The eighth story in the Harry Potter saga, set 19 years after the original series. Albus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy navigate friendship, legacy, and time travel in a play packed with jaw-dropping stage magic.
“I read the script and was meh. Seeing it live is a COMPLETELY different experience. The magic effects had my 10-year-old convinced it was real wizardry.”A GUEST · 7,400 RESPONSES
the stage magic is genuinely mind-blowing.
how did they DO that (you will say this 20 times).
Scorpius steals the show.
surprisingly emotional for a 'franchise play'.
condensed one-show version is much better paced.
the time-travel plot is messy.
feels like fan fiction in spots.
very long at 3.5 hours.
doesn't fully work if you're not a Potter fan.
non-HP fans (too much assumed knowledge). very young kids (long runtime, some dark moments). people who hated the Cursed Child book.
Tom Felton's return as Draco Malfoy has revitalized the show's box office, more than doubling weekly grosses since November 2025. The production is riding high on nostalgia and star power, consistently holding the #1 Broadway gross spot while approaching its milestone as the third-longest-running play in Broadway history.
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