Jefferson Turner News

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK: KChen takes on City Center, POTTED POTTER comes to America, MAMMA MIA! gets new leads, and so much more!

POTTED POTTER opens at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Ayala Ave, Makati City on 28th August and will play only 10 shows. Playing to sold-out houses all over the world, POTTED POTTER takes on the ultimate challenge of condensing all seven Harry Potter books (and a real life game of Quidditch) into seventy hilarious minutes. This fantastically funny show features all your favourite characters, a special appearance from a fire-breathing dragon, endless costumes, brilliant songs, ridiculous props and a generous helping of Hogwarts magic!

When I first heard the title Potted Potter – The Unauthorized Harry Experience – A Parody by Dan and Jeff, my American mind immediately thought of the slang term we use for inebriated and figured Jefferson Turner and Daniel Clarkson's two-person, 70-minute presentation would be some kind of irreverent adult spoof of J.K. Rowling's septet of Harry Potter novels.  But no, “potted,” to our Brit friends, merely means abridged, and the show, which actually doesn't involve much parody, is really more of a wholesome family entertainment; not that there's anything wrong with that, as we say on the Upper West Side.

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.

Playing to sold out houses all over the world, POTTED POTTER takes on the ultimate challenge of condensing all seven Harry Potter books (and a real life game of Quidditch) into seventy hilarious minutes. POTTED POTTER opens in Australia on 2 October and will play limited seasons in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and in Adelaide from 13- 18 November at Her Majesty's Theatre. Tickets are on sale now at BASS.

West End hit Potted Potter, The unauthorized Harry Potter Experience is set to open in Australia, playing limited seasons in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide from 2 October. Tickets are on sale now.

Starvox Entertainment and Potted Productions will present the US premiere of the acclaimed UK production, POTTED POTTER: The Unauthorized Harry Experience - A Parody by Dan and Jeff, which was just nominated for the prestigious Olivier Award.

Starvox Entertainment and Potted Productions will present the US premiere of the acclaimed UK production, Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience - A Parody by Dan and Jeff, which was just nominated for the prestigious Olivier Award.

According to the New York Times, a Harry Potter parody play titled POTTED POTTER, which is currently playing at Toronto's Panasonic Theatre, might move to New York this summer. The two-man show, starring Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner, is looking to open at off-Broadway's Little Shubert Theatre.

Ricky Graham Productions will present THE PECAN CRACKER, by Ricky Graham, Sean Patterson, and Mandy Zirkenbach, with music arranged by Jefferson Turner, in the Southern Rep City Series.

With Kids Week in the West End now well into its three-week run, children can continue to enjoy the special ‘Kids Go Free' offer for a fantastic line-up of shows until 4 September 2011.

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The Laurence Olivier Awards - the most prestigious awards in London's Theatreland - will be held this year in a revamped ceremony at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on Sunday 13 March. Follow full coverage of the event on www.olivierawards.com.

The Laurence Olivier Awards - the most prestigious awards in London's Theatreland - will be held this year in a revamped ceremony at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on Sunday 13 March. Follow full coverage of the event on www.olivierawards.com.

The nominations for this year's awards are being announced this morning - follow all the news with us!

Scrooge In Rouge starring Varla Jean Merman, Ricky Graham & Yvette Hargis plays Le Chat Noir at 715 St. Charles New Orleans, LA

Scrooge In Rouge starring Varla Jean Merman, Ricky Graham & Yvette Hargis plays Le Chat Noir at 715 St. Charles New Orleans, LA

In Tandem Theatre is pleased to announce the return of the smash hit musical comedy, Scrooge In Rouge by Ricky Graham and Jefferson Turner to the Tenth Street Theatre, 628 N. 10th Street, Milwaukee. The show runs December 3 - 31, 2010 after a sold out run last season. The original cast returns featuring Chris Flieller (Tandem Theatre's Artistic Director and Stasch from A Cudahy Caroler Christmas), Matt Daniels (Milwaukee Shakespeare Company, Illinois and North Carolina Shakespeare Festivals, and Off Broadway West in California) and Marcy Kearns (Milwaukee Shakespeare Company, Milwaukee Repertory Theater and Theatre South Carolina).