Harry Potter and The Cursed Child at Eccles Theater

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child North American Tour

The incredible set design takes theater goers back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Once the curtains open, everyone is blasted with an air of familiarity that is unmatched by any of the other productions on tour or on Broadway. There's kind of an adjustment phase to get used to seeing other actors giving life to some of these beloved roles. J.K. Rowling herself admitted when she first saw Harry Potter and The Cursed Child LIVE it was emotional for her to see Professor Snape, the character, with his back to the crowd and expecting to see the late Alan Rickman's face when he turned around. There could be those heavily emotional moments for you as well on this Saturday night if you're a big fan of the movies.

Thankfully at one point, the story being told on stage and the way that the stage itself is set up it helps fans to adapt their eyes a bit. That way, when you get to the main part of the plot, you're looking at "Harry Potter" as the character without expecting to see Daniel Radcliffe. You have to know, that you're in for a roller coaster of nerves and feelings with Harry Potter and The Cursed Child. This ride is much more exciting than anything that you can be a part of at Universal Studios. Perhaps what makes this production so impactful is that it remains faithful to the tone of the source material. It would've been a complete mistake to try and make this into a corny musical to go up against something like The Lion King. Most crowds would've seen right through it. Harry Potter isn't a musically led movie and therefore, a story within this world on stage shouldn't be either. The North American Tour production continues the legacy of the original Broadway show, which won 6 Tony Awards including Best Play, featuring groundbreaking theatrical magic and illusions that bring the wizarding world to life.

It's essential to pick the right seat for this show at Delta Hall at The George S. And Dolores Dore Eccles Theater. They put a lot of work into that background to make crowds feel that they are truly getting on a train at Platform 9 at Kings' Cross for you to be blind to those details! Finding a place toward the middle of the theater in a row that's maybe a bit higher up could be ideal. The state-of-the-art 2,500-seat venue offers excellent sightlines throughout, making sure you won't miss any of the magical moments during the 2 hour 55 minute performance (with one intermission). People are dying to see Harry Potter and The Cursed Child LIVE! Do not be one of those fans who missed out because they couldn't hit the get tickets link fast enough. Do it now; worry about everything else later.