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The Star
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Tom Felton will become Draco Malfoy again – this time, on Broadway
Tom Felton (pic) — the original Draco Malfoy from the Harry Potter movies — will slip into his old role on Broadway this winter in Harry Potter And The Cursed Child. 'Being a part of the 'Harry Potter' films has been one of the greatest honours of my life. Joining this production will be a full-circle moment for me, because when I begin performances in Cursed Child this fall, I'll also be the exact age Draco is in the play,' Felton, currently 37, said in a statement. Felton will be making his Broadway debut in the role, beginning performances at the Lyric Theatre on Nov 11 and playing through March 22, 2026. Malfoy was Potter's nemesis in the books and eight movies, but in the play, set 19 years after the events of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows , Potter's son, Albus, becomes friends with Malfoy's son, Scorpius, at Hogwarts. It will mark the first time a member of the Harry Potter film cast has joined the stage production. Felton made his West End debut in 2022, starring in 2:22 A Ghost Story, and in 2024 was in Gareth Farr's play A Child Of Science at the Bristol Old Vic. His movie credits include They Will Kill You , opposite Patricia Arquette, and Fackham Hall with Damian Lewis. – AP
Straits Times
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Actor Tom Felton to reprise Draco Malfoy role in Harry Potter And The Cursed Child on Broadway
Actor Tom Felton to reprise Draco Malfoy role in Harry Potter And The Cursed Child on Broadway NEW YORK – Tom Felton, who rose to fame as Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter film franchise (2001 to 2011), is reprising his role as the titular boy wizard's blond arch-nemesis on Broadway for a limited engagement beginning in November. The English actor will make his Broadway debut with his turn in Harry Potter And The Cursed Child –his first return to the character in 15 years – and will be in the show through March, according to a statement. Felton, 37, said in a statement on June 6 that being part of the Harry Potter films had been one of the greatest honours of his life. 'Joining this production will be a full-circle moment for me, because when I begin performances in Harry Potter And The Cursed Child this fall, I'll also be the exact age Draco is in the play,' he said. 'It's surreal to be stepping back into his shoes – and, of course, his iconic platinum blond hair. I am thrilled to be able to see his story through an d share it with the greatest fan community in the world.' Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, written by Jack Thorne from an original story by Thorne, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling and John Tiffany, debuted in 2016 in London's West End. Set 19 years after the events of Rowling's book Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows (2007), Draco is now a father, and he – along with grown-up Harry, Ron and Hermione – sends his child to Hogwarts. Alexis Soloski wrote in a 2021 review for The New York Times that after the Covid-19 pandemic forced the show to close, it returned with a shorter, streamlined story. The play, she wrote, remained 'diamond-sharp in its staging and dazzling in its visual imagination, as magical as any spell or potion'. The show's producers, Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender, said in a joint statement that Draco left an indelible impression on Harry Potter fans around the world, and Felton's return to the franchise would offer fans a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see him again. 'This moment is powerful on many levels,' they said, adding that the moment was charged with nostalgia, evolution and emotion. 'Tom's return to Hogwarts bridges generations of fans and breathes new life into a beloved story.' Since appearing in the Harry Potter films, Felton has acted in the movies Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes (2011) and A Babysitter's Guide To Monster Hunting (2020). In 2022, he released a memoir, Beyond The Wand , and made his West End debu t a s the star of 2:22 A Ghost Story (2021). NYTIMES Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
