""I grew up watching the movies and reading the books as a kid," she said, "so just seeing him reprising his role as Draco Malfoy is really exciting and just heartwarming to see. It's kinda like a full circle moment for him.""
""I'm somewhat of a bookmark in their youth on the films," he said. "To see them as excited as I am to be doing that again on the stage was well, it's overwhelming and it still is every night.""
""You know, Alan Rickman making teas for the grips," recalled Felton, "and Jason Isaacs telling anecdotes, Helena Bonham Carter sort of just being playful. I think that's something that made the early Potter films very special the adults around us did not take themselves too seriously. And so that allowed us to be playful.""
Eight years after opening, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has become Broadway's highest-grossing show, propelled by strong fan enthusiasm. Tom Felton now plays an adult Draco Malfoy onstage, drawing crowds who gather at the stage door for autographs, selfies and close-up glimpses. Some fans travel long distances to see him, describing the moment as heartwarming and full circle. Felton says he feels the audience's warmth and describes himself as a bookmark in their youth, overwhelmed nightly by their excitement. Felton spent his youth acting alongside respected British performers, learned from their example, and has since written a memoir and worked on stage and film. He accepted a six-month Broadway run portraying a Draco who is now a father, while the play features the next generation, including Harry Potter's and Draco Malfoy's sons.
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