ELF
Musical in 2 Acts.
Music by Matthew Sklar;
Lyrics - Chad Beguelin;
Book by Bob Martin & Thomas Meehan
Based on the 2003 film of the same title
Al Hirschfeld Theatre, Broadway 14 November, 2010
Synopsis
ELF is the hilarious tale of Buddy, a young orphan who mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole.
Buddy is raised unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa's permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity.
Faced with the harsh reality that his father is on the naughty list and his stepbrother doesn t even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas.
Musical Numbers
- Overture — The Orchestra
- Christmastown — Santa, Buddy & Company
- World's Greatest Dad — Buddy
- In the Way — Deb, Walter, Emily, Michael & Company
- Sparklejollytwinklejingley — Buddy, Store Manager & Company
- I'll Believe in You — Michael & Emily
- In the Way (Reprise) — Emily & Walter
- Just Like Him — Buddy, Deb & Company
- A Christmas Song — Buddy, Jovie & Company
- World's Greatest Dad (Reprise) — Buddy & Company
- Entr'Acte — The Orchestra
- Nobody Cares About Santa — Fake Santas, Store Manager & Buddy
- Never Fall in Love — Jovie
- There Is a Santa Claus — Michael & Emily
- The Story of Buddy the Elf — Buddy, Michael, Walter & Company
- Nobody Cares About Santa (Reprise) — Santa
- A Christmas Song (Reprise) — Jovie, Buddy, Emily, Michael, Walter & Company
- Finale — Company
Cast
- William "Buddy" Hobbs
- Jovie
- Emily Hobbs
- Walter Hobbs
- Santa Claus
- Michael Hobbs
- Deborah "Deb"
- Mr. Greenway
- Store Manager