Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Will Play San Francisco in 2019

Money aside, I'm really excited the producers are wasting no time making sure as much of the world as possible can see this play. And with such a range of ticket prices available, it's astounding that an experience this incredible is being made accessible to people who otherwise wouldn't/couldn't see it.

Wow, will this be viewed as ''tour thing''? Otherwise, won't this affect the sales on Broadway?

It says Ambassador Theatre Group "will operate the Curran during the engagement."

What does that mean, exactly? ATG brings in their own house staff/box office employees/etc.? Or are they doing an environmental renovation like at the Lyric?

SomethingPeculiar said: "It says Ambassador Theatre Group"will operate the Curran during the engagement."

What does that mean, exactly? ATG brings in their own house staff/box office employees/etc.?Or are they doing an environmental renovation like at the Lyric?"

Given the high turnover of staff at the Curran organization since the theatre reopened I'm confident that this was a given in order for the production to open in SF. The Curran is also intimate in comparison to the Lyric and the show should run for years. I hope to offer performances to my theatre group many times during the engagement.

Updated On: 6/28/18 at 02:55 PM

The Curran Theatre itself was recently refurbished and is in great shape. The only adjustments needed are those to accommodate the play.

The whole thing about Ambassador Theatre Group running the Curran for the duration sounds a bit strange, though. The deal between ATG and the Curran makes me curious. Others can provide more insight or educated guesses.

The Curran is smaller (1,667 seats) than the Lyric, but not that much smaller. Harry Potter could run for a while at the Curran, I'm guessing, but I don't know what ATG wants to do.

I have enjoyed seeing new musicals at the Curran since its reopening, so I'll miss that if Harry Potter stays there for an extended period. But unless the Curran has cut a lousy deal, it makes financial sense.

Updated On: 6/28/18 at 04:24 PM

Ya' beat me to it. Also, I have no idea if any construction will affect the seating numbers, but I recall that, despite feeling small, the Curran has 1600-odd seats & a second balcony wheras pre-HP remodel, the massive-feeling Lyric had about 1700 (which is huge for Broadway). I believe that the stage is much smaller however.

Knowing of this rumor, last weekend when we had front row center seats for Soft Power (loved it) - I had an opportunity to peer through the pit, and it appeared to have a well-lit large trap area beneath the stage - which would, no doubt, be helpful for stage magic.

Updated On: 6/28/18 at 04:50 PM

Fosse76 said: "ACL2006 said: "Open ended run to start, then tour by Fall 2020?"

If they plan on touring that production in the Fall of 2020, that's not an open run."


According to Chicago Tribune and the Daily Mail, they are not planning to do a traditional tour for HARRY POTTER –– they're doing sit-down engagements like this one in SF. (Right after the Tonys, Chris Jones had also wrote that San Francisco was looking more likely than Chicago for HP's first sit-down.)

WICKED's San Fran sit-down did a year and a half (with ~800 more seats per night), following 2 prior engagements. I bet HP does somewhere between 2-4 years in SF, then packs up and moves somewhere else for another few years.

I think that Phantom did about four years in a sit-down in that theater and Les Miz spent at least two. (and Wicked's sit-down was after a lengthy pre-Broadway run)
My guess is 3-4 years.

Updated On: 6/28/18 at 06:31 PM

Phantom of London said: "From a city that hasn’t had a sit down since Wicked, it is suddenly going to get 2, can San Francisco handle 2 sit downs? Could the Golden Gate Theatre handle all the tours, with the Curran and the Orpheum tied up? Could A.C.T take overspill of a Broadway plays like Humans or small musicals? What happens to the Curran faithful subscribers?

Would there beanother sit down production in Chicago, if San Francisco is very successful, but where? All the theatres are very large."

Any tours of mega-productions [My Fair Lady?] will have only the Golden Gate to utilize while HP and Ham are doing sit-downs, but the Golden Gate may now be equipped to handle them. Smaller plays/musicals will have no choice except the Golden Gate, but that invariably happens on occasion [The Humans at the Orpheum]. SF theatregoers should rejoice - with some caution.

Updated On: 6/29/18 at 10:01 PM

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Updated On: 6/30/18 at 10:54 PM

charityhopevalentine2 said: "vanbrig said: "MadsonMelo, I imagine it will be viewed similar to the Hamilton Chicago sit-down production."

As a Curranator at the Curran, nothing sticks around for too long. There's usually only 3 week engagements. For example: Dear Evan Hansen is only running for 22daysand it's a smash hit. I highly doubt this will be sit down production but who knows.

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Is a Curranator a hybrid title combining "Curran curator" and "narrator"? I'm sincerely curious.

It will be sit down. Curran staff will most likely have to say goodbye to their jobs. Professionals will be in charge. A sad fact, but that's show biz.