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J.K. Rowling is the author of the seven Harry Potter novels, which have sold over 450 million copies and have been translated into 79 languages, and three companion books originally published for charity. She has also written The Casual Vacancy, a novel for adults, and, under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, is the author of the Cormoran Strike crime series, which have been adapted as a major new television series for BBC One, produced by Bronte Film and Television. J.K. Rowling also made her screenwriting debut in 2016 with the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a further extension of the Wizarding World and the start of a new five-film series.

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Harry Potter and the Cursed ChildHarry Potter and the Cursed Child
 
[Broadway, 2018]
Original Story
Harry Potter and the Cursed ChildHarry Potter and the Cursed Child
 
[West End, 2016]
Original Story

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Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group Appoints Louise Hughes as Chief Operating Photo
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group Appoints Louise Hughes as Chief Operating Officer

 Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group has announced the appointment of Louise Hughes as its new Chief  Operating Officer (COO). Learn more about Hughes here!
Video: New HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Cast Takes Its First Broadway Bow Photo
Video: New HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Cast Takes Its First Broadway Bow

The new cast of witches and wizards of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway took their first bows on Broadway this week! See video of their first curtain call!
Harry Potter Read-a-thon Launches to Support Bungay's Fisher Theatre Photo
Harry Potter Read-a-thon Launches to Support Bungay's Fisher Theatre

More than 70 volunteers have begun a Harry Potter read-a-thon to raise £10,000 for The Fisher Theatre in Bungay, Suffolk. The Great Harry Potter Marathon involves reading every book in J.K. Rowling’s famed series—over one million words across 3,407 pages—spanning 120 hours.
Broadway Buying Guide: October 28, 2024- Fall in Love with ROMEO + JULIET Photo
Broadway Buying Guide: October 28, 2024- Fall in Love with ROMEO + JULIET

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, October 28, 2024.
Photos: New Cast Joins HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD in London Photo
Photos: New Cast Joins HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD in London

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will welcome its new cast who take to the stage for their first performances at the Palace Theatre this week. Check out all new photos here!
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Offer $25 Tickets Through Digital Scavenger Hunt Photo
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Offer $25 Tickets Through Digital Scavenger Hunt

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is hosting a digital scavenger hunt, in which a handful of $25 tickets will be hidden throughout the show's ticketing site. Learn more about how to find the tickets, and learn about the production!
Matthew James Thomas and More Will Join HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Photo
Matthew James Thomas and More Will Join HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD

All new cast members are joining the Broadway company of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, beginning performances at New York's Lyric Theatre on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. Learn more about the cast here!
Review: HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD National Tour Premiere Photo
Review: HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD National Tour Premiere

HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD is three hours of nostalgia-fueled, utterly captivating theater...with heaps of stage magic. The Chicago engagement marks the national tour debut of the eighth installment in J.K. Rowling’s HARRY POTTER series.
Terence Rattigan's SUMMER 1954 Opens at Theatre Royal Bath in October Prior to a UK T Photo
Terence Rattigan's SUMMER 1954 Opens at Theatre Royal Bath in October Prior to a UK Tour

Multiple award winners Siân Phillips, Nathaniel Parker and Lolita Chakrabarti lead an ensemble cast directed by James Dacre performing Terence Rattigan’s most personal one act masterpieces Table Number Seven (from Separate Tables) and The Browning Version, which are paired for the first time to capture one quietly momentous evening seventy years ago. Together, they present Rattigan as one of the great twentieth century chroniclers of the paradoxes of the human heart. 
FEATURE: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS JAPAN BRINGS ADO AND ZOMBIES TOGETHER! HALLOWEEN MADNESS T Photo
FEATURE: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS JAPAN BRINGS ADO AND ZOMBIES TOGETHER! HALLOWEEN MADNESS THAT NEVER STOPS

​​​​​​​Universal Studios Japan’s 2024 Halloween event: In the daytime, you'll party with cute Pokémon and experience the exciting stage performance that goes far beyond your imagination! At night, Commander Ado and her 'Security Force' make their grand debut. You won't just be screaming as zombies close in on you, you'll also be diving into a new, hair-raising whirlpool of fear! Then, you can revitalize yourself by dancing with the zombies! Plus, with 'Resident Evil,' 'Chainsaw Man,' and 'Hami-Kuma,' this year's Halloween lineup will bring unpredictable excitement all day long!
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特é：USJでAdoééとゾン"に挑む！昼も夜も止まらないハロウィーン®熱狂

ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン ハロウィーン・イベント2024：昼、かわいいポケモンたちのパーティでは、想像をはるかに超える激アツのステージにシビレまくり！夜は”Ado”が隊長の“治安部隊”が初登場。迫りくるゾンビに絶叫…だけでなく、自ら恐怖の渦にダイブする新体験にゾクゾク！からの、ゾンビと踊って超スッキリ!!さらにバイオハザード™もハミクマも…今年のハロウィーンは、一日中すべてが予測不能！
Interview: Scarlett Strallen Talks A GRAND SUITE FROM HARRY POTTER with Boston Pops Photo
Interview: Scarlett Strallen Talks A GRAND SUITE FROM HARRY POTTER with Boston Pops

Stage performer and concert artist Scarlett Strallen – a favorite in London’s West End for her leading roles in “Mary Poppins,” “A Chorus Line,” and “HMS Pinafore,” and on Broadway in “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” and “Travesties” – made such an impression in her debut appearance with conductor Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops in “Broadway Today! Broadway’s Modern Masters” earlier this year that she’s already been asked back.
New Cast Members to Join HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Photo
New Cast Members to Join HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD

New cast members will join the Company of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child from 15 October 2024. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
Critics & Fans Give Tepid Response to J.K Rowling TERF Play at Edinburgh Fringe Photo
Critics & Fans Give Tepid Response to J.K Rowling TERF Play at Edinburgh Fringe

TERF - the play taking on J.K. Rowling for remarks deemed by many to be transphobic, was one of the most buzzed about shows heading into the festival. The production received mainstream press in outlets around the globe. What did audiences and critics think?
Broadway Buying Guide: August 19, 2024- Final Weeks to See CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL Photo
Broadway Buying Guide: August 19, 2024- Final Weeks to See CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, August 19, 2024.
Broadway Buying Guide: August 12, 2024- See the New Cast of HADESTOWN Photo
Broadway Buying Guide: August 12, 2024- See the New Cast of HADESTOWN

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, August 12, 2024.
Broadway Buying Guide: August 5, 2024- See Robert Downey Jr.'s Debut in MCNEAL Photo
Broadway Buying Guide: August 5, 2024- See Robert Downey Jr.'s Debut in MCNEAL

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, August 5, 2024.
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Celebrates 8th Anniversary at the Palace Theatre Photo
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Celebrates 8th Anniversary at the Palace Theatre

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is celebrating its 8th anniversary at London’s Palace Theatre today, 30 July 2024, where it is currently booking until 6 April 2025.
Review: FRINGE FESTIVAL 2024: FINAL ROUNDUP at Toronto Fringe Photo
Review: FRINGE FESTIVAL 2024: FINAL ROUNDUP at Toronto Fringe

The Toronto Fringe’s 12-day extravaganza has concluded! Over 40,000 tickets were sold to 76 different shows around the city, from companies both local and international. With plenty of free arts programming at the Fringe Tent behind the Tranzac Club, the Fringe is a thrilling glimpse into the future of Toronto theatre.
Broadway Buying Guide: July 22, 2024- Long-Running Hits Dominate with Summer Tourists Photo
Broadway Buying Guide: July 22, 2024- Long-Running Hits Dominate with Summer Tourists

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, July 22, 2024.
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How many shows has J.K. Rowling written?

J.K. Rowling has written 1 shows including Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Both Parts (Original Story).

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