Theater review: ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,’ Broadway in Orlando
7 / 10
Standouts among the scores of supporting characters include Mackenzie Lesser-Roy as Moaning Myrtle, and especially Larry Yando as both Dumbledore and the deliciously droll Snape, who instantly evoke their iconic characters without imitating their cinematic forebears. Ultimately, however, despite a dreary series of 11th-hour scenes attempting to tug on audience’s heartstrings, the fundamental failure of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’s father-son story to connect emotionally makes all its stagecraft sorcery disappear in a puff of smoke.
