Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has set the company for its eighth year on Broadway, taking over at the Lyric Theatre on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. Tom Felton stays on as Draco Malfoy through January 3, 2027, and Rupert Grint follows him from the films into the play as Ron Weasley from February 2.
The new company leaves the play's central families largely where they were. John Skelley stays on as Harry Potter and Emmet Smith as his son Albus, while Rachel Christopher continues as Hermione Granger opposite Janae Hammond as her daughter, Rose Granger-Weasley. Kristen Martin also remains as Delphi Diggory.
Two principals are new from November 10. Jocelyn Maher makes her Broadway debut as Ginny Potter, and Matt Harrington arrives from the North American tour to play Ron Weasley through January 31, 2027.
The Malfoys change hands in stages over the winter. Felton, Draco in the Harry Potter films, plays the role through January 3 alongside Aidan Close as his son Scorpius. From January 5 the part passes to Ben Thys, who created Draco on the North American tour, and at that same performance Erik Christopher Peterson, a veteran of the Broadway company, returns as Scorpius for a four-week engagement ending January 31.
February 2 brings the second turnover. Grint, who played Ron across the film series, begins a limited run in the role that is scheduled through May 30, 2027, and Cody Combs makes his Broadway debut the same night as Scorpius Malfoy.
New to the ensemble are Josh Bates, Markcus Blair, Danny Bó, Casey Butler, Erin Chupinsky, Lauryn Hayes, Jennifer Thiessen and Timmy Thompson. Bates, Blair, Bó and Thompson join Maher and Combs as the six members of the company making their Broadway debuts.
Continuing with the production are Chadd Alexander, John Alix, Logan Becker, Darby Breedlove, Megan Byrne, Ted Deasy, Gary-Kayi Fletcher, Alexis Gordon, Logan James Hall, Chance Marshaun Hill, Jamie Jackson, Jay Mack, Bradley Patchett, Dan Plehal, Allie Re, Gabrielle Reid, Will Rhem Jr., Maren Searle, Tom Stephens, Khadija Tariyan and Baylen Thomas.
The company inherits a run with few equals among straight plays. Guinness World Records lists it as the highest-grossing non-musical play in Broadway history, with more than $532 million in sales and upward of 4.1 million tickets sold, and it now ranks third among the longest-running plays Broadway has seen. Across all its productions it has sold more than 14 million tickets since the world premiere in London in July 2016, and its haul of awards includes six Tonys and nine Oliviers, Best Play and Best New Play among them.
Jack Thorne wrote the play from an original story he devised with J.K. Rowling and John Tiffany, who directs. Set years after the novels, it follows Albus as an unlikely friendship with Draco's son draws Harry, Ron and Hermione back together and puts both the past and the future at stake. The creative team comprises Steven Hoggett (movement), Christine Jones (set), Katrina Lindsay (costumes), Imogen Heap (music and arrangements), Neil Austin (lighting), Gareth Fry (sound), Jamie Harrison (illusions and magic) and Martin Lowe (music supervision and arrangements), with US casting by Jim Carnahan, CSA. The producers are Sonia Friedman Productions, Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions.
Tickets for the Lyric Theatre run are on sale now.
