‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ will tour North America →

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“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” will launch a North American tour in September 2024. Dates, venues and casting will be announced. This will mark the first touring production of the Tony Award-winning play. “Developing a first-class touring production of ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ has long been an ambition of ours,” said producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender in a statement. “We are delighted that our wonderful and deeply gifted creative team have found a way to make it possible to bring the magic, spectacle and thrills of our astonishing show to audiences across North America, and we can’t wait for audiences to see it.”

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‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Play to Be Licensed for School Productions →

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The play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, will soon be available for licensing for school production. Producers Sonia Friedman Productions, Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions have partnered with Broadway Licensing Group to develop a version of the Broadway and West End show for high schools and secondary schools starting in 2024. The producers are working with the creative team to create a shortened version of the play, which currently runs more than three hours on Broadway, and to create new special effects that can realistically be achieved by the schools. 

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Toronto proclaims Live Theatre Day amid celebration of one-year Harry Potter anniversary →

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Hogwarts fans arrived at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre on Thursday in full uniform, flaunting robes and wands in celebration of the one-year anniversary of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.”

The event came a day after the City of Toronto officially proclaimed May 31 Live Theatre Day. City Councillor Gary Crawford kicked off the afternoon reading a statement on behalf of council and Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie.

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Broadway's 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' Preps Magical 5th Anniversary Celebrations (Exclusive) →

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has a magical plan to celebrate its 5th anniversary on Broadway.

The spellbinding Tony-winning play — which first premiered in London before opening on the Great White Way in April 2018 — will mark the milestone occasion with five days of surprises, including in-theater giveaways, special guests and even a special in-person lottery.

PEOPLE can also premiere a series of new photos from the production, which capture some never-before-seen moments from the show.

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Magic returns to San Francisco as 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' has official reopening →

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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- San Francisco Mayor London Breed called Thursday night a milestone in San Francisco's reopening. It was the official opening night party for "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" at San Francisco's Curran Theater that shut down nearly two years ago. Harry Potter fans could be seen here, there, and everywhere you looked outside San Francisco's Curran Theater Thursday night.

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The Music of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Album Will Released November 2 →

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Sony Music Masterworks will release The Music of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in stores and digitally November 2, with pre-orders available now.

The album will preserve Imogen Heap's Drama Desk-winning score for the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, now playing on Broadway and London's West End. Though the two-part play contains more than 100 moments of music, Heap has put together four suites of music based on the score specifically for the album, each corresponding to one of the play's four acts.

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