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The successful holiday run that the musical version of the film “Elf” had at the Hirschfeld Theatre on Broadway for Christmas 2010 was expected by many to lead to a return for th…
The cast and writers of Elf the Musical reunited Monday, December 5 to perform and sign copies of the musical's newly released cast recording at the 86th Street Barnes and Noble.
Cast …
ELF The Broadway Musical cast performed music from the hit show and cast recording for the Live at Barnes amp Noble series at the flagship store in New York City today, December 5th. The eve…
Cast members from the 2010 Broadway production of Elf, including Sebastian Arcelus, Beth Leavel and Amy Spanger, perform selections from the original cast album Dec. 5 at the Upper East Side…
Ben Watts voices a multitude of characters in role of a rude,
angry and hilarious helper.
In a vibrant mix of classic storytelling and jazzy rhythms, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever star Harry Connick Jr. has turned his holiday song “The Happy Elf” into a charming …
Stars of ELF, which opened on Broadway in November 2010 and concluded its limited run in January 2011, are set to perform numbers from the show at the Upper East Side Barnes amp Noble on Dec…
Cast members from the 2010 Broadway production of Elf, including Sebastian Arcelus, Beth Leavel and Amy Spanger, will perform selections from the original cast album Dec. 5 at the Upper East…
Sebastian Arcelus, Beth Leavel, Matthew Gumley, Matthew Schechter, and Amy Spanger will perform selections from Elf: The Broadway Musical and take part in a CD-signing at the Upper East Side…
Why would a dramatist who is the parent of two healthy young children write a play like The Elf King, which follows two parents as they raise a child who will die before reaching her third b…
Yesterday brought the second installment of dramatist Steve Waters‘ series “Secret Diary of a Playwright” at the Guardian, a pointed reminder that, more than the creation o…
In the collection of John Whiting‘s essays At Ease in a Bright Red Tie: Writings on Theatre from Oberon Books, there is an undated note called “Statement for a Play,” which…
On the other hand, when writing a play, I find it important to stay quite clear of some other plays and writings that have addressed the same issues. Given the themes of The Elf King, I am k…
While The Elf King is not an erotic tragedy as I’ve explored that idea over the past several years, its theme does partake somewhat of the metaphysical qualities of sexuality and human…
The poem “Erlkönig” by Goethe has been set to music several times (you can find Sir Walter Scott’s translation of the poem at this earlier post). Below, in a performance i…
After completing the first third (30+ pages) of The Elf King this weekend, I take a short breather so that speed does not overwhelm craft. This is always a challenge, this balancing act: one…
And then of course there are still commonplace entries in the Elf King notebook of good old text. Below two excerpts from Beckett, particularly germane to the circumstances of the play: Oh I…
One of the structural and estranging devices that I’m using in The Elf King is the form of the vaudeville show — not dissimilar to the way it was used in the Peter Nichols’…
When I began to write plays in the 1970s, I used to keep random thoughts and notes about plays both planned and underway in a spiral-bound notebook. At that time, I found most of my creative…
The Original Broadway Cast Recording of the new musical ELF, the Broadway musical for every 'Buddy,' will be released digitally and in stores on November 1, 2011 by Ghostlight Records.
The original Broadway cast album of Elf, the musical comedy based on the 2003 Warner Brothers film of the same title, is released digitally and in stores Nov. 1 by Ghostlight Records.
A tuneful and toe tapping score, sparkling with its own Christmas glow, will entertain even the most jaded Grinches, Scrooges and Riedels of the world.
If you liked the show you are going to love the recording of ELF being released November 1st, just in time for the gift giving/receiving holiday season.
The CD, released by SH-K-BOOM/GHOSTLI…
A tuneful and toe tapping score, sparkling with its own Christmas glow, that will entertain even the most jaded Grinches, Scrooges and Riedels of the world.
Well, it looks like Saint Reverend Jen has finally made the Big Time. Simon & Schuster, a major house, has brought out her latest book Elf Girl and it goes on sale today. To them, as to …
