I’m Going to See 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'!

I finally did it. I at last accepted I won’t win the Cursed Child lottery and bought tickets to Parts One and Two for Thursday and Friday evening this week.

But these aren’t just any tickets: They’re second-row seats!

I’d been checking the Lyric Theatre website periodically to see what seats were available, but the only ones I could afford were all in the rear balcony – pretty distant in a nearly 2,000-seat theater – or obstructed view.

And then fate intervened last night, and a second-row orchestra seat popped up for the lowest price on the website ($70 per part with fees)! My face when I spotted them:

Two seconds later when I bought them:

No idea how this happened when all the other orchestra seats available cost hundreds of dollars for each part. Not questioning it.

Looking forward to enjoying my second-row view; the best Broadway seat I’ve had yet!

(Bonus: If you remember, I met the original Cursed Child cast in London in 2016. I didn't see the show, because ticket prices were even more insane when it first opened, but I did meet Noma Dumezweni (Hermione), Paul Thornley (Ron), Anthony Boyle (Scorpius Malfoy), Sam Clemmett (Albus Severus), Cherrelle Skeete (Rose Granger-Weasley), and Barry McCarthy (Dumbledore) at the stage door!).