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Harry Potter and the West End Plot Shocker
STAGE TWIST
The crowd was stunned on the first night of previews for J.K. Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’—and not just because an owl got loose in the auditorium.
Nico Hines
News Director
Published
Jun. 7 2016
9:04PM EDT
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Nico Hines
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