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Rupert Grint to Reprise Ron Weasley in Broadway’s Cursed Child
Rupert Grint will play Ron Weasley again in a Broadway show.
The show is called Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
It will be performed at New York’s Lyric Theatre.
Performances are scheduled to start on February 2, 2027.
Grint will appear for 17 weeks.
He first played Ron when he was 11 years old.
Ron is now shown as a grown-up in a story about family and the next generation.
The play takes place 19 years after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Tom Felton, who played Draco Malfoy, recently appeared in the Broadway production before Grint’s engagement begins.
Rupert Grint will reprise Ron Weasley in Broadway’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
The limited 17-week engagement will begin February 2, 2027.
Performances will take place at New York’s Lyric Theatre.
Grint played Ron across all eight Harry Potter films from 2001 to 2011.
The play is set 19 years after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and follows the next generation.
- Who
- Rupert Grint will reprise Ron Weasley; Tom Felton has also recently played Draco Malfoy in the production.
- What
- Grint will join the Broadway production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as the grown-up Ron Weasley.
- Where
- The production will be staged at New York’s Lyric Theatre.
- When
- The 17-week engagement is scheduled to begin February 2, 2027.
- Why
- Grint is returning to a character he played in the films, while the stage story explores family, legacy and the passage of time.
Key facts
- Actor
- Rupert Grint
- Role
- Ron Weasley
- Production
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
- Venue
- Lyric Theatre, New York
- Start date
- February 2, 2027
- Engagement length
- 17 weeks
- Film history
- Grint played Ron in all eight Harry Potter films from 2001 to 2011
- Story setting
- The play takes place 19 years after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Quotes
Rupert Grint
Actor returning to his role as Ron Weasley
“There is something so full-circle and so special about stepping back into Ron’s shoes now when we are both fathers; it is somehow both very familiar and completely new. And the joy of being back on Broadway, this time in a role that defined so much of my life is truly exciting.”
telegraphindia.com
“Ron Weasley has been a part of me since I was 11 years old and I can’t wait to meet him again in this stage of life.”
telegraphindia.com
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Broadway production
The official Broadway production account announcing Grint’s casting and performance schedule
“Rupert Grint will reprise his role of Ron Weasley in the Broadway production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. 17 weeks only; performances begin February 2, 2027. Sign up for first access to tickets at HarryPotterBroadway.com.”
wionews.com
“creates a powerful bridge between the story audiences first fell in love with and the story of family, legacy and the passage of time that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child carries forward”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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