Photo Coverage EXCLUSIVE : Harry Potter Parody POTTED POTTER Opens at the Little Shubert!
By: Walter McBride Jun. 04, 2012
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Starvox Entertainment and Potted Productions are presenting the US premiere of the Olivier Award nomintated UK production, POTTED POTTER: The Unauthorized Harry Experience – A Parody by Dan and Jeff.
Potted Potter has played to sold out houses in Toronto, London, Edinburgh, Australia and New Zealand, and made its US debut on Saturday May 19th at the Little Shubert Theatre. The production celebrated its official opening night yesterday, June 3rd, and BroadwayWorld was exclueively invited to catch the opening curtain call and post-celebration! This limited engagement will run through August 12th only.
Written and performed by two-time Olivier Award-nominated actors Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner, the play takes on the ultimate challenge of condensing, or “potting”, all seven Harry Potter books into 70 madcap minutes, aided only by multiple costume changes, brilliant songs, ridiculous props and a generous helping of Hogwarts magic. The show also invites audiences to engage with a real life game of Quidditch, but according to Clarkson and Turner’s unique set of rules.
Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner first performed POTTED POTTER in 2005 at a London bookshop, as a five-minute entertainment for fans awaiting the release of the sixth book in the series. The show grew from there into a full-length stage production, first seen at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2006, which has since toured internationally. The pair were hosts on Children’s BBC during 2008 and 2009, during which time they also premiered their Second Stage show Potted Pirates. The 2010 Edinburgh Festival Fringe saw the premiere of the duo’s latest show Potted Panto, which played London’s West End over Christmas 2010 and 2011, as well as touring the UK. Potted Panto was nominated for a Best Entertainment Olivier Award in 2011, and Potted Potter matched this in 2012.
Tickets, from $39.75 (including $1.50 facility fee) are available online at Telecharge.com, by phone at 212/239-6200 or in-person at Little Shubert Theater Box Office.
For more information, visit www.PottedPotter.com.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride / Retna Ltd.
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Jefferson Turner & Daniel Clarkson
Jefferson Turner & Daniel Clark
Jefferson Turner & Daniel Clarkson
Daniel Clarkson & Jefferson Turner
Daniel Clarkson & Jefferson Turner
Daniel Clarkson
Daniel Clarkson & Jefferson Turner
Daniel Clarkson & Jefferson Turner
Daniel Clarkson & Jefferson Turner
Daniel Clarkson & Jefferson Turner with GILDA FROST (Stage Manager)
Daniel Clarkson & Jefferson Turner with COREY ROSS (producer)
Daniel Clarkson & Jefferson Turner with COREY ROSS (producer)
Daniel Clarkson & Jefferson Turner
Daniel Clarkson & Jefferson Turner
Daniel Clarkson & Jefferson Turner
Daniel Clarkson & Jefferson Turner
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