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MANILA, Philippines (3rd UPDATE) – The magic of Harry Potter still lives on – this time, onstage, as Harry Potter and the Cursed Child premiered at the Palace Theatre in London’s West End last July 30, Saturday.
Not to mention the script for it – the eighth Potter story – dropped in bookstores all around the world on the occasion of Harry’s and the author JK Rowling’s birthday, July 31. (WATCH: ‘Harry Potter’ is back as ‘Cursed Child’ hits bookstores around the world)
Stars hopped on the Hogwarts Express as they returned to the beloved story, witnessing (or reading about) what happened to the wizarding world of Harry Potter 19 years after the fall of Voldemort.
Rupert Grint, the movies’ Ron Weasley, dropped by a Cursed Child performance and met the Ron actor, Paul Thornley.
Professor Slughorn himself, Jim Broadbent:
Jim Broadbent – Professor Slughorn himself! – at #CursedChild with @antoboyle @sam_clemmett & @alexpriceactor. pic.twitter.com/DkBolTRfIn
— Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) August 8, 2016
Two Ginny Weasleys – on-screen and onstage – met at the Palace Theatre: Bonnie Wright and Poppy Miller.
Helena Bonham-Carter, aka Bellatrix Lestrange, met cast members, including Anthony Boyle (Scorpius Malfoy).
Emma Watson met the actress playing her character, Hermione – Noma Dumezweni – during the preview shows – as seen in photos posted on July 8:
Hermione – that is, Emma – meets her nephew Albus Severus Potter (Sam Clemmett) and his best friend, Scorpius Malfoy (Anthony Boyle).
The crew of the Enterprise (that’s some cast members of Star Trek Beyond) dropped by, too:
The red carpet of the gala premiere show was a star-studded affair with personalities like Imogen Heap (the play’s music composer and arranger), Andrew Scott, Stephen Mangan, and London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
Actor and singer-songwriter Darren Criss, a longtime Potter fan himself who created the musical A Very Potter Musical, quipped that Cursed Child would be the first Harry Potter book he didn’t buy with his parents’ money.
#HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild will be the first HP book I buy that wasn’t purchased with my parents’ money. #AdultLyfe
— Darren Criss (@DarrenCriss) July 31, 2016
Darren’s former Glee castmate, Chris Colfer, also had a case of Pottermania:
It’s a good day. #HarryPotter pic.twitter.com/RRPVu0D1QF
— Chris Colfer (@chriscolfer) July 31, 2016
Pitch Perfect star Rebel Wilson, who is performing in Guys and Dolls at the Phoenix Theatre (also in London’s West End) helped promote Cursed Child during the preview shows.
If you can magically get tickets, please see HARRY POTTER in the West End. So brilliant & imaginative! pic.twitter.com/cZ3nnd3uz4
— Rebel Wilson (@RebelWilson) June 25, 2016
Social media personality Nicholas Megalis celebrated Harry’s birthday, with of course, a fresh copy of the Cursed Child book.
Happy Birthday, Harry. #cursedchild pic.twitter.com/GHanwbwbYt
— NICHOLAS MEGALIS (@nicholasmegalis) July 31, 2016
Smash star and theater actor Andy Mientus is clearly excited to see Cursed Child (wearing that Snapchat filter), which is “sooner” than his wedding to fellow actor Michael Arden.
My wedding is soon but my trip to #CursedChild is soonerpic.twitter.com/Vd1AOxaWBi
— Andy Mientus (@andymientus) July 31, 2016
YouTuber Ricky Dillon wanted to get a copy of the book “ASAP.”
I need to get Harry Potter and the cursed child ASAP
— Ricky Dillon (@RickyPDillon) July 31, 2016
Stars like Saab Magalona cast the Summoning Charm, “Accio,” to get a copy of the Cursed Child book/script.
Have you read the Cursed Child book yet? What do you think about it? Let us know in the comments. – Rappler.com
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