Archive for the ‘Theater’ Category

‘Cursed Child’ Celebrates 19 Years Later with Special 400 for 40 Friday!

Jul 28, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

BigNews, Contests, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, News, Theater, West End

September 1, 2017 is the actual date that the epilogue of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ends and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child begins. To mark this momentous occasion in the Potterverse the Harry Potter Play will be celebrating by making 400 tickets available at £40 each (£20 per part) next Friday, August 4 …read more!

Theater Revived and Re-imagined: ‘Disco Pigs,’ ‘A Christmas Carol,’ ‘Figures of Speech,’ ‘Playcraft Live,’ and ‘Hamlet!’

Jul 25, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Interviews, Events, Fans, Films, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, HP Cast, Interviews, Jack Thorne, Katrina Lindsay, Lynch, Lynch Interviews, Movies, News, Noma Dumezweni, Producers, Round-Up, Sonia Friedman, Theater, Theater Round-Up, West End

This week’s theater round-up follows Harry Potter and Cursed Child cast through their involvement in other productions as they make their mark–and change things up–elsewhere in the performing arts industry. WhatsOnStage shared first-look images of Evanna Lynch and costar Colin Campbell in Disco Pigs to promote the premiere of the 20th-anniversary production at Trafalgar Studios …read more!

Wrapping Up San Diego Comic Con 2017

Jul 24, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Broadway, Conventions, Events, Fan Events, Fandom, Fans, Films, Gleeson, HP Cast, J.K. Rowling, Movies, News, Producers, Television Programmes, Theater, Trailers

San Diego Comic Con 2017 has come to a close, and all five days passed in a flurry of excitement and activity! Potter fans were able to follow many of their favorite Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts alums throughout the convention as they participated in panels to promote upcoming projects. David Tennant attended for Duck Tales …read more!

Theater Round-Up: Tickets and First Look for Imelda Staunton’s ‘Follies,’ Jack Thorne Adapts ‘The Children’s Monologues’ and More!

Jul 17, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Broadway, Charity, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, HP Cast, Interviews, Jack Thorne, News, Staunton, Staunton Interviews, Steven Hoggett, Television Programmes, Theater, Theater Round-Up, West End

This week’s theater round-up covers more exciting news for both Imelda Staunton and Jack Thorne, as well as the upcoming preview performance of movement director Steven Hoggett’s latest production! Leaky already reported that the National Theatre plans to broadcast Imelda Staunton’s Follies throughout international theaters Nov. 16. This was wonderful news for disappointed fans unable to …read more!

Pottermore Teases Updated ‘Cursed Child’ Edition With Excerpts from John Tiffany, Jack Thorne Interview!

Jul 12, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Books, Books - Release Dates, Exclusives, Extras Interviews, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, John Tiffany, News, Pottermore, Theater

Leaky reported in April that Bloomsbury and Scholastic are set to release an updated, definitive edition of the Cursed Child script July 25. That’s just around the corner! To promote the Official Playscript of the Original West End Production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Pottermore teased fans with exclusive excerpts from one of …read more!

Theater Round-Up: ‘Cursed Child’ Wins Theatre Award, New Anthony Boyle and Jack Thorne Projects, and More!

Jul 11, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Charity, Crew Interviews, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Honors/Awards, Interviews, Jack Thorne, News, Producers, Sonia Friedman, Staunton, Television Programmes, Theater, Theater Round-Up, West End

This week’s theater round-up kicks off the with exciting–but not surprising!–news that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has won yet another award. The production has already racked up honors at The Stage Awards, the Critics’ Circle Awards, the WhatsOnStage Awards, and recording-breaking achievements at the Oliver Awards. And now Cursed Child has been announced …read more!

Happy Birthday Wishes to Fiona Shaw

Jul 10, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Actor Birthdays, Actor Interviews, Films, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, News, Shaw, Shaw Interviews, Television Programmes, Theater

Fiona Shaw, the talented Irish actress known to the Potter fandom as Harry’s Aunt Petunia Dursley, celebrates her 59th birthday today. Most fans are likely not fond of the stony and anxious matron who was continually cruel to our protagonist, but admittedly, Shaw’s portrayal of the character was brilliantly believable. Shaw herself has said that …read more!

Tune in to CNN Monday for an Interview With J.K. Rowling–and a Surprise for Fans!

Jul 07, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Broadway, Charity, Cormoran Strike series/Robert Galbraith, Cormoran Strike TV Series, Exclusives, Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, JKR Interviews, Lumos, News, Pottermore, Television Programmes, Theater

CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour tweeted a promotional clip for an exciting new interview with J.K. Rowling which airs Monday! The thrust of the interview will touch on the magic of the Harry Potter series, as the Philosopher’s Stone recently reached its 20th anniversary, and discuss how Rowling’s ongoing success enables her to pursue another passion–bringing an end to …read more!

‘Harry Potter,’ ‘Fantastic Beasts,’ and ‘Cursed Child’ Actors Continue to Impact Theater

Jun 30, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Broadbent, Broadway, Charity, Education, Events, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Gareth Fry, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Interviews, Jack Thorne, John Tiffany, Law, News, Noma Dumezweni, Television Programmes, Theater, Theater Round-Up, Thompson, Walters, West End

Leaky has always had reason to touch on the importance of theater as a performing medium. Many Harry Potter alums are renowned stage veterans. They create magic in theaters from Broadway to the West End! And the theater continues to be relevant not only because of their ongoing work but also because the wizarding world expanded with Jack Thorne’s Harry Potter and …read more!

The ‘Cursed Child’ Cast on Meeting The Boy Who Lived

Jun 27, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Interviews, Broadway, Crew Interviews, Fandom, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, News, Producers, Sonia Friedman, Theater, West End

Fans the world over celebrated the 20th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone yesterday. The book, by then-unknown author J.K. Rowling, opened a portal to an incredible wizarding world and introduced readers of all ages to The Boy Who Lived. The first entry in the series of seven started a magical phenomenon that …read more!



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