Welcome Back, Potter: Hoboken Leads 29 Schools To Perform 'Harry Potter' Play

HOBOKEN, NJ — Now that Hoboken High School and a school in London have been selected as the first high schools to perform a version of Broadway's "Harry Potter And The Cursed Child," 29 other schools in the U.S. have been selected to follow.

The other schools were announced last week.

"Hoboken High School in Hoboken, New Jersey, and Riverside School in Barking, London, were selected as the first schools in their respective countries to perform the show," says a story on the Rowling Library website. "Riverside will debut its version in March, followed by Hoboken High in May." READ MORE: Hoboken High Selected To Pilot 'Harry Potter' Play

Hoboken High School is tentatively set to perform its version from May 15-19, 2024 (mark your calendars).

The pilot production will allow the play's producers to figure out how to stage it at the other schools.

The list of other American schools was announced last week. They are:

1. Hewitt-Trussville High School, Alabama
2. Ketchikan High School, Alaska
3. Queen Creek High School, Arizona
4. Cordova High School, California
5. Wilton High School, Connecticut
6. Middletown High School, Delaware
7. Dr. Phillips High School, Florida
8. Coal City High School, Illinois
9. Madison Consolidated High School, Indiana
10. Northeast Community High School, Iowa
11. Westford Academy, Massachusetts
12. Portage Central High School, Michigan
13. Armstrong High School, Minnesota
14. Sullivan High School, Missouri
15. Flathead High School, Montana
16. Faith Lutheran High School, Nevada
17. Cornwall Central High School, New York
18. Cape Hatteras Secondary School, North Carolina
19. Firestone CLC Akron School for the Arts, Ohio
20. Riverfield Country Day School, Oklahoma
21. Roosevelt High School, Oregon
22. York County School of Technology, Pennsylvania
23. Caribbean School, Puerto Rico
24. Hot Springs High School, South Dakota
25. Collierville High School, Tennessee
26. East View High School, Texas
27. East High School, Utah
28. Riverside High School, Virginia
29. Waukesha High School, Wisconsin

The schools completed in the “Wands at the Ready” competition for the right to perform the play.

The competition "was designed to distinguish the most extraordinary schools in each state or territory in the US, affording them the opportunity to premiere the new edition locally. The newly announced victors will unveil their final productions between October 15 and November 10, preceded by several developmental pilot shows in the preceding months.

"The pilot programs are essential to ensure that each participating school can effectively convey the magic of the show within their budgetary and technical constraints."

Read about how Hoboken High was chosen here: 'Harry Potter And Cursed Child' School Show To Debut In Hoboken