NEW
YORK, May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadway
Licensing Global, alongside Sonia Friedman Productions,
Colin Callender, and Harry Potter
Theatrical Productions, proudly announces that licensing for the
school edition of the award-winning and record-breaking
Broadway and West End play, Harry Potter and the Cursed
Child, is now available worldwide. The school edition is
specifically tailored for high school and secondary school
productions and can be licensed for productions beginning as early
as fall 2024.
"We are thrilled that schools now have the opportunity to bring
the magic of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to their
stages," said producers Sonia
Friedman and Colin Callender,
"and we cannot wait to see how the show comes to life at high
schools and secondary schools all over the world."
In September 2023, upon
announcement of the acquisition of the amateur licensing rights to
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, BLG began collaborating
with the original creative team of the show to adapt the script for
high school and secondary schools. This process has involved
creating a new, shorter runtime, and making the intricate staging
of the original production more accessible for school theatres. The
goal of the process was to ensure production success for any school
which licenses the show.
In addition to the license, an official production package –
including actor scripts, required music, media kit, and more – will
be shipped to schools beginning this summer, in advance of fall
productions.
"From the beginning of this partnership with the Harry Potter
and the Cursed Child team, our intention was to put
educational theatre programs first, which meant creating a version
of the show that is manageable for schools of all sizes,
budgets, and technical capabilities – and is still fun to
produce." says Ted Chapin, Interim
Chief Executive Officer of BLG.
High school and secondary school educators can license show now
by visiting: LicenseCursedChild.com.
ABOUT WIZARDING WORLD
In the years since Harry Potter was whisked from King's Cross
Station onto Platform nine and three quarters, his incredible
adventures have left a unique and lasting mark on popular culture.
Eight blockbuster films based on the original stories by J.K.
Rowling have brought the magical stories to life and today, the
Wizarding World is recognized as one of the world's best-loved
brands. Representing a vast interconnected universe, it also
includes three epic Fantastic Beasts films, Harry
Potter and the Cursed Child – the multi-award-winning
stage-play, state-of-the-art video and mobile games from Portkey
Games, innovative consumer products, thrilling live entertainment
(including four theme park lands) and insightful exhibitions, as
well as a forthcoming Harry Potter TV series.
This expanding portfolio of Warner Bros. Discovery owned
Wizarding World tours and retail also includes the flagship Harry
Potter New York, Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – the Making of
Harry Potter, Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo, and the Platform 9 ¾
retail shops.
The Wizarding World continues to evolve to provide Harry Potter
fans with fresh and exciting ways to engage. For the worldwide fan
community, and for generations to come, it welcomes everyone in to
explore and discover the magic for themselves.
WIZARDING WORLD and all related trademarks, characters, names,
and indicia are © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Publishing Rights © JKR. (s23)
ABOUT HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the first Harry Potter
story to be presented on stage and the eighth story in the Harry
Potter series, has sold over 10 million tickets worldwide since its
world premiere in London in
July 2016 and holds a record 60 major
honors, with nine Laurence Olivier Awards including Best New Play
and six Tony Awards including Best Play. The international
phenomenon has cast its spell worldwide with productions currently
running in London, New York, Hamburg, and Tokyo with a North American tour launching in
Chicago in September 2024. Based on an original story
by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, Harry Potter
and the Cursed Child is a play by Jack Thorne, directed
by John Tiffany. It's time to believe in magic again. When Harry
Potter's head-strong son Albus befriends the son of his fiercest
rival, Draco Malfoy, it sparks an unbelievable new journey for them
all—with the power to change the past and future forever. Prepare
for a mind-blowing race through time, spectacular spells, and an
epic battle, all brought to life with the most astonishing
theatrical magic ever seen on stage. "You'll be wondering 'how'd
they do that?' for days to come" (People Magazine).
ABOUT BROADWAY LICENSING GLOBAL
Broadway Licensing Global and its family of imprints (Dramatists
Play Service, Playscripts, Stageworks, and Broadway on Demand) is
the global leader in theatrical licensing and distribution. The
iconic works represented epitomize the greatest collection of
authors, composers, lyricists, and underlying rights holders across
the globe including Arthur Miller,
Tennessee Williams, Lynn Nottage,
Alan Menken, Stephen King, Elvis, the Bee-Gees, the Beatles,
and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions.
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