<P> The production began previews on 16 March 2018, officially opening on 22 April at the Lyric Theatre . Clemmett, Boyle, Dumezweni, Miller, Parker, Price and Thornley reprised their roles, from the West End . The theatre removed 400 seats from the auditorium and moved the entrance to 43rd Street . The production is produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, Sir Colin Callender, and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions . Tickets initially went on sale through Ticketmaster Verified Fan on 18 October 2017, for performances from 16 March through 18 November 2018 . The New York Times estimates that it is the most expensive non-musical Broadway play ever, incurring $68 million in opening costs . </P> <P> On 24 October 2017, the Michael Cassel Group announced that it will be producing the Australian premiere of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child . The production will begin performances early 2019 in Melbourne's Princess Theatre . Sale of tickets to the general public is scheduled to commence 6 August 2018 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Character </Th> <Th> Original West End Cast (2016--2017) </Th> <Th> Original Broadway Cast (2018) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Harry Potter </Th> <Td_colspan="2"> Jamie Parker </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ron Weasley </Th> <Td_colspan="2"> Paul Thornley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hermione Granger </Th> <Td_colspan="2"> Noma Dumezweni </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ginny Potter </Th> <Td_colspan="2"> Poppy Miller </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Draco Malfoy </Th> <Td_colspan="2"> Alex Price </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Albus Severus Potter </Th> <Td_colspan="2"> Sam Clemmett </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Scorpius Malfoy </Th> <Td_colspan="2"> Anthony Boyle </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rose Granger - Weasley </Th> <Td> Cherrelle Skeete </Td> <Td> Susan Heyward </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Young Hermione </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Delphi Diggory </Th> <Td> Esther Smith </Td> <Td> Jessie Fisher </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Craig Bowker Jr . </Th> <Td> Jeremy Ang Jones </Td> <Td> Joshua DeJesus </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Moaning Myrtle </Th> <Td> Annabel Baldwin </Td> <Td> Lauren Nicole Cipoletti </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lily Potter Sr . </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Polly Chapman </Th> <Td> Claudia Grant </Td> <Td> Madeline Weinstein </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Vernon Dursley </Th> <Td> Paul Bentall </Td> <Td> Byron Jennings </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Severus Snape </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lord Voldemort </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rubeus Hagrid </Th> <Td> Chris Jarman </Td> <Td> Brian Abraham </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Sorting Hat </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Yann Fredericks </Th> <Td> James Le Lacheur </Td> <Td> Jess Barbagallo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Petunia Dursley </Th> <Td> Helena Lymbery </Td> <Td> Kathryn Meisle </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Madam Hooch </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Dolores Umbridge </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Amos Diggory </Th> <Td> Barry McCarthy </Td> <Td> Edward James Hyland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Albus Dumbledore </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Trolley Witch </Th> <Td> Sandy McDade </Td> <Td> Geraldine Hughes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Minerva McGonagall </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cedric Diggory </Th> <Td> Tom Milligan </Td> <Td> Benjamin Wheelwright </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> James Sirius Potter </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> James Potter Sr . </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Dudley Dursley </Th> <Td> Jack North </Td> <Td> Joey LaBrasca </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Karl Jenkins </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Viktor Krum </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Bane </Th> <Td> Nuno Silva </Td> <Td> David St. Louis </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Young Harry Potter </Th> <Td> Rudi Goodman Alfred Jones Bili Keogh Ewan Rutherford Nathaniel Smith Dylan Standen </Td> <Td> Will Coombs Landon Maas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lily Luna Potter </Th> <Td> Zoe Brough Cristina Fray Christiana Hutchings </Td> <Td> Olivia Bond Brooklyn Shuck </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Character </Th> <Th> Original West End Cast (2016--2017) </Th> <Th> Original Broadway Cast (2018) </Th> </Tr>

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