1 day ago
3
Tom Felton is venturing back to Hogwarts. The actor will reprise his role as the platinum blonde villain Draco Malfoy in “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” on Broadway.
He will join the show on Nov. 11 for 19 weeks, through March 22, 2026. This marks Felton’s Broadway debut. It’s also the first time an original “Harry Potter” cast member has joined the stage production of “Cursed Child.”
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” takes place 19 years after the final “Harry Potter” novel. Now as parents, Draco — as well as Harry, Ron and Hermione — are grown up and sending their own children off to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
“Being a part of the ‘Harry Potter’ films has been one of the greatest honors of my life,” Felton said. “Joining this production will be a full-circle moment for me, because when I begin performances in ‘Cursed Child’ this fall, I’ll also be the exact age Draco is in the play. It’s surreal to be stepping back into his shoes – and of course his iconic platinum blond hair – and I am thrilled to be able to see his story through and to share it with the greatest fan community in the world. I look forward to joining this incredible company and being a part of the Broadway community.”
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” opened at Lyric Theatre in 2018 after a successful debut on the West End, where the show is still running. Originally told in two parts, the Broadway version was truncated after the pandemic and retooled into a single, three and half hour show.
“As fans of the wizarding world ourselves, we feel incredibly fortunate to welcome Tom into our ‘Cursed Child’ family on Broadway and to offer ‘Harry Potter’ fans around the globe the once-in-a-lifetime excitement of seeing him reprise this iconic role, this time on-stage in New York City,” said the show’s producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender. “This moment is powerful on many levels—Tom will be making his Broadway debut and is marking a full-circle moment for not just himself, but for Draco too. He gets to inhabit Draco once more, but this time as an adult facing the relatable challenges of parenthood and the complicated meaning of legacy.”
English (US) ·