Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Harry Potter: Off Broadway sensation - POTTED POTTER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73GmyK8OwNo&feature=player_embedded
NEW YORK, July 2 (UPI) -- British actors Dan Clarkson and Jeff Turner, the stars of "Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience -- A Parody by Dan and Jeff," say they are thrilled by how warmly their Harry Potter stage comedy has been embraced by critics and audiences in New York. "It's been unbelievable," Clarkson told United Press International in a recent phone interview.
"When we were in the United Kingdom, when we first went to the West End, there was the fear, 'Will everyone get this?' And then when we went to Toronto, I remember that fear came back and then when we came to New York, there was the fear that they were just going to look at us and say, 'Who are these two British guys on stage and what are they doing?' So, it's been overwhelming," Clarkson explained.
"The audiences, the way people react in New York is brilliant. Just the urge to shout out and if they want to say something, to just go for it, and the applause and the cheering. In Britain, we're very polite and very reserved, so this is amazing." Preview performances of "Potted Potter" began in May at Manhattan's Little Shubert Theater and it officially opened June 3. This is the production's U.S. premiere after successful runs in Toronto, London, Edinburgh, Australia and New Zealand.
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