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Video of the Day: The Harry Potter Musical
10:03 am Tuesday Jun 23, 2009 by Lauren Hubbard

As the geek in us waits with bated breath for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, we find ourselves in desperate need of a wizardly fix. (Seriously, did you see this post? We’re obsessed.) We remember hearing a while back about a University of Michigan group putting up a Harry Potter musical, but now you can watch the whole thing (complete with Lord Voldemort’s tap number!) online. If you’re a Potter purist who’s freaking out right now, don’t worry. It’s not a page-to-stage kind of thing; it’s more of a homage/parody with awesome results.

Watch the opening scenes above, or we’ll put a Cruciatus curse on you! [via Popsense]

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Harry Potter: The Musical! | The Naked Cookie • June 23rd, 2009 at 12:59 pm

[...] Ever since Warner Bros. decided to push back Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince from its original November 2008 release date until July 15, muggles the world over have been trying to figure out how to satiate their thirst for new Potter material. Enter a group of typically brilliant University of Michigan undergrads (Go Blue!), who churned out this delightful musical adaptation that even includes a tap-dance number by Dark Lord Voldemort! It’s no Once More, With Feeling, but then again, what is? [Flavorwire] [...]

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