To herald the arrival of the Tony Award winning, smash-hit theatrical phenomenon Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to the San Francisco Bay Area, the production is holding a citywide Cursed Child Challenge on Friday, November 29 - just two days before the show marks its official opening at the Curran Theater.
Up to five contest winners will each be awarded a once-in-a-lifetime prize package that includes a pair of front row tickets to Opening Day (Parts One and Two) at the Curran Theater on Sunday, December 1, as well as dinner between Parts and a copy of The Journey: Behind the Scenes of the Award-Winning Stage Production signed by the San Francisco cast.
Beginning at 11:00 AM PST on Friday, November 29, the Cursed Child Challenge will kick off with three tasks announced via the production's official social media channels (Facebook/Instagram: @CursedChildUS, Twitter: @CursedChildSF) that will direct clever participants to iconic San Francisco locales. Once there, participants are asked to take a selfie and post to their social media channels using the hashtag #CursedChildSF. The first five players to complete all three tasks will be crowned champions and win the exclusive prize package described above.
For more information, fans should follow the production's official social media channels (Facebook/Instagram: @CursedChildUS, Twitter: @CursedChildSF) and keep watch for the tasks to be dispatched this Friday, November 29 at 11:00 AM PST.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling,
Jack Thorne and
John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a new play by
Jack Thorne, directed by
John Tiffany.
Receiving universal acclaim for its breathtaking magic and stage wizardry, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the most awarded play in theatre history, winning 25 major U.S. awards, including six Tony Awards with one of those for Best Play. It also won 24 major theatre awards in the U.K. and is the most awarded show in the history of Britain's Olivier Awards, winning a record-breaking nine awards including Best New Play.
Tickets are currently on sale through June 20, 2020, at
HarryPotterOnStage.com and in-person at the Curran Theater box office. The box office hours are Tuesday through Saturday 12-8 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m.-7 p.m. (closed Monday).
The San Francisco cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child includes
John Skelley as Harry Potter,
Angela Reed as Ginny Potter, and
Benjamin Papac as their son Albus Potter;
David Abeles as Ron Weasley,
Yanna McIntosh as Hermione Granger, and
Folami Williams as their daughter Rose Granger-Weasley;
Lucas Hall as Draco Malfoy and
Jon Steiger as his son Scorpius Malfoy.
They are joined by
Theo Allyn,
William Bednar-Carter,
Natalia Bingham,
Ebony Blake,
Melanie Brezill,
Shannon Cochran,
Elijah Cooper, Irving Dyson Jr.,
Kita Grayson,
Logan James Hall,
Abbi Hawk,
Corey Hedy,
Tyler Patrick Hennessy,
Kyle Hines,
Nathan Hosner,
Nicholas Hyland,
Charles Janasz,
Katherine Leask,
Joel Leffert,
Andrew Long,
Lily Mojekwu,
Emily Juliette Murphy,
Steve O'Connell,
Erik Evan Olson,
Christian Pedersen,
Julian Rozzell, Jr.,
Natalie Adele Schroeder,
Tuck Sweeney,
Geoffrey Wade,
Lauren Zakrin, and
Brittany Zeinstra playing a variety of characters.
Ms. McIntosh and Ms. Murphy are appearing with the support of
Actors' Equity Association. The producers gratefully acknowledge
Actors' Equity Association for its assistance to this production.
In addition to the U.S. West Coast production in San Francisco, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is now playing at the Palace Theatre in London, where it received its world premiere in July 2016; at the Lyric Theatre in New York, where it opened on Broadway in April 2018; and at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne, where it opened in February 2019. Upcoming productions also include the German premiere, the first non-English language production, at the Mehr! Theater am Großmarkt in Hamburg in spring of 2020, and the sixth production of the smash hit play will open at the
Ed Mirvish Theatre in Toronto later that year.
It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn't much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband, and the father of three school-age children.
While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child features movement by
Steven Hoggett, set by
Christine Jones, costumes by
Katrina Lindsay, music & arrangements by
Imogen Heap, lighting by
Neil Austin, sound by
Gareth Fry, illusions & magic by
Jamie Harrison, music supervision & arrangements by
Martin Lowe. Casting by
Jim Carnahan, CSA.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is produced by
Sonia Friedman Productions,
Colin Callender and
Harry Potter Theatrical Productions.
TICKET INFORMATION
Booking Period
Tickets are currently on sale through June 20, 2020, at HarryPotterOnStage.com and in person at the Curran Theater box office. The box office hours are Tuesday through Saturday 12-8 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m.-7 p.m. (closed Monday).
Ticket Prices
Tickets for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child range from $59 to $199 per part with premium seats available for all performances. Standard service fees apply.
Friday Forty
Every Friday at 1 p.m. PT, tickets for performances the following week are made available to fans for some of the very best seats in the theater at $40 ($20 per Part). These tickets are known as the "Friday Forty" and are only be available via the official website HarryPotterOnStage.com, TodayTix.com, or the TodayTix App.
To win access to purchase the "Friday Forty" tickets, fans can enter via Today Tix from Monday 12:01 a.m. PT until Friday 1 p.m. PT for the following week's performances. Winners are notified each Friday between 1 p.m. PT and 5 p.m. PT.
TodayTix is an international ticketing platform on a mission to redefine the way people see theater. Through effortless access to the best shows, insightful guidance to the artistic landscape, and thoughtful service at each moment along the way, TodayTix enables culture loves to discover the best that their city has to offer.
Performance Schedule
The regular performance schedule is:
Monday - no performance
Tuesday - no performance
Wednesday - 2 p.m. Part One & 7:30 p.m. Part Two
Thursday - 7:30 p.m. Part One
Friday - 7:30 p.m. Part Two
Saturday - 2 p.m. Part One & 7:30 p.m. Part Two
Sunday - 1 p.m. Part One & 6:30 p.m. Part Two
The schedule for some holiday weeks varies from the regular schedule.
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