Tom Felton got tips from Daniel Radcliffe for…
Tom Felton and Daniel Radcliffe have both flown from Hogwarts to Broadway.
Tony Award winner Radcliffe is notching his fifth credit on the Great White Way this Spring in “Every Brilliant Thing,” while Felton is making his debut in “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” on Nov. 11.
Felton, who can be reprising his magical film position of Draco Malfoy, only as an grownup, says his former “Potter” film co-star with more stage expertise has lent him a hand.
“I’ve taken a few tips from Potter, this is true,” Felton, 38, told “Good Morning America” on Wednesday.
Tom Felton is making his Broadway debut in “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.” Getty Images for Empire State Realty Trust
The British actor, who was 12 years outdated when he started enjoying Slytherin bully Draco, said Radcliffe has been his “inspiration” for coming to the New York stage.
“I saw him in his first show 10 plus years ago, and now obviously he is a Tony winner and a big inspiration for the reason why Broadway is so special.”
Radcliffe’s freshman half on Broadway was as Alan Strang in the 2008 revival of Peter Shaffer’s “Equus,” reverse the late Richard Griffiths, who performed Uncle Vernon in the “Harry Potter” movies.
Fifteen years later, the actor gained his first Tony for his most current show — the 2023 revival of the musical “Merrily We Roll Along.”
Felton said he got “tips” from his “Potter” film co-star, Daniel Radcliffe. Getty Images
Daniel Radcliffe attends Broadway’s purple carpet celebration of “Merrily We Roll Along” at the Hudson Theatre on Oct. 8, 2023. CJ Rivera/Invision/AP
Felton said he’s loved returning to the position that made him well-known as a boy, and that he last carried out in 2011’s “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.”
“I helped shape [Draco] definitely as a kid but this time, he has a son, he’s a dad, so I’m taking on all sorts of parental duties as a Malfoy, which has been fun,” he said.
“Cursed Child,” which opened on Broadway in 2018, is set 19 years after the occasions of “Deathly Hallows.”
It brings back Harry, Ron, Draco and Hermione — but particularly focuses on the new adventures of their children, Albus Severus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy.
Felton first performed Draco Malfoy, reverse Radcliffe’s Harry Potter, at age 12. Warner Bros.
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” has ran on Broadway since 2018. Getty Images
While rehearsing, Felton has been under the spell of New York City.
“I’ve fallen in love with New York,” the enchanted actor told “GMA.”
“I’ve only been here four weeks, so I don’t know all the lay of the land yet. But I can see why everyone is so infectiously in love.”
Away from the boards, Felton has a busy Fall. His sci-fi movie “Altered” hits theaters Nov. 21 and his “Downton Abbey” spoof “Fackham Hall” comes out Dec. 5.
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