The Broadway production of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” just opened this weekend, and is already largely sold out through next March, although there are releases of more tickets, including some low-priced ones every Friday.
Each part of the show had an average ticket price of $164.83 and a top price of $286.50; 300 seats per performance cost $40 or less. The two parts can be seen on the same day or consecutive days.
From The New York Times:
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” a two-part drama now in previews and opening April 22, cost about $68.5 million to bring to Broadway, including not only $35.5 million to capitalize the show — more than for any other non-musical play in history — but also another $33 million to clear out and redo the theater.
The play, a two-part experience with a running time of more than five hours, is a sequel to the series of young adult fantasy novels written by J.K. Rowling about a boy wizard. “Cursed Child” takes place 19 years after the final book, at a time when Harry and his friends have become parents.
“Cursed Child” was written by Jack Thorne, based on a story by Mr. Thorne, Ms. Rowling and the director John Tiffany. It was developed in Britain and has been sold out in London’s West End for 22 months, and last year it won a record nine Olivier awards — the British equivalent of the Tonys — including one for best play. A third production, in Melbourne, Australia, is scheduled to open next year.
I personally read the script for “Cursed Child”, not book (as there isn’t one), when it was released last year along with the opening of the London production. No story spoilers from me, but I will say it was smart, entertaining, and a wonderful addition to the Harry Potter lore that fans crave. To get a peek at the current Broadway cast, some of whom originated their roles in the U.K., and the sets used in this imaginative theatrical creation, watch this video about the costumes used in the production.
