Opened: July 17, 2017

Book by: Matt Cox

Off-Broadway Cast: Langston Belton, Madeleine Bundy, Jessie Cannizzaro, Nick Carrillo, A.J. Ditty, Julie Ann Earls, James Fouhey, Andy Miller, Zac Moon, Eleanor Philips & Stephen Stout

In the Harry Potter series, it always seemed like the Hufflepuffs were pushed to the sidelines. This is their moment.

There was a certain boy whose parents died. He was taken in by his uncle until he finds out he is a wizard and goes to a certain school for magic. There was also “The Boy Who Lived,” but this story isn’t about him. Wayne (Zac Moon) is the boy in this story and the seven years of Harry Potter’s (Madeleine Bundy) story is seen through him.

What an incredibly clever and funny storyline. In about 90 minutes, the audience is taken through a seven-year journey of terror. You see how the loss of Cedric Diggory (the incredibly charismatic James Fouhey) affects the Hufflepuffs first hand, but how they stand up in the end.

Final say: You’ll cry with laughter. ★★★★★