The tour of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” has impressive special effects and heaps of self-aware fan service.

'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' aims to convey the magic of the books and films for live audiences when it opens at the Nederlander Theater this month, the first stop on its North American tour.

The eighth installment, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, is set 19 years after the last novel and is a fresh story written for the stage. Harry is all grown up. He’s married. He has a job.