1 of 3 | Tom Felton made his debut as Draco Malfoy in the Broadway play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” on Tuesday. File Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI | License Photo
Tom Felton was met was roaring applause when he appeared as Draco Malfoy in the Broadway play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Tuesday.
The actor, 38, is reprising the role that made him famous through May 10.
“It feels really weird holding a wand again,” Felton said amid rehearsals. “In a good way…. There’s lots of things to learn. It’s old shoes but very much in a new world.”
“How did I get so lucky?” he continued.
An Instagram post on the show’s official page shows Felton on stage as the crowd cheers.
“He stayed in character so well, but Tom was definitely grinning on the inside,” one fan commented.
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Felton portrayed Harry Potter’s rival in each of the eight Harry Potter movies, beginning with 2001’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and culminating with the 2011 feature Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.
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Stars of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” from left to right, Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) pose at the New York premiere of the film on November 11, 2001 in New York City. File Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI | License Photo
