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Muggles Rejoice: 'Harry Potter And The Cursed Child' Is Now On Broadway

The play, co-written by J.K. Rowling, opened on Sunday and picks up where the last novel left off, with Harry sending his son off to Hogwarts.
<em>Harry Potter and the Cursed Child</em> is an original play by John Tiffany, Jack Thorne and J.K. Rowling.

The most expensive play in Broadway history opened Sunday night. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child cost $33.5 million, runs five and a half hours long (in two parts), and has gotten rave reviews. But while it has plenty of special effects, it's actually designed for audiences to use their imagination.

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