Jim Dale, the voice of the Harry Potter audiobooks, is making only five U.S. stops for Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows, and Houston is one of them. Blue Willow Bookshop bookseller Katie OยSullivan says, ยWe are so excited. He has an entire show, heยs fantastic. Heยs a very good entertainer.ย Actually, Dale, who has voiced all seven Harry Potter books, is a record-breaking entertainer — heยs in the Guinness Book of World Records for creating ยMost Character Voices in an Audio Bookย for the 134 voices he created for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Dale, a Grammy Award winner and successful stage actor, will discuss the process of recording the series, Harryยs final destiny and more. And if youยre worried you might be the only adult in a sea of ten-year-olds, donยt be. OยSullivan says, ยAt least as many adults as kids will be at this event, maybe even more.ย
This article appears in Jul 19-25, 2007.