CURSED CHILD Wins Record Eight Prizes At 17th WhatsOnStage Awards
by Marianka Swain - February 19, 2017
The winners were announced this evening at the Prince of Wales Theatre for the 17th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards, presented by Simon Lipkin and Vikki Stone, celebrating the best of the UK's theatre over the past year, as voted for by the audience.
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Will Cast Its Spell on Broadway in Spring 2018; Auditions Underway!
by Nicole Rosky - February 6, 2017
As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Cirque du Soleil's PARAMOUR will be vacating Broadway's Lyric Theatre for renovations commencing in May 2017, and rumor has it that producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender, with J.K. Rowling have been in exclusive talks to bring HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to fill the vacancy.
Now according to an Equity casting notice, auditions are about to commence for the Broadway transfer, which will reportedly arrive in Winter 2018.
Win Tickets To HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD and J.K. Rowling Signed Script
by Marianka Swain - November 24, 2016
The Hospital Club is auctioning two tickets to HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Parts One and Two at the Palace Theatre in London's West End. Between the shows the winner will experience a dinner at the restaurant in private members' club The Hospital Club, where they will also be given an overnight stay in a premier suite and take home a copy of the special rehearsal edition script book signed by J.K. Rowling.
J.K Rowling Hopes CURSED CHILD will Transfer to Broadway, Dispels Rumors of FANTASTIC BEASTS Stage Adaptation
by Ashlee Latimer - November 12, 2016
Although the first installment in the FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM series hasn't yet reached wide release in theaters, thanks to the success of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD on the West End, fans are already speculating about a possible stage adaptation of the HARRY POTTER spin-off. At a recent press conference for the film, FANTASTIC BEASTS screenplay writer and HARRY POTTER creator, J.K Rowling, dispelled the rumors of a stage adaptation, stating, 'There are no plans to put Fantastic Beasts onstage. Let us do the movies, OK, first!'
A Further 60,000 Tickets Released For HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD
by Marianka Swain - November 4, 2016
Sonia Friedman, Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions, producers of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, announce today that a further 60,000 tickets will be released for sale on Tuesday, 22 November 2016, at 11am GMT, for performances from 13 December 2017 - 4 February 2018. Tickets are priced from £15 per part and for every performance there will be over 300 tickets at £20 or less per part. This will be followed by regular ticket releases throughout the next year, details of which will be announced via the official Harry Potter and the Cursed Child website, social media channels and the official newsletter.