Actor Tom Felton to reprise Draco Malfoy role in Harry Potter And The Cursed Child on Broadway
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Tom Felton will make his Broadway debut with his turn in Harry Potter And The Cursed Child.
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Derrick Bryson Taylor
NEW YORK – Tom Felton, who rose to fame as Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter film franchise (2001 to 2011), is reprising his role as the titular boy wizard’s blond arch-nemesis on Broadway for a limited engagement beginning November.
The English actor will make his Broadway debut in Harry Potter And The Cursed Child – his first return to the character in 15 years – and will be in the show through March, according to a statement.
Felton, 37, said in a statement on June 6 that being part of the Harry Potter films had been one of the greatest honours of his life.
“Joining this production will be a full-circle moment for me, because when I begin performances in Harry Potter And The Cursed Child this fall, I’ll also be the exact age Draco is in the play,” he said. “It’s surreal to be stepping back into his shoes – and, of course, his iconic platinum blond hair. I am thrilled to be able to see his story through and share it with the greatest fan community in the world.”
Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, written by Jack Thorne from an original story by Thorne, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling and John Tiffany, debuted in 2016 in London’s West End.
Set 19 years after the events of Rowling’s book Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows (2007), Draco is now a father, and he – along with grown-up Harry, Ron and Hermione – sends his child to Hogwarts.
Alexis Soloski wrote in a 2021 review for The New York Times that after the Covid-19 pandemic forced the show to close, it returned with a shorter, streamlined story. The play, she wrote, remained “diamond-sharp in its staging and dazzling in its visual imagination, as magical as any spell or potion”.
The show’s producers, Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender, said in a joint statement that Draco left an indelible impression on Harry Potter fans around the world, and Felton’s return to the franchise would offer fans a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see him again.
“This moment is powerful on many levels,” they said, adding that the moment was charged with nostalgia, evolution and emotion. “Tom’s return to Hogwarts bridges generations of fans and breathes new life into a beloved story.”
Tom Felton said in a statement on June 6 that being part of the Harry Potter films had been one of the greatest honours of his life.
PHOTO: CURSEDCHILDUS/INSTAGRAM
Since appearing in the Harry Potter films, Felton has acted in the movies Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes (2011) and A Babysitter’s Guide To Monster Hunting (2020).
In 2022, he released a memoir, Beyond The Wand, and made his West End debut as the star of 2:22 A Ghost Story (2021). NYTIMES
