How long is Harry Potter and the Cursed Child?

About 3 hours and 30 minutes including one intermission (single-part edition).

What's the cheapest way to see Cursed Child?

The $40 Friday Forty lottery via the TodayTix app. Entries open Monday 12:01 AM ET and close Friday 1 PM ET; winners notified by Friday 5 PM ET. The $49 in-person rush is the fallback.

Is Harry Potter and the Cursed Child appropriate for kids?

Recommended ages 10+. Magical illusions and dark imagery can be intense for younger children; parental discretion.

Where is Harry Potter and the Cursed Child playing?

The Lyric Theatre, 214 W 43rd Street, in Times Square.

Play · running

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

The wizarding world on Broadway — a one-part edition with the Friday Forty $40 lottery.

Lyric Theatre · Times Square

Runtime210 min

Intermissions1

Typical price$130–$349

EvenAisle pick

Friday Forty (TodayTix) — $40

$40 Friday Forty takes entries Monday through Friday for the following week's performances. The $49 in-person rush is the next-best play.

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ATG Tickets (official)
official online

$130–$349 · daily

Official primary sale. The Lyric is large (1,622 seats). The low end is the median cheapest face across the performances TodayTix lists, so some dates start lower: as TodayTix listed them on 2026-11-02, in January 2027 the median is $84, and the lowest is $71.
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Friday Forty (TodayTix)
lottery

$40 · varies

$40 weekly lottery via the TodayTix app. Entries open Monday 12:01 AM ET, close Friday 1 PM ET, for the following week's performances. Winners notified Friday 1–5 PM ET; up to 2 tickets per winner.
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Lyric Theatre box office
rush

$49 · performance day

$49 in-person rush at the Lyric Theatre box office when it opens. Subject to availability — line up early.
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StubHub
resale

$85–$380 · daily

Resale. Prices track demand, so compare dates.
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TKTS booth
tkts

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has appeared at the TKTS booth, which sells same-day tickets and next-day matinees at a discount. On TDF's TKTS board on 3 of the 7 days we checked, Nov 2–8, 2026: 40% off, $98–$146 including TDF's $8 service charge. The board changes daily, so check it before heading over.
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About the show

Jack Thorne's continuation of the Harry Potter story — based on a story by J.K. Rowling, Thorne, and director John Tiffany — picks up nineteen years after the books, with Harry Potter as a Ministry of Magic employee and his middle son Albus heading to Hogwarts. The Broadway production now runs as a single-part show at the Lyric Theatre. The Friday Forty $40 lottery is one of the better cheap-seat programs on Broadway, available exclusively through the TodayTix app.

Content advisory: Recommended ages 10+. Magical danger, dark imagery, themes of family conflict and identity. The illusions can be intense for younger children.

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