Adventure runs in the family. When Harry Potter’s head-strong son Albus befriends the son of his fiercest rival, Draco Malfoy, it sparks an unbelievable new journey for them all—with the power to change the past and future forever. Prepare for a mind-blowing race through time, spectacular spells, and an epic battle, all brought to life with the most astonishing theatrical magic ever seen on stage. “You’ll be wondering ‘how’d they do that?’ for days to come” (People Magazine).
Experience the wizarding world like never before from the moment you arrive. The entire theatre has been transformed with hidden surprises to discover around every corner. “It’s a marvel of imagination, as magical as any spell or potion” (The New York Times).
"This play got decidedly mixed reviews from my family. First the good news: The special effects were great. The many deft visual effects made this a special Broadway-caliber experience. (The theater was beautiful.) We all agreed the acting was top notch. We are not rabid Harry Potter fans, however. We felt that there was material the true Potter fans were reacting to that went over our heads. The writing accomplished something amazing: we felt the story was rushed and too drawn out at the same time! Three hours was simply too long to sit through and despite the length we felt that some of the character development was lacking. Several of the scary parts were too much for my 8 year old. I'd suggest age 10 and above for this play. Overall, I'd recommend to big fans of the Potter series, but casual fans can skip this one."
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Broadway.com Customer on Jan 27, 2025
Special effects
"The special effects were amazing. The actors did a wonderful job with their lines. The play starts off very slow but thankfully it picks up! "
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Broadway.com Customer on Dec 28, 2024
Not what I expected
"The special effects were great! We all loved those. But I have read all the books and seen all the movies and was a little confused the first part of it and thought it was a musical instead of a play but that didn't really bother me. It just okay...just not one of my favorites at all."
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Broadway.com Customer on Dec 5, 2024
Disappointing characters
"The magic and theatricality were engaging. The characterisation was not. Albus Potter didn’t look, sound or move like a teenager. He and many of the others gave one note performances. Shouting, rushing about and speaking quickly isn’t the only way to convey complex emotions. The special effects were terrific and towards the end there were moments of genuine drama. Read a synopsis first because the plot is very dense. "
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Kathy G from Sydney on Oct 16, 2024
A bit disappointed
"It’s not a musical but sold as such
Way too long and besides the effects, the script itself was not as engaging
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Broadway.com Customer on Jul 13, 2024
Could be wrapped up thighter
"The show have great special effects. The magical is there. Visually, this is at the top for a broadway show. However, the scenario is weak and the lines are unconsistent. The dialogues are either talked way too fast, or are very very slow. Some scenes are not that relevant and just seem to be an excuse to pack all details of the serie of movie. It makes some part boring, useless and even in contradiction with the real story of Harry Potter (Snape is alive, Harry’s mom and Hermione are now afro-americans, and McGonagal is the principal despite 20 years later…). Many scenes could have been tighten if not cut completly, which would have make the show much more dynamic. Even more the last looooooong predictable monologue at the end. The show does too much too many for nothing, and 3 hours how monologues difficult to hear could be very long for kids. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Jan 5, 2025
It’s.. odd
"I assume part of the issue is merging it from two plays to one, but the pacing is awful. The effects are fantastic, the story is.. convoluted and a bit unnecessary, the acting is meh.. a bit too much shouting lines at each other.
Overall it's fine? Not something I'd see again but it's harry potter so it's fun enough."
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Broadway.com Customer on Dec 14, 2024
Don’t go unless you are extremely knowledgeable about history/Harry Potter
"The special affects were amazing. If you are not deeply knowledgeable about the Harry Potter history, you have no idea what is going on. By the end I got the drift but story line was convoluted. 2 of our group liked it a lot but they were very knowledgeable about potter past. Would not recommend "
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Broadway.com Customer on Nov 17, 2024
Disappointed
"I did not like that story lines were changed from the way it was written. None of the characters were endearing and did not develop an emotional interest. It was just a long, when will it end, play. I kept trying to “root” for ANY of the characters, but by the end, I really didn’t care. We looked forward to this a long time and assumed it would be “wonderful, magical, fantastic…” it was not."
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Broadway.com Customer on Oct 24, 2024
The plot wasn’t good enough
"The plot felt like it wasn’t well-thought-out. It felt like the writers knew the audience liked the 4th movie and they just rehashed it.. the tricks were very good and cool but we thought it wasn’t enough."
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Broadway.com Customer on Sep 15, 2024
OG Harry Potter Fan
"The effects in this were truly magical! The story line itself felt out of place for the original Harry Potter Series. "
