“The book itself is really something special”, said Chris Hall, co-owner of McNally Robinson Booksellers.
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This will be a different kind of Potter publishing event.
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – Parts One and Two” is the script for the play by Jack Thorne, based on an original story written by himself as well as Rowling and director John Tiffany.
Of course, putting together a second production would take time: to find the right NY theatre (the Palace is the ideal London home); the right cast; not to mention to allow director John Tiffany and his team of designers, Christine Jones and Katrina Lindsay, composer Imogen Heap, movement director Steven Hoggett and others to coordinate their schedules.
The storyline follows Harry Potter’s son Albus, as he enters Hogwarts for his first year and begins to deal with the expectations that come from following in the footsteps of his famous father.
Rowling has long insisted there will be no new Harry Potter novels, so excitement about the new stage story is stratospherically high.
The victor was the lightning-shaped scar on Potter’s forehead. Book sellers are confidently predicting it will be the top seller of 2016.
‘We knew from the first preview that the piece was on the right track, ‘ Callender added, though a lot of fine-tuning has been done since then.
“People grew up on ‘Harry Potter, ‘ and it’s very nostalgic”, he says.
The party will feature a “Muggles Share Their Memories Wall”.
People across the country are dusting off their wands and cloaks as they prepare for the newest Harry Potter release this weekend.
Barnes and Noble said in a statement that “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” was the US company’s most pre-ordered book since 2007′s “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” – the final book in the original series.
The poll was made open to 9 years old children, to 30 years old young adults.
Official price for the 320-page book is $29.99.
S. Derrickson Moore may be reached at 575-541-5450, [email protected] or @derricksonmoore on Twitter. Both parts are meant to be seen in order on the same day (matinee and evening) or on two consecutive evenings.
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Patrick Burchett, marketing manager at Joseph-Beth, said festivities will start at 10 p.m.
