Just over a week ago, Leaky reported on a CBS morning interview with renowned playwright Jack Thorne, director John Tiffany and, the master behind the magic, J.K. …read more!

Cast Round-Up: Trailers for ‘Darkest Hour,’ ‘Electric Dreams,’ ‘Kaleidoscope,’ and Other News!

Sep 30, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Interviews, Bradley, Branagh, Charity, Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Round-Up, Films, Gleeson, Grint, Harry Potter Round-Up, Honors/Awards, HP Cast, Isaacs, Law, Movies, News, Oldman, Radcliffe, Redmayne, Round-Up, Spall, Television Programmes, Trailers, West End

As usual, there’s a wealth of news this week for our busy Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts alums as they continue to work their magic in the television and film industries! Here you can catch up on all their latest projects, including the debut of Jason Isaac’s Star Trek: Discovery, the addition of David Bradley …read more!

Happy Birthday, Tom Felton!

Sep 22, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Birthdays, Audio Books, Birthdays, Fandom, Fans, Felton, Films, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, HP Cast, Movies, News, Television Programmes

Today we celebrate Tom Felton’s 30th year–so let us reflect on what he has meant to the Potter fandom and how he has grown professionally through the continued passing of birthdays! As one of the young stars of the Harry Potter series, he literally grew up before our eyes, at first raising our ire as the smug, obnoxious, …read more!

Cursed Child’s Noma Dumezweni in Electric Dreams and Other Potter Theater News

Sep 19, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Anthony Boyle, Cormoran Strike TV Series, Directors, Grainger, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Honors/Awards, Jack Thorne, John Tiffany, News, Noma Dumezweni, Round-Up, Sonia Friedman, Television Programmes, Theater, Theater Round-Up, West End

As Potter fans know, J.K. Rowling’s Potterverse extends far beyond the books and films to include the award-winning stage story that occurs 19 years later, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, its cast and creative, as well as the diversely talented film cast and their various theater projects. This past week, another block of tickets went on …read more!

Strike to Return in 2018 in Career of Evil

Sep 17, 2017

Posted by: Lainey Ruffner

Burke, Career of Evil, Cormoran Strike series/Robert Galbraith, Cormoran Strike TV Series, Cuckoo's Calling, Grainger, J.K. Rowling, Lethal White, Media, News, Television Programmes, The Silkworm

After tonight’s thrilling conclusion of popular TV adaptation of The Silkworm, fans were left anxious for more.  Thankfully BBC didn’t leave us wondering whether we would be seeing another Strike TV adaptation for very long as they already confirmed that they will be airing Strike: Career of Evil later in 2018. The Telegraph reports that …read more!

Television News: Jude Law’s ‘Neo Yokio,’ Warwick Davis’ ‘Star Wars Rebels,’ Holliday Grainger’s ‘Electric Dreams,’ and More!

Sep 09, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Bradley, Cormoran Strike series/Robert Galbraith, Davis, Exclusives, Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Grainger, HP Cast, Interviews, Isaacs, Law, News, Round-Up, Spall, Television Programmes, Tennant

The commensurate actors associated with the Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts, and Cormoran Strike stories have been busy indeed–and the emerging medium for provoking and entertaining performances continues to be television! Here we review the upcoming small-screen endeavors of Jude Law in Neo Yokio, Warwick Davis in Star Wars Rebels, Holliday Grainger and Timothy Spall in …read more!

The Magical 19: Jack Thorne Productions, Theater Outreach, and Musicals!

Sep 05, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

19 Years Later, Branagh, Broadway, Charity, Coltrane, Events, Henderson, HP Cast, J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, News, Round-Up, Smith, Smith Interviews, Television Programmes, Theater, Theater Round-Up, Walters, West End

Potter fans the world over have been celebrating Harry’s story “19 Years Later” throughout the last week. From LeakyCon to Cursed Child videos and meet-ups, the epilogue to J.K. Rowling’s magical series, now a veritable classic, has been fondly commemorated. Since the development of the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child stage production, fans have been …read more!

‘The Silkworm’ Air Date Announced and J.K. Rowling Discusses Strike with the BBC

Aug 31, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Burke, Cormoran Strike series/Robert Galbraith, Cormoran Strike TV Series, Cuckoo's Calling, Grainger, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, JKR Interviews, Television Programmes, The Silkworm

The world of Cormoran Strike has been a busy place since the premiere of the first episode of The Cuckoo’s Calling last weekend. On the heels of episode two, comes the announcement of an air date for the next installment of the series, The Silkworm, and some interesting revelations from the mind behind these detective stories …read more!

Theater Round-Up: Sonia Friedman’s ‘Travesties,’ Jack Thorne’s ‘Kiri,’ and More!

Aug 22, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Broadway, Charity, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, HP Cast, Jack Thorne, Music, News, Producers, Round-Up, SetReports, Sonia Friedman, Television Programmes, Theater, Theater Round-Up, West End

Sonia Friedman Productions is hotter than a cat on a tin roof! Leaky has been closely following the transfer of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to Broadway, reporting on cast announcements and ticket information. We’ve also covered the exciting speculation that two of Friedman’s other productions, The Ferryman and Our Lady of Perpetual Succor, …read more!

Happy Birthday to Mark Williams

Aug 22, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Actor Birthdays, Actor Interviews, Birthdays, Grint, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, McCrory, News, Phelps, Redmayne, Television Programmes, Walters, Williams

Mark Williams, the English actor who played Harry Potter’s favorite father figure, celebrates his 58th birthday today. Who among us disagrees that Muggle-loving wizard Arthur Weasley wasn’t the most functional nurturing adult male in Harry’s life? He may have been a bit eccentric and his post at the Ministry of Magic definitely encouraged his interesting …read more!



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