Magical Moment With Harry Potter Cast
Hey all you Harry Potter fans! If you didn’t know, Broadway Chicago is bringing the infamous play, Harry Potter and The Cursed Child for the first time ever to our city! The troupe is performing at the James E. Nederlander Theater this Fall!
Broadway Chicago brings an artistic richness that makes our city shine! I sat down with Trish Lindstrom and Benjamin Thys to discuss their roles in this production. For both Trish and Benjamin, their personal experiences were able to add a richness to their performances as Ginny Potter and Draco Malfoy.
Trish and Benjamin were kind enough to share how their personal lives impacted their roles. Trish Lindstorm, who play’s Ginny Potter, was impacted by grief around the time of accepting this role. She speaks about how her role in the production helped her work through her loss.
“The play is around grief and death and loss. And in that way it’s so rich and it’s about love and it’s about parent-child relationship.”
For Benjamin Thys, this role is incredibly special because it allows him to use the skills he learned as a magician early on in his career. He never thought this past experience could be used in his acting career, but now it has strengthen his connection to the role of Draco Malfoy.
For these artists, their childhood dreams are being fulfilled, playing a part in making this fictional universe come alive on stage. Nothing could be better! Exploring these deeper moments is the ones that remind us we all have a story, no matter how magical or mundane!
Hang tight because all of this and more will be shared with you soon. And of course, go see Harry Potter and The Cursed Child now here till February 2025!
Click the link above to watch the interview on PBS.org!
