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Elf – The Musical Background

ELF is a musical which is based on the film ELF and follows the hilarious story of ‘Buddy’. The musical opened on Broadway in November 2010. Its music is composed by Chad Beguelin, while Mathew Sklar has penned the lyrics. Directed by Casey Nicolaw, the musical is about a baby who got lost and was later brought up without his parents. Buddy learns the truth about himself and goes in search of his real father who doesn’t even know anything about him. Finally, he finds his family in New York. Other than the story, the characters engage you with their phenomenal acting and dialogues.

Elf reimagines the 2003 film “Elf” starring Will Farrel and directed by David Berenbaum. The musical officially opened at the Al Hirschfeld Theater in November 2010 and ran till January 2011. It has been directed by Casey Nicolaw, music by Chad Beguelin, and the lyrics are by Matthew Sklar.

The Plot

Elf traces the story of Buddy who as a baby crawls into Santa's sack at an orphanage. Santa takes him back to the North Pole and tells Papa Elf to raise the baby who is named Buddy. The secret that he is actually a human is kept from Buddy but his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities give it away. Eventually Santa is forced to tell him the truth. When Buddy finds out his real identity, he sets out to find his father who put him up for adoption. His father who works in a children's book company is not even aware of the fact that he has a son. Buddy decides to find his father and leaves for New York. In New York Buddy's innocence is shown through many different episodes like crossing the street at the wrong time and chewing discarded gum. When he eventually meets his father in the Empire State Building, he throws him out and Buddy takes his suggestion to “get back to Gimbel's” literally where he is considered to be an employer. When Buddy finds out it is not even the real North Pole he gets into a brawl with the fake Santa. This time the father reluctantly bails him out and takes him home to meet his wife and kids after a DNA test confirming that he is indeed Walter's son. Completely put off by his son's ridiculous behavior, Walter is anything but happy to keep him in the house. But his wife insists that they keep him there unless he recovers. While living with the family, Buddy befriends his step brother Michael after beating school bullies in a snowball fight. At this point Buddy also goes on a successful date with Jovie who finds him charming and different from the men she is used to seeing. Walter takes Buddy to work with him. Buddy drinks wine in the mailroom assuming it to be syrup and ends up offending a very important client – a famous and temperamental writer Miles Finch. When Finch, who is vertically challenged, enters Walter's office Buddy thinks he is an elf and expresses his excitement just a little more than Finch can tolerate. This infuriates Walter who tells Buddy to go away and tells him to leave his office. Buddy is completely on his own now. That night Buddy roams New York like a lost puppy. He meets Santa and tries to fix his sleigh which can fly only if everyone believes in Santa. Buddy tries to six the sleigh's engine and when Central Park Patrol also tries to find it with him the engine is lost as well. It is only when the whole New York City, including Walter, sings Santa Claus is coming to town, that the sleigh actually begins to fly. Jovie is the one who sums up the courage to sing and the whole city joins her in flying Santa's sleigh. Pap Elf, in the epilogue, tells that Walter started his own successful publishing company and the first book he published was Buddy's adventures. Buddy, he adds, marries Jovie and they have a beautiful daughter and the family often visits the North Pole.

The Success of Elf – The Musical

Elf the Musical first premiered at Al Hirscfeld Theater has been directed by the celebrated Tony Award winning director, choreographer and performer. Thomas Meehan is co-writing the book of the musical with Bob Martin. Meerhan has won three Tony Awards for the musicals Hairspray, The Producers, and Annie. Elf as received some of the best previews. The comedy on which it has been based on earned more than $170 millions in the United States and an additional $50 million overseas. The cast and crew of the show are already known to the audience. With the kind of response that Elf the movie received and the credentials that the famous director and writers of Elf the musical have like Meerhan and Berenbaum, Elf fulfilled the expectations of the audience. Holidays is just the right time of the season and the faith that Buddy epitomizes goes perfectly with the spirit of Christmas making Elf Tickets one of the must-haves for the Holiday season.

Elf Creates Magic on Broadway Stage

Great news for the Elf fans! With the help of some spectacular tunes of Matthew Sklar, Elf - the new Broadway musical is now all set to delight the fans of both the Broadway as well as the original movie which was released in 2003. Chad Beguelin has written the lyrics of most of the songs whereas the musical also has a book written by Bob Martin, in collaboration with Thomas Meehan. Elf tells the touchy tale of Buddy, the hapless orphan who finds himself in Santa's gift bag and embarks on a magical journey to the North Pole.

The fantastic musical with its terrific beats would have you dancing in no time. The Christmas colors of red, green and candy stripes would get you in the perfect holiday spirit as well as offer warmth despite all the scenic cold of the North Pole. The musical offers catchy melodies which would have you tossing your head from side to side. The show has been hailed as polished and has enough to offer to both adults and children. The Original Broadway cast includes stars like Sebastian Arcelus, who plays the title character of Buddy, Amy Spanger, Beth Leaval, and George Wendt, complete with his rotund big Santa belly and festive laughter which would definitely get you in the mood. If you have not already grabbed your stubs then better not waste any time because we all know just how fast the Elf tickets go, so you better be quick.

Elf – The Musical All Set to Rekindle Holiday Spirit

Fans of the movie ELF will love the stage adaptation as it includes all the popular scenes and captures the true essence of Christmas. A joyful theater spectacle, Elf the Musical delights, entertains, and makes you laugh till the last moment. The 2022-23 holiday season schedule has been unveiled and Elf will be hitting the stage all across the country. Don’t miss out on your Elf- The Musical tickets and be a part of fun-filled family event. From catchy chorus and dynamite vocals to standout performances, the musical doesn’t disappoint. Bringing a whole lot of Christmas magic, the musical makes you feel good and you’ll leave the theater with definite positive vibes.