The play, which went on sale in book format on Sunday as well, has a storyline written in collaboration between Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, according to the New York Times.
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And that’s where the eighth book, called Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, comes in. “We’re really happy Harry potter isn’t going away and Harry potter is staying with a whole new generation”. Where you have everything from you know from teenage romance to even pre-teen romance to real-world situations to real-life struggles.
Major said she is an avid Harry Potter fan herself.
You’ve read that right: Wizarding World mastermind J.K. Rowling has officially announced that Harry Potter’s role in this fantastical universe has come to an end.
With the release of Cursed Child, Rowling- who turned 51 this week- confirmed the franchise is now well and truly over.
Jump ahead nine years to 2016, and now we’ve got the two-part play that not only set new preorder records with the print version of its script, but also had its run extended through December 2017 because so many people wanted tickets.
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And it won’t stop there if creator J.K. Rowling has anything to do with it.
Another spectator, 32-year-old Ashley Nottingham, said he was left speechless: ‘It’s blown away every theatrical boundary I’ve ever known’. And while Kostick said the median age was about 25, those who would have been kids when the series first began, she said there were quite a few who were younger.
That was “Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows”.
Launch the gallery at the top of the page to view more photos from the play’s press review and from the script’s bookstore release.
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Asked about Broadway plans, the author told reporters on the red carpet: “I’d love it to go wider than that. It is the most extraordinary fandom so I’m kind of not surprised they didn’t want to spoil it for each other but I’m so happy we got here without ruining it”.
