Video: J.K. Rowling visits Broadway cast of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'

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J.K. Rowling took the opportunity this week to visit the Broadway cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child leading up to the production's opening day this Sunday.

The Harry Potter author surprised the creative team at the Lyric Theatre on Thursday, greeted some of the actors, including the original Jamie Parker (Harry Potter), Noma Dumezweni (Hermione Granger) and Paul Thornley (Ron Weasley), and posed for photos with the crew. That can be watched below.

I've just walked around the refurbished Lyric theatre for the first time and laugh-cried quite a lot. It's so beautiful. I can't believe we're on Broadway. #CursedChildNYC pic.twitter.com/q8TxCmZ4yY

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 19, 2018

.@jk_rowling “laugh-cried quite a lot” on her first visit to the refurbished @lyricbroadway theatre earlier this week. pic.twitter.com/7swg9k0b3X

— Cursed Child NYC (@HPPlayNYC) April 21, 2018

SnitchSeeker will be live on the red carpet for the opening of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway this Sunday afternoon. Keep an eye on our social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, for updates as a slew of celebrities - including some Harry Potter alumni and Fantastic Beasts films' cast members - stop by for the grand opening in New York City!

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.

Seven members of the Original West End Company reunite on stage for the Broadway premiere: Jamie Parker (Harry Potter), Noma Dumezweni (Hermione Granger) and Paul Thornley (Ron Weasley) with Poppy Miller (Ginny Potter), Sam Clemmett (Albus Potter), Alex Price (Draco Malfoy) and Anthony Boyle (Scorpius Malfoy). They are joined by David Abeles, Brian Abraham, Shirine Babb, Jess Barbagallo, Olivia Bond, Stephen Bradbury, Lauren Nicole Cipoletti, Will Coombs, Joshua De Jesus, Jessie Fisher, Richard Gallagher, Susan Heyward, Geraldine Hughes, Edward James Hyland, Byron Jennings, Katie Kreisler, Joey LaBrasca, Andrew Long, Landon Maas, Kathryn Meisle, Angela Reed, Dave Register, Adeola Role, James Romney, Nathan Salstone, Malika Samuel, Alanna Saunders, Brooklyn Shuck, David St. Louis, Stuart Ward, Madeline Weinstein, Alex Weisman and Benjamin Wheelwright playing a variety of characters.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child features movement by Steven Hoggett, a 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, music supervision & arrangements by Martin Lowe. US Casting by Jim Carnahan, CSA. UK Casting by Julia Horan, CDG.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions.

Tickets for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway are available at the Lyric Theatre's physical box office in Manhattan (the easiest way to get tickets), as well as online through ticketmaster.com and todaytix.com.

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Harry Potter on Broadway. didnt think this is what it would look like but hey im laugh-crying a lot too that its actually happening

also i am so HAPPY that JKR is back to her ginger roots. ROCK THE RED JO!!