Overview
- The production announced on Wednesday that Rupert Grint will play an adult Ron Weasley at the Lyric Theatre from February 2 to May 30, 2027.
- Grint called the return a way of “closing a circle,” saying the role has been part of his life since he was 11 and that he now relates to Ron as a fellow parent.
- Tom Felton is scheduled to finish his run as Draco Malfoy on January 3, 2027, so the two original-film stars will not share the stage.
- Producers credited Tom Felton’s recent engagement with reviving stalled sales and said they expect Grint’s run to produce a further box‑office boost for the play.
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was written by J.K. Rowling, premiered in London in 2016, opened on Broadway in 2018, and has earned about $532 million to date as a top-grossing non-musical play.