After a smash debut in London, the eighthPotterstory officially opens on Broadway this weekend at the Lyric Theatre.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How have previews been going so far?JAMIE PARKER:Theyre great, thanks!
New Yorks been very welcoming.
Credit: Manuel Harlan
You guys are louder than London, I know that much.
Is that true?Yeah.
[Laughs] Theres more prep time, they know what theyre building this time.
Manuel Harlan
The new theater really is stunningly beautiful, and its a real home for the show.
The audiences have felt at home when they arrived.
So it has a wonderful kind of completeness to it.
Were you well-versed in the books and film before this?
So knowing that, I went, Right, Ive got to get organized.
So thats what hes trying to figure out over the course of the show.
For my money, I wouldnt read it Id discover the show in real time.
about something somebody said.
The tone of the first book is the tone of a story that was written for 11-year-olds.
And its just so much more complicated and murky by the time you hit 17.
[Laughs] Life gets even more complicated after that!
Lets end with a few lightning round questions, if youre up for it.
The hustle and bustle of Diagon Alley, I suppose!
WhichHarry Potterbook is your favorite?Might beHalf-Blood Prince.
Whats the best spell to cast?In real life, I wish I could do a Scourgify.
That would be really helpful.
Last one: Whats the best wizarding world invention?Ooh …
I want to say Felix Felicis.
