The Broadway incarnation has had two years to build momentum and hype, helped by the fact that the Cursed Child script led book sales in the United States in 2016, with more than 4 million copies sold. It may not bring home as many trophies at this year’s Tony Awards, but it’s practically a shoo-in for best new play. ![]() But the two-part, five-hour behemoth that became a blockbuster in London in 2016 and won nine Olivier Awards in 2017 is working its incandescent magic on American audiences. Not all theatrical extravaganzas transfer from London to New York, or vice versa, with winning results. But it could also be the thunderous applause of 1,622 Potter fans and their pals taking in the new Broadway production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. ![]() That sound you hear coming from the newly renovated Lyric Theatre might be the incantations of wizards casting spells.
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