Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
welcomes fans of the Wizarding World to
San Francisco for a Hogwarts [H]ouse homecoming
October 23–24, 2019
All Gryffindors, Hufflepuffs, Ravenclaws, and Slytherins are invited to enter for the chance to purchase tickets at $20 per [p]art, plus access to their [H]ouse’s exclusive preshow party, for the very first performance at the Curran Theater [sic]
Producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender announced today that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will host a Hogwarts [H]ouse homecoming in San Francisco on October 23 and 24, 2019, welcoming fans of the Wizarding World to the very first performance at the Curran Theater [sic]. Special preshow celebrations will take place on Wednesday, October 23 at four secret venues near the Curran Theater [sic], where Gryffindors, Hufflepuffs, Ravenclaws, and Slytherins will gather with fellow fans at Hogwarts [H]ouse-themed parties before attending the very first performance of the West Coast production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Fans are invited to enter their [H]ouse’s drawing via TodayTix or the official website, HarryPotterOnStage.com/Homecoming, for the chance to purchase tickets for $40 ($20 per [p]art) for consecutive performances on Wednesday, October 23 (Part One) and Thursday October 24 (Part Two), plus access to their [H]ouse’s exclusive preshow party on Wednesday, October 23. Entries will be accepted until Friday, October 11, at 1 p.m. PST [sic], and winners will be notified shortly thereafter. Winners are able to purchase a maximum of two tickets for both Part One and Part Two in one transaction. Offer valid to U.S. [r]esidents only.
To discover their Hogwarts [H]ouse, fans can take part in the reimagined Sorting Ceremony by creating a Wizarding Passport on the Wizarding World app (available from the App Store and on Google Play) or by visiting WizardingWorld.com. The app is currently only available in the UK, [the] US, Australia, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child begins preview performances on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, and the official opening is Sunday, December 1, 2019, at the Curran Theater [sic] (445 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94102). Tickets are currently on sale through June 20, 2020, at HarryPotterOnStage.com or in-person at the Curran Theater [sic] box office. Prior to the start of performances, box office hours will be Tuesday through Saturday 12–8 p.m. (closed Sunday and Monday).
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a new play by Jack Thorne, directed by John Tiffany.
Receiving universal acclaim for its breathtaking magic and stage wizardry, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the most awarded play in theatre history, winning 25 major U.S. awards, including six Tony Awards with one of those for Best Play. It also won 24 major theatre awards in the U.K. and is the most awarded show in the history of Britain’s Olivier Awards, winning a record-breaking nine awards including Best New Play.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is now playing at the Palace Theatre in London, where it received its world premiere in July 2016; at the Lyric Theatre in New York, where it opened on Broadway in April 2018; and at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne, where it opened on February 2019. In addition to the U.S. West Coast premiere in San Francisco later this year, upcoming productions also include the German premiere, the first non-English[-]language production, at the Mehr! Theater am Großmarkt in Hamburg in the spring of 2020, and the sixth production of the smash[-]hit play will open at the Ed Mirvish Theatre in Toronto later that year.
It was always difficult being Harry Potter, and it isn’t much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband, and the father of three school-age children.
While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son, Albus, must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child features movement by Steven Hoggett, set by Christine Jones, costumes by Katrina Lindsay, music & arrangements by Imogen Heap, lighting by Neil Austin, sound by Gareth Fry, illusions & magic by Jamie Harrison, [and] music supervision & arrangements by Martin Lowe. Casting by Jim Carnahan, CSA.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions.
TICKET INFORMATION
Booking Period
Tickets are currently on sale through June 20, 2020, at HarryPotterOnStage.com or in person at the Curran Theater [sic] box office. Prior to the start of performances, box office hours will be Tuesday through Saturday 12–8 p.m. (closed Sunday and Monday).
Ticket Prices
Tickets for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child range from $59 to $199 per part with premium seats available for all performances. Standard service fees apply.
Friday Forty
Every Friday at 1 p.m. PT, tickets for performances the following week will be made available to fans for some of the very best seats in the theater at $40 ($20 per [p]art). These tickets are known as the “Friday Forty” and will only be available via the official website, HarryPotterOnStage.com, TodayTix.com or the TodayTix App.
To win access to purchase the “Friday Forty” tickets, fans can enter via Today Tix [sic] from Monday 12:01 a.m. PT until Friday 1 p.m. PT for the following week’s performances. Winners will be notified each Friday between 1 p.m. PT and 5 p.m. PT.
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Performance Schedule
Previews will begin with Part One on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, and Part Two on Thursday, October 24, 2019, and the Official Opening performances of Parts [sic] One and Part Two will be on Sunday, December 1, 2019.
The schedule for preview performances and some holiday weeks varies from the regular schedule.
From November 20, 2019, the regular performance schedule will be:
Monday – no performance
Tuesday – no performance
Wednesday – 2 p.m. Part One & 7:30 p.m. Part Two
Thursday – 7:30 p.m. Part One
Friday – 7:30 p.m. Part Two
Saturday – 2 p.m. Part One & 7:30 p.m. Part Two
Sunday – 1 p.m. Part One & 6:30 p.m. Part Two
