Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to Broadway 2017? — Page 5

gypsy101 said: "MinervaMoon said: "Hamilton is big but a good majority of the U.S. population is literally oblivious to its existence. But most people know about Harry Potter, and the news of the show will spread even farther by the time plans to bring it to NY have been brought to fruition."

Are you attempting to peer into the minds of hundreds of millions of people? you cannot say that it is "literally" unknown to a "majority of the U.S. population." You would need to prescient to know whether or not they are oblivious to it.

Having a big name means basically nothing when it comes to attempting to have a hit on Broadway. Look at all the musicals based on popular movies that were unsuccessful (Little Mermaid, Legally Blonde, Christmas Story, Sister Act and the Wedding Singer come to mind from the last decade or so). Lots of shows also are successful in London and then aren't on Broadway. totally separate cultures."

You're trolling, right? You don't have to poll millions of people; a random sample size is enough. And if you've traveled outside of the NYC theatre bubble, people don't know or care. If you want to argue semantics and say that a person having read a headline or something but knowing nothing else is different from being entirely oblivious, I'm not even gonna engage with that because it's beside the point. Harry Potter is one of the highest selling book series ever written and has been around for nearly 20 years. Hamilton has barely begun to pique the interest of people not usually into theatre in the past year. It could get less than glowing reviews and people will still want to see it. And it is getting glowing reviews.  

 

I just don't know why you're still arguing it's going to bomb, aaaaaa15. The New York Times theater AND book critics both gave it glowing reviews. The negative ones are basically just critics who never liked the Harry Potter series in the first place. The excitement among fans is totally mounting. I wouldn't be surprised if the next block of tickets is actually harder to get than the first block, since now the US fans will be more active about making a trip over to see the original cast. (That's why I did it.)

Updated On: 8/1/16 at 11:32 PM

A lot of principals contract currently ends in may 2017. So unless they extend they won't be part of the next block of tickets. And are people even that caring about which cast they see? I get like some theater fans would want to see the original cast, but i feel like Harry Potter fans don't  care about the cast since no one from the movie is in it. I think to Harry potter fans it's just to see the show. With the script coming out, thoufh, maybe more people will become interested in buying he next block.

I'm surprised they released the script as well. I guess it's no unusual for a play,  think they'd want to keep most of it a mystery. 

I've been working around the country this year. California? Kentucky? Minnesota? Hamilton is hot as hell. We are talking buzz for a SHOW, and not a brand name, which is not a predictor of Broadway success and never has been. I believe this will sell out for years, but Minerva is being a troll.

Updated On: 8/2/16 at 09:14 PM

In May, but the only ones I see going away are the child actors if they grow too much, otherwise...

Updated On: 8/6/16 at 06:26 PM

Dancingthrulife2 said: "I'm doing the cancellation line in London. It's 6:48 am local time, and 13 people have already lined up in front of me. It'll probably be Hamilton-crazy when it comes to Broadway or even in London later in its run, considering how few people know a cancellation line exists now.

I think the one person per ticket rule really works in dissuading people to hire a line sitter. The rule makes the odds fair for real die-hard fans. At least the cost for a family to hire linesitters would be too nasty for most to afford. I hope Richard Rodgers can implement this rule just for the sake of fans."

Please keep us posted on your cancellation line experience! I haven't had much luck getting info on it. Some articles said you could just stroll up in the afternoon to get a ticket and... that didn't sound right.

I am wondering if the actors playing the children are actually child actors or young adult actors (say 18 to 21) who look like children.  It is hard to tell from the pictures but I would think with the very strict laws in the UK governing child actors (much more strict than Broadway) and the fact that they probably don't want to take a chance that a 13 year old playing Albus will suddenly hit his growth spurt that they would cast young looking adults in those roles.  Does anyone know for sure? 

The cancellation line is SO much better than what I expected. Although I had 13 people in front of me when I joined the line at around 7, I got my ticket only after roughly 5 hours' wait. The seat is J 12 in the orchestra (stall), 4 seats off the isle on the right and the row of mezzanine (dress circle) overhang. Fantastic view. Although I prefer to be two or three more rows up front, I really have nothing to complain. To be in the room where it happens is Christmas enough. The show is, in a word, magical, and unfortunately won't likely look good on paper. I can see how the superb acting, creative staging, and tons of magical effects won't translate well into a script for public release. If you have the chance, DON'T read the script before seeing the show because there's also something magical about the collective experience of gasping at every twist of the plot or cringing like scared Hogwarts students when things go awry. 

mikey2573 said: "I am wondering if the actors playing the children are actually child actors or young adult actors (say 18 to 21) who look like children.  It is hard to tell from the pictures but I would think with the very strict laws in the UK governing child actors (much more strict than Broadway) and the fact that they probably don't want to take a chance that a 13 year old playing Albus will suddenly hit his growth spurt that they would cast young looking adults in those roles.  Does anyone know for sure?"

Principal cast are played by actors in their young 20s, but it does make sense.

However, there child I was referring to was, i.e., the actresses playing Lily Luna and the boys playing minor roles who are considerably younger.

 

Looks like a bunch of limited view tickets are available for the May-Dec 2017 booking period.

 

Not sure how these tickets are now all-of-a-sudden available. I do know that they allow returns, so maybe people don't want to sit in restricted view seats and are managing to get better, returned seats earlier. Or maybe they are in fact cancelling tickets seen on Stubhub and other sites (though these all appear to be limited view seats, so I don't think it's too likely).