"I so wanted to love this show. And after 5 minutes I knew I would leave feeling so disappointed and empty handed.
I have seen hundreds of musicals and plays and shows, everywhere.
And here, of all things, there was no magic.
No magic feeling, no sense of wonder, no mystery.
Special effects? Abundantly, sure. Some spectacular, most just average.
The music has no flavor, the acting is plain and rushed, boy I could spend the whole day sharing details about this show not being able to deliver the "It's time to believe in magic again" promise.
I hate to have hated it.
I stayed until the very end, feeling more and more bored and tired of it all. I could have left after those first five minutes, when I already knew, and saved myself three hours of nonsense."
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Norberto J from Miami on Apr 17, 2025
Much too long
"I liked the idea of the plot but it was too long. I don’t think children would be able to understand it or have the attention span needed for over three hours. The dialogue was hard to understand because of the fake British accents and the actors were almost stepping on each other’s lines. The special effects were done really well. If you enjoy a magic show, then this would be great, but it was only marginally good for a play."
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John Y from Celebration on Aug 24, 2024
Not for me
"Lovely theater but very hard to hear some of the actors. Effects were great, play was too long. If you don’t know the Harry Potter story, don’t go. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Jul 13, 2024
Disappointing installment of the story
"I liked the stage set, music, and special effects. I did not like the plot/script, storyline or casting. A lot of over-acting. Adult themes. A mess of a story that only shined in the parts from movies (can't explain more without spoiling)."
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Broadway.com Customer on Oct 17, 2024
Chaotic story line
"The first 20 minutes of the show was extremely chaotic and I was planning on leaving during the intermission. The next 30 minutes got better and then all the way up to the end of act 1 I started enjoying it. The special effects were amazing. I was excited during intermission. During act 2 the first 20 minutes were good but past that I could have done without. The show is entirely too long and doesn’t need to be close to 4 hours total. I have watched all the Harry Potter movies and read all the books. I love Harry Potter and was really excited for this show. I don’t think I’ve ever disliked a show so much that I was debating leaving. Would not recommend to anyone to be honest. "
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Lauren T from Austin on Aug 26, 2024
Sadly disappointing
"We were looking forward to this play, being long time Harry Potter fans and appreciating Broadway theatre and artists. Unfortunately the storyline was terrible and overall the play was excessively long with disappointing performances by most of the actors (although I attribute this to being most directly related to the poor script and plot). There were good special effects, but overall I would not waste the money to see this play for that alone. Within the first 15 minutes we had wished that we had made another show option instead!"
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Christy E from Newport Beach on Jun 1, 2025
Not worth the time or money
"Some of the special affects were cool but the acoustics were horrible. Hard to understand story line too"
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Broadway.com Customer on Jan 13, 2025
Bad story bad writing
"Special effects were good - but the story was poor and the attempt at humor bad. Poorly written dialogue and relatively unlikely characters. "
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Zachary P from Larkspur on Aug 8, 2024
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Adventure runs in the family. 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).
Experience the wizarding world like never before from the moment you arrive. The entire theatre has been transformed with hidden surprises to discover around every corner. “It’s a marvel of imagination, as magical as any spell or potion” (The New York Times).
