HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Previews — Page 2

ilysespieces said: "I am so beyond excited to see this show tonight! This work day better fly by."

 

I'm happy to know that someone else is wishing the same thing. I keep inadvertently bouncing up and down from sheer excitement

broadfan327 said: "Would I be able to follow what is going on if I never read the books nor seen the movies?"

I haven't seen this play, but I have read all of the books and seen all of the movies multiple times. From the plot description of the play on Wikipedia, I expect you would be fairly lost for most of the time. These characters and stories were created in their own unique "canon", and there will be innumerable references that will mean nothing to you.

DrewJoseph said: "A user on instagram has a photo of the inside of the lyric. The auditorium. It really looks beautiful! They’ve done such a good job! You can look for it;

User; nancybonyc"

Although I haven't been in that theater in a very long time, it doesn't "look" like anything special had been done to it (it is definitely a wider theater than the Palace in London). I would have thought that they would have tried to blend it in more with the show, but then again maybe the picture just isn't picking up on it.

Can someone going tonight please give us a seat report? Are they actually NEW seats -- as in -- are they 2018-human-sized and not 1910s-human-sized? Legroom? I'm in DC row A and sometimes those rows can be knee-killers. Tnx! :)

pdjennings, If you look towards the left side of the first photo of Concierge's post, you can see the space legroom looks plentiful (in the case of Broadway houses, that is). I'm in Row F all the way to the side in the  right Orchestra. A little worried, but the stage is very open so that puts me at ease.

The stage looks higher than in London. Anyone have any sightline issues?

The Lyric is now owned by the Ambassador group from London. Sonia Freidman has had a long relationship with them. Major concessions were made between them so this was a better arrangement for all parties. They are settling in for a looooooong run.

HIGHLY doubt they will but how great would it be if they served Butter Beer at concessions.

Cast board and what appears to be the lobby ceiling at this Instagram link

Updated On: 3/16/18 at 07:51 PM

Wait, so they've removed the proscenium and dome, which had been retained from the original Lyric and Apollo theatres?