"Since opening on Broadway, Harry Potter and the Cursed Childthe stage sequel that extends J.K. Rowling's wizarding saga decades beyond the original books and films, with Harry, Ron, Hermione and Draco now middle-aged parentshas been a moving target: artistically ambitious, commercially resilient, and constantly evolving in response to a changing theater economy. But nothing in the show's long trajectory compares to what happened when Tom Felton joined the cast this season to reprise Draco Malfoy, the role he played across eight blockbuster Harry Potter films."
"Almost overnight, Cursed Child surged to the top tier of Broadway box office grossesnot because of a marketing tweak or a seasonal rebound, but because of a single casting decision. When the production opened in 2018, it did so as a maximalist statement: a two-part epic requiring audiences to commit an entire dayor two successive nightsto experience the full story. It was a bold artistic gamble and, initially, a commercial one that paid off."
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child opened on Broadway as a two-part epic extending J.K. Rowling's saga, featuring the original characters as middle-aged parents. The two-part structure initially succeeded artistically and commercially but gradually narrowed the audience and reduced weekly grosses. After the COVID shutdown, the production was reconfigured into a single performance with trimmed running time and streamlined storytelling, prompting debates among purists. Casting Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy caused a rapid surge in demand and box-office grosses by reframing the show as an opportunity to see a defining film face reprise his role onstage.
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