<P> The plays are recommended for ages 12 and up . On December 20, 2015, initial casting was announced with Jamie Parker playing Harry Potter, Noma Dumezweni playing Hermione Granger and Paul Thornley playing Ron Weasley . The casting of the dark - skinned Noma Dumezweni as Hermione sparked fervent discussion, to which Rowling responded that Hermione's skin was never specified as white . Further notable casting includes Poppy Miller as Ginny Potter and Sam Clemmett as Albus Severus Potter . The production features an overall cast of 42 . </P> <P> Deadline reported on May 4, 2017 that the play will open on Broadway at the Lyric Theatre with an opening date of April 22, 2018, with Clemmett, Boyle, Dumezweni, Parker, Thornley and Miller reprising their roles . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Character </Th> <Th> Original West End Cast (2016 - 2017) </Th> <Th> Original Broadway Cast (2018) </Th> <Th> Current West End Cast (2017 - 2018) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Harry Potter </Th> <Td_colspan="2"> Jamie Parker </Td> <Td> Jamie Glover </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ron Weasley </Th> <Td_colspan="2"> Paul Thornley </Td> <Td> Thomas Aldridge </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hermione Granger </Th> <Td_colspan="2"> Noma Dumezweni </Td> <Td> Rakie Ayola </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ginny Potter </Th> <Td_colspan="2"> Poppy Miller </Td> <Td> Emma Lowndes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Draco Malfoy </Th> <Td_colspan="2"> Alex Price </Td> <Td> James Howard </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Albus Severus Potter </Th> <Td_colspan="2"> Sam Clemmett </Td> <Td> Theo Ancient </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Scorpius Malfoy </Th> <Td_colspan="2"> Anthony Boyle </Td> <Td> Samuel Blenkin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rose Granger - Weasley </Th> <Td> Cherrelle Skeete </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Helen Aluko </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Young Hermione </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Delphi Diggory </Th> <Td> Esther Smith </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Annabel Baldwin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Craig Bowker Jr . </Th> <Td> Jeremy Ang Jones </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> James Phoon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Moaning Myrtle </Th> <Td> Annabel Baldwin </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> April Hughes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lily Potter Sr . </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Polly Chapman </Th> <Td> Claudia Grant </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sarah Miele </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Vernon Dursley </Th> <Td> Paul Bentall </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> David Annen </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Severus Snape </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lord Voldemort </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rubeus Hagrid </Th> <Td> Chris Jarman </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mark Theodore </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Sorting Hat </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Yann Fredericks </Th> <Td> James Le Lacheur </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Henry Rundle </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Petunia Dursley </Th> <Td> Helena Lymbery </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Elizabeth Hill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Madam Hooch </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Dolores Umbridge </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Amos Diggory </Th> <Td> Barry McCarthy </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Barry McCarthy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Albus Dumbledore </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Trolley Witch </Th> <Td> Sandy McDade </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sandy McDade </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Minerva McGonagall </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cedric Diggory </Th> <Td> Tom Milligan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rupert Henderson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> James Sirius Potter </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> James Potter Sr . </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Dudley Dursley </Th> <Td> Jack North </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tom Mackley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Karl Jenkins </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Viktor Krum </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Henry Rundle </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Bane </Th> <Td> Nuno Silva </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nuno Silva </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Young Harry Potter </Th> <Td> Rudi Goodman Alfred Jones Bili Keogh Ewan Rutherford Nathaniel Smith Dylan Standen </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jabez Cheeseman Alfred Jones Harrison Noble Ben Roberts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lily Luna Potter </Th> <Td> Zoe Brough Cristina Fray Christiana Hutchings </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Phoebe Austen Esme Grace Hope Sizer Ava Palmer Ella Bright </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Character </Th> <Th> Original West End Cast (2016 - 2017) </Th> <Th> Original Broadway Cast (2018) </Th> <Th> Current West End Cast (2017 - 2018) </Th> </Tr>

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