ATG will be revamping the Lyric for The Cursed Child, shrinking the venue from a 1,900 seat theater into a 1,500 seat auditorium for the performance.
There were rumors that King Kong could have been next to occupy the Lyric, but The Cursed Child will undoubtedly have a bigger draw.
This will also be ATG’s second Broadway theater, as the company is currently working to re-open the Hudson (a retired Broadway venue).
The Lyric is well-known for accommodating performances that require a lot of space and complex rigging, having hosted Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, and currently hosting Cirque Du Soleil’s Paramour.