Tom Felton's Broadway debut as Draco Malfoy halted mid-show by audience applause
Tom Felton has returned to the Wizarding World.
The actor, who played Draco Malfoy in all eight original films in the "Harry Potter" franchise, has reprised the role while making his Broadway debut in "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child."
Felton took to the stage for the first time on Tuesday, where he received thunderous applause from fans in the audience the moment he appeared.
After speaking his first word back as the character, which was, aptly, "Potter," the actor had to wait to say the rest of the line for a good 30 seconds as the crowd cheered him on.
"I need a favor," Felton said finally, after the applause ended.
The moment was captured in a video posted on the official "Cursed Child" Instagram page.
"It's true then, what they're saying on the train. Tom Felton has come to Broadway," the caption read. "Tom Felton makes his first appearance as Draco Malfoy on Broadway. #CursedChildNYC."
The caption is a reference to one of Draco's lines from "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."
"It's true then, what they're saying on the train," Draco says in the film, in reference to Harry's arrival at Hogwarts.
Felton's casting in "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" on Broadway was announced back in June. He originally joined the show for a 19-week limited engagement, which was scheduled to last through March 22, 2026.
Felton now plans to stay in the role for an additional seven weeks due to high demand. Fans can see him as the Slytherin wizard through May 10, 2026.
"Don't miss your chance to witness wizarding world history. Tom Felton returns to the role he made famous, Draco Malfoy, as he joins the cast of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' live on Broadway this fall," the "Cursed Child" website reads.
The play, written by Jack Thorne from an original story by Thorne, "Harry Potter" author J. K. Rowling, and John Tiffany, continues the "Harry Potter" story 19 years after the events of the original book series and film franchise. It follows the children of Harry, Hermione, Ron and Draco, who now all attend Hogwarts together.
