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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will celebrate its German premiere at the Mehr! Theater am Großmarkt in Hamburg in the spring of 2020. The announcement was made today by the show's producers Sonia Friedman, Colin Callender, Harry Potter Theatrical Productions and the German producer Maik Klokow. In preparation for this extraordinary theatre event, the venue will undergo an extensive redesign starting in May 2019. 

The producers of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child have announced tickets for the Australian premiere production will go on sale to the general public at 9am (AEST) on Monday August 6, 2018 via HarryPotterThePlay.com.

The Tony and Olivier Award-winning Best Play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has set a new Broadway record for weekly ticket sales for a play, reporting a gross of $2,277,446 for the week ending June 17, 2018. This passes the high mark set by the two-part play in previews the week ending April 8, 2018 ($2,138,859) and the previous top grossing play, All The Way, which peaked at $1,623,495 in 2014.

Ahead of the 2018 Tony Awards this weekend, John Dickerson of the CBS This Morning podcast has an extended interview with two stars of the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The two-part, five-hour play catches up with the beloved characters 19 years after the final book, as adults with children at Hogwarts. It is nominated for 10 Tony Awards.

Watch below as Anthony tells us all about want this nomination means to him, how he's preparing for the Tonys, and so much more!

The New 42nd Street Gala and Benefit Performance of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two will be held today, May 12, 2018. Proceeds from this special performance will support the award-winning Education Programs of The New Victory Theater.

BroadwayWorld has been checking in with Tony Award nominees all morning! We caught up with the nominated cast and creative of Angels in America on Broadway to get their first reactions at being up for Tony Awards this season.

In "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," making the trip from the London stage to Broadway, Harry and his friends Hermione and Ron are all grown up, with their own kids in wizarding school. Stars Jamie Parker, Noma Dumezweni and Paul Thornley tell TODAY all about it.

'You can't go into parenthood as a battle wearing armour. It doesn't work that way," says Jamie Parker, who plays an adult Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway. Find out how Parker thinks Potter has changed since his days at Hogwarts below!

Check out en moving new video of Cursed Child star Noma Dumezweni discussing the emotional importance of making her Broadway debut. (Don't forget the tissues!)

Lumos Maxima! It's opening weekend for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway so we're sitting down with a true lighting wizard, Neil Austin! He's tight lipped about the secrets of the show but he does share with us how it has felt to be working on such a cultural phenomenon and when he realized this was to be no ordinary show.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two, opened last night, April 22, at the Lyric Theatre (214 West 43rd Street, New York, NY). We're taking you on the red carpet on the big night. BroadwayWorld caught up with the cast right after the show. Watch the video below to hear about their thoughts about bringing this show, officially, to Broadway!

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two, opened last night, April 22, at the Lyric Theatre (214 West 43rd Street, New York, NY). Check out photos below of last night's red carpet arrivals!

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two, opened last night, April 22, at the Lyric Theatre (214 West 43rd Street, New York, NY). Check out photos below of the cast at their opening night reception after last night's show!

If, like this theatre reviewer, you've managed to survive the last twenty years without reading a word of J.K. Rowling's wildly popular series of Harry Potter novels, nor taking in a screening of any of the eight film adaptations, the most important thing to keep in mind about the Broadway transfer of the West End theatre sensation, HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, is that the pair of plays making up the fantasy drama constitute a continuation of the saga and are not intended to stand on their own.

A play in two parts, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child officially opens on Broadway tonight, April 22 at the Lyric Theatre (214 West 43rd Street, New York, NY). Let's see what the critics have to say!

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two, opens tonight, April 22, at the Lyric Theatre (214 West 43rd Street, New York, NY). We're taking you on the red carpet on the big night. Watch the video below to see J.K. Rowling and more special guests speak about the play, what Harry Potter means to them, and more!

A play in two parts, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child officially opens on Broadway tonight, April 22 at the Lyric Theatre (214 West 43rd Street, New York, NY). Be sure to check back tonight, as BroadwayWorld will be bringing you a roundup of all of the reviews as they come in!

It was a magical day yesterday at the Lyric Theatre! Below, watch as J.K. Rowling surprises the company with a visit to the theatre, just two days until the official Broadway opening!