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Aidan Close, a Boston University alum. Close will debut on Broadway Nov. 11 as Scorpius Malfoy in “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.”

BU alum Aidan Close continues his wizarding journey as Scorpius Malfoy on Broadway

By Kayla Baltazar, Managing Co-Editor October 14, 2025
While on tour in Los Angeles, Aidan Close and his agent took the opportunity to meet and talk with a casting director. Within the 15 minutes it took him to get home from the meeting, he got an email from his agent. Close, a Boston University alum who at the time was playing Scorpius Malfoy in the North American tour of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” was offered the chance to continue playing Scorpius on Broadway. 
Aidan Close as Scorpius Malfoy in “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” at Emerson Colonial Theatre. Close is a Boston University alum who has been acting in this role since the North American Broadway tour of the show started in September. COURTESY OF MATTHEW MURPHY

CFA graduate Aidan Close enchants as Scorpius Malfoy

By Elaina Fuzi February 28, 2025
As opening night ended and the cast finished their bows, a photographer climbed one of the Hogwarts staircases while it slid on stage. The cast of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” all get into poses and hundreds of audience members turn on their phone flashlights.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Movie adaptation of books equally creative as they are necessary to storytelling | Editorial

By Editors September 18, 2023
In recent years, it seems that an increasing number of the films and television series being released are adaptations of popular books. While it may look like an easy cash grab for studios in Hollywood that requires little to no creative effort, these adaptations may actually benefit both the legacy of the books it adapts and the consumers captivated by these fantastical stories. 
That’s Right, Sir: Dreams change

That’s Right, Sir: Dreams change

By Katherine Wright November 26, 2018

Aspirations seem to come and go. In second grade, I brilliantly decided I was going to write the eighth “Harry Potter” book. To no one’s surprise (and everyone’s relief), I gave up after a few...

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