Tom Felton to Reprise Draco Malfoy Role in Broadway's 'Cursed Child'
- Tom Felton will make his Broadway debut reprising his role as Draco Malfoy in the New York production of the sequel stage play continuing the Harry Potter saga, beginning a 19-week engagement at the Lyric Theatre starting November 11, 2025.
- Felton’s involvement marks the first time an original Harry Potter film actor has joined the stage production, which first premiered in London’s West End in 2016 before debuting on Broadway two years later.
- Set nearly two decades following the conclusion of the original story, the play has attracted more than 10 million ticket sales globally, establishing itself as Broadway's top-earning non-musical production.
- Felton described his involvement in the Harry Potter movies as a deeply meaningful experience and called joining the play a "full-circle moment," noting that he will be the same age as Draco when he starts performing in *Cursed Child*.
- Tickets for Felton's performances have a presale starting June 10 at 11 a.m. ET and will go on general sale on June 12 at 11 a.m. ET, offering fans early access to his Broadway debut.
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By Amarachi Orie, CNN British actor Tom Felton, best known for playing Draco Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” film franchise, is reprising his role as the arrogant antagonist, but this time on stage. Felton announced his role in the Broadway production of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” on Instagram Thursday in a joint post with the official Harry Potter and Harry Potter on Broadway Instagram pages. In a joint Instagram reel captioned “Guess who…
Tom Felton accepts what Daniel Radcliffe can't: Harry Potter will always define him
The news that Tom Felton is to reprise the part of Hogwarts villain Draco Malfoy in the Broadway run of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has led some to wonder whether the “curse” in the title might, in fact, apply to the 37-year-old actor.Alone among the Harry Potter cast who achieved mega-fame while still of school-going age in the early 2000s, there is a sense Felton is trapped in the Potterverse, never to escape. It’s as if the grudge-beari…
"The circle is closing for me," says Tom Felton, who played Draco Malfoy in the film series, about his upcoming Broadway debut.
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