Cursed Child Melbourne News?

[phinasamaj]

Any casting rumours ?

[LexiGirl]

I just saw an Instagram post from the official Harry Potter play account and the video announced Jamie Parker specifically, but also said the original Broadway cast and original London cast. It was a little confusing and vague, which is why I came here looking for news. Haven’t been able to find anything but that video on Instagram yet!

[Fosse76]

According to the official website, there has been no casting news. The only news is that tickets go on sale in August.

https://www.harrypottertheplay.com/au/latest/

[LexiGirl]

I wasn’t sure how to post a link yet, so hope this works... below is the link to the video in their Instagram post. I just saw the video on Twitter, too.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BkgKrP_HXaC/?taken-by=hpplaynyc

If true, that means Jamie Parker will be gone from the Broadway cast by year end, and potentially others.

[phinasamaj]

I doubt Jamie will go to Australia 

[CT2NYC]

I don't think those images have anything to do with casting. More likely, it's just "Here are some pics, and this is who they are."

[LexiGirl]

Ah, maybe you’re right, that it was just some photos. Would explain why I haven’t seen that news anywhere else.

[RippedMan]

He's gotta be making so much $$ from this show.

[Wick3]

I agree. If he has nothing else lined up and if he always wanted to live in Australia for a few months, I can see Jamie or any of these cast members go to Melbourne but who knows.

I'd presume the creative team will all be in Melbourne.

[JennH]

^^ I mean that's how it works. Creatives stay on for all first major professional productions of a new show (unless all hell breaks loose I suppose), I'm sure they'll be down under soon if they aren't already. I also gotta say I honestly didn't expect Melbourne to be up an running that early next year. I was thinking it would open about halfway through 2019, so when I saw today that tickets were on sale, I kinda went "Woah...what, they have dates set already??" Hey that's fine anyway, I can imagine the Australians are perfectly happy about it!

[NewZealander]

any more information 

[SweetLips22]

Only that the Princess Theatre has all new seats[thank God] and now has a center aisle and the inside had been painted a dark green[I think. The theatre has been booked for 5 years.

Just passing on info from friends who went to opening night of Mamma Mia.

I will be in Melb. in 2 weeks to see The Production Company's production of Boy from Oz-Rohan Brown[VERY spunky] as Peter Allen with Caroline O'Connor as Judy Garland and will see Rocky Horror as well. Will report if any interest.

[Javi]

My guess is Rowan Witt will play Harry Potter.  Rowan left 'The Book of Mormon' in Sydney where he was playing Elder McKinley for a top secret project.  Rowan was shortlisted to the final four for the role of Harry Potter in the series of feature films that eventually went to Daniel Radcliffe.  So would be perfect to use him. And he is a terrific talent.

[LizzieCurry]

I had NO idea about that. Interesting! Wouldn't he be a bit young, though? (I saw him as Elder McKinley in Melbourne and he was fantastic.)

I remember shortly after he left Mormon, he was secretly in London, per his instagram story, and didn't say much else about it afterward.

[Javi]

Yes, he did take off to London suddenly. I don't know why he would have left 'Book of Mormon' suddenly unless he had something big coming up.

Rowan will be 30 years old when Harry Potter opens in Melbourne.  Jamie was 36 when the show opened in London.  So, yeah, Rowan's a bit younger.  

He only seems to have 'She Loves Me' coming up at the Hayes Theatre from August 24 to September 15.

[LizzieCurry]

If there were, wouldn't it be here?