Tom Felton, best known for playing Draco Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” film franchise, is reprising the role as an adult in Broadway‘s "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child."
The Broadway show will begin where the “Harry Potter” book and movie franchise ended, with Harry and Draco as fathers 19 years later who are sending their children to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for the first time.
“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,” a synopsis reads on the theater production’s website.
Felton announced his role in the Broadway production of on Instagram, in a joint post with the official Harry Potter and Harry Potter on Broadway Instagram pages.
In a joint Instagram reel, captioned “Guess who’s back,” Felton donned the familiar black suit with a wand in the pocket, rings and a long blonde wig, before ominously saying, “scared, Potter?”.
“The blonde hair came back on and I immediately started crying for some reason,” Felton told the “Today” show. “It’s such a huge part of my childhood. It’s like me going back to high school,”.
The 37-year-old originally portrayed the protagonist Harry Potter’s schoolboy rival when he was a child.
He described his return to the “Harry Potter” universe as a “pinch me” moment, adding, “I keep thinking I’m dreaming.”
“I let go of that character 16 years ago and now getting the chance to step back in his shoes as a father this time, in a new story – I get to meet Draco as an adult, which is very exciting,” he added.
Felton is the first actor from the movie series to join the cast of the stage play, which opened in London in 2016 and on Broadway in 2018. The two-part play has won many accolades, including several Olivier and Tony Awards.
The actor will join the Broadway cast in November for a 19-week engagement. Performances of the Broadway play will run at the Lyric Theatre in New York City from November 11 to March 22.
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