The Melbourne production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which opened in February 2019, will resume performances February 25, 2021—after a hiatus of 49 weeks due to the worldwide pandemic—at the Princess Theatre.
The cast is led by Gareth Reeves as Harry Potter, Lucy Goleby as Ginny Potter, Sean Rees-Wemyss as Albus Potter, Paula Arundell as Hermione Granger, Michael Whalley as Ron Weasley, Manali Datar as Rose Granger-Weasley, Tom Wren as Draco Malfoy, and Nyx Calder as Scorpius Malfoy.
The company also includes Lucy Ansell, Alexander Artemov, Iopu Auva’a, Damien Avery, Jai Bacak, Bonnie Barlow, Mike Bishop, Simon Chandler, Clare Chihambakwe, Louis Corbett, Gillian Cosgriff, Hannah Fredericksen, Helen Howard, Lyndall Grant, George Henare, Soren Jensen, Hamish Johnston, Amanda LaBonté, Debra Lawrance, Monet Lewis, Kuda Mapeza, James O’Connell, David Ross Paterson, Naomi Rukavina, John Shearman, David Simes, Liam Smith, Hayden Spencer, Slone Sudiro, Connor Sweeney, Archie Thomson, Jessica Vickers and Mackenzie Vokes.
Producers Sonia Friedman, Colin Callender, and Michael Cassel said in a statement, “We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all Victorians and the state government for their commitment during these extraordinary times, and for allowing us to safely return. We are thrilled to congratulate Melbourne as the first city in the world to re-open Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and extend a special thank you to our loyal audiences who have stuck with us. On behalf of everyone in the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child company, we can’t wait to welcome you back.”
Marriner Group CEO Jason Marriner added, “The health and safety of our audiences are paramount, and we can assure everyone entering the Princess Theatre doors that the utmost care and detail has gone into making the theatre-going experience safe. We very much look forward to welcoming you back.” For more information about safety measures, click here.
Based on an original story by J.K. Rowling, writer Jack Thorne, and director John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage.
Performances from January 20–February 24, 2021, will be postponed and rescheduled. Affected customers will be contacted directly with details of their rescheduled date.
The Broadway production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, at the Lyric Theatre, is currently shuttered due to the ongoing pandemic.
A show tune lyric is full of idioms, metaphor, and colloquialisms. It’s those figures of speech that really make the characters…sing. It requires a deft hand to translate an English show to any foreign language, and let’s just say that an online translator doesn’t cut it.
We fed some well-known lyrics through an online translator, first from English to Japanese, then Japanese to Russian, and then Russian back to English. A rhyme scheme isn’t the only thing that gets lost in translation. Click through the gallery below and see how many of these jumbled lyrics you can reconstruct back to the originals.
How Many of These Poorly Translated Lyrics Can You Decipher?
The Costume Industry Coalition and the FIT Foundationhave launched a virtual Holiday Auction where the public has the opportunity to bid on luxury items from the stage and screen. The Holiday Auction will raise vital funds to support CIC artisans and business owners who create and supply costumes for the entertainment industry.
Stage and screen star Ann Reinkinghas passed away at the age of 71. Among her vast stage and screen career, Ms. Reinking helped preserve Fosse’s legacy and signature choreographic style through choreographing and starring in the long-running revival of Chicago, earning Tony and Olivier Awards for her choreography.
Ms. Reinking made her Broadway debut in 1969, performing in the ensemble of Coco. In the following years, she starred as Joan of Arc in Goodtime Charley, Cassie in A Chorus Line, Roxie Hart in Chicago, and more. In addition to her stage work, she appeared on screen in films including the Fosse-directed All That Jazz as Katie Jagger—girlfriend to Joe Gideon, as Grace Farrell in the movie adaptation of Annie, and as Micki in the 1984 rom-com Micki & Maude.
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The holidays will not be canceled, even in the era of COVID-19, and the tradition of Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir returns againwith its annual broadcast December 14. Airing (and streaming) on PBS and BYUtv, this year’s concert features Tony Award winner Kelli O’Hara and Tony Award nominee Richard Thomas with the 365-member Tabernacle Choir.
Though you have to wait until tonight to hear the wall of sound from the massive (and massively impressive) ensemble, as well as the Bells on Temple Square and the Orchestra at Temple Square, take a sneak peek at the spectacular in the gallery below.
Inside Christmas With the Tabernacle Choir Featuring Kelli O’Hara and Richard Thomas
Inside Christmas With the Tabernacle Choir Featuring Kelli O’Hara and Richard Thomas
Today, watch as she he recalls the making and many issues with the 1976 Stephen Schwartz musical that never made it to Broadway- The Baker’s Wife- and what went down in it’s final days before openingclosing night.
