<Tr> <Th> Setting </Th> <Td> Wizarding World </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Official site </Td> </Tr> <P> Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a two - part stage play written by Jack Thorne based on an original story by Thorne, J.K. Rowling and John Tiffany . Previews of the play began at the Palace Theatre, London on 7 June 2016, and it premiered on 30 July 2016 . </P> <P> The play opened on Broadway on 22 April 2018 at the Lyric Theatre, with previews starting on 16 March 2018 . Its cast is similar to that of the first year on West End, with returning actors Anthony Boyle, Sam Clemmett, Noma Dumezweni, Poppy Miller, Jamie Parker, Alex Price, and Paul Thornley . </P>

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