New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Razor & Tie Media Relations) ELF The Broadway Musical (Ghostlight Records) original Broadway cast recording is available today November 1st digitally and in stores nationwide. ELF, the Broadway musical for every 'Buddy,' is available with plenty of time for holiday shopping. ELF features an all-new score that Variety calls "crowd-rousing" by Tony nominees Matthew Sklar (Music) and Chad Beguelin (Lyrics), and a book by Tony winners
Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin.
iTunes Link: https://bit.ly/ELFMP3
Amazon Link: https://amzn.to/ELFAMZ
The cast album was produced by
David Lai and Matthew Sklar, and recorded and mixed by
Isaiah Abolin. The CD booklet contains ELF's full album lyrics and special liner notes by Sheldon Harnick (lyricist Fiddler on the Roof). 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 step-brother 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. ELF opened on Sunday, November 14th, 2010, at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. Previews began Tuesday, November 2nd . ELF was produced on Broadway by Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures in association with Unique Features
ELF The Broadway Musical Track List:
1) Overture
2) Christmastown
3) World's Greatest Dad
4) In The Way
5) Sparklejollytwinklejingley
6) I'll Believe In You
7) In The Way - Reprise
8) Just Like Him
9) A Christmas Song
10) World's Greatest Dad - Reprise
11) Nobody Cares About Santa
12) Never Fall In Love (With An Elf)
13) There Is A
Santa Claus
14) The Story Of
Buddy The Elf
15) Nobody Cares About
Santa - Reprise
16) A Christmas Song - Reprise
17) Finale
LINKS
https://soundcloud.com/shkboom/elf-the-musical-there-is-a
https://soundcloud.com/shkboom/elf-the-musical-nobody-cares
www.ElfMusical.com
https://sh-k-boom.com/elfthemusical.shtml
PRESS RAVES
"A SPLASHY, PEPPY, SUGAR-SPRINKLED HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT!
The score is polished and hummable. Chad Beguelin's lyrics have a bright comic zest and are well-matched to Matthew Sklar's gently swinging music. Their boogie-woogie "Nobody Cares About Santa" is a rowdy parody of the rival Rockettes show at
Radio City. Bookwriters Bob
Martin and
Thomas Meehan follow the film's screenplay but also stuff it with some decent jokes, boosting the fruitcake with extra nuts."
—Charles Isherwood, The New York Times
"ENDEARINGLY GOOFY!
Even if you haven't seen the movie, director/choreographer Casey Nicholaw and his game, nimble cast allow us to enjoy the ride." —Elysa Gardner, USA Today
"ELF IS HAPPY ENOUGH FOR FAMILIES, SAVVY ENOUGH FOR CITY KIDS AND PLENTY SMART FOR ADULTS!
Casey Nicholaw's staging successfully retains the many charms of the movie, and his choreography is filled with delightful touches. The creators have taken a highly enjoyable film and enhanced it for theatre audiences."
—Steven Suskin, Variety
"WHO NEEDS WILL FERRELL?
ELF, the musical, stands on its own with great sets and design, a funny adapted script, and a top-notch behind-the-scenes creative team featuring songs by Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin and a book by Tony® winners
Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin. They're only the top of a talented group that also includes
David Rockwell's set designs and Gregg Barnes costumes. The production is a tight, polished affair that has enough jokes for adults and enough special effects for the kids."
—Mark Kennedy, Associated Press
"Even the biggest Cotton-Headed-Ninny-Muggins will leave the theatre with A WARM FESTIVE GLOW!
Offering a stockingful of pleasantly melodic tunes, some humorous modern flourishes and a sugarplummy supporting cast, ELF is a sleigh-length ahead of recent seasonal fare on Broadway."
—Thom Geier, Entertainment Weekly
ELF CREATIVE TEAM:
Thomas Meehan
(Book)
Thomas Meehan won the 2003 Tony® Award for co-writing the book for Hairspray after having won the 2001 Tony® Award for co-writing the book of The Producers. He received his first Tony® Award in 1977 for writing the book of Annie, which was his first Broadway show, and he has since written books for the musicals I Remember Mam; Ain't Broadway Grand;
Annie Warbucks and the American version of Bombay Dreams. His most recent works prior to ELF are Young Frankenstein, for which he co-wrote the book with Mel Brooks, and Cry-Baby, co-written with Mark O'Donnell.
Bob Martin
(Book) Broadway: The Drowsy Chaperone (Book, Man-In-Chair), Tony® Award,
Drama Desk Award, Theatre World Award, NY
Drama Critics Circle Award. Selected Regional: The Drowsy Chaperone (L.A., Toronto, London), LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award, LA
Drama Critics Circle Award,
Oliver Nomination, Minsky's (Book, L.A.), Second City Toronto (Performer 1994-2000, Artistic
Director 2003-2004). Selected television writing, Canada:
Slings & Arrows (Writer, Creative Producer), Michael;
Tuesdays and Thursdays (Writer, Actor), Made in Canada, Twitch City.
Matthew Sklar
(Music) received a Tony® Award nomination (Best Original Score) and a
Drama Desk nomination (Outstanding Music) for his work on The Wedding Singer. He co-produced the show's original Broadway cast recording for Sony/BMG Masterworks Broadway. Matthew is a recipient of the Gilman & Gonzalez-Falla Musical Theatre Award and the
Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Award. In addition to his work as a composer, Matthew has been a pianist, conductor and/or arranger for more than a dozen Broadway productions including Shrek; Caroline, or Change; Nine; 42nd Street; Titanic; Miss Saigon; and Les Misérables. He has also contributed original music to the hit Nickelodeon television series Wonder Pets.
Chad Beguelin
(Lyrics) lyrics and co-book writer for The Wedding Singer (Tony Award Nomination for Best Book and Best Original Score,
Drama Desk Award Nomination for Outstanding Lyrics). He also wrote the book and lyrics for Judas & Me (NYMF Award for
Excellence in Lyric Writing), The Rhythm Club (Signature Theater), Wicked City (American Stage Company,
Mason Street Warehouse) and wrote the book for Disney's stage version of
Aladdin (Hyperion Theater). He is the recipient of the Edward Kleban Award for Outstanding Lyric Writing, the
Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Award and the Gilman & Gonzalez-Falla Musical Theater Award. Much love to Tom.
ELF is the hilarious tale of Buddy, a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported back 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 step-brother 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. This modern day Christmas classic is sure to make everyone embrace their inner ELF.
ELF's original cast and recording features
Sebastian Arcelus as 'Buddy,' Amy Spanger as 'Jovie,' ' Tony Award nominee Mark Jacoby as 'Walter,' Michael Mandell as 'Store Manager,' Michael McCormick as 'Mr. Greenway,'
Valerie Wright as 'Deb' and Matthew Gumley as 'Michael.' The production also stars Tony Award winner Beth Leavel as 'Emily,' and six-time Emmy Award nominee
George Wendt as 'Santa.'
The original cast recording also includes Timothy J. Alex, Callie Carter, Cara Cooper, Lisa Gajda, Asmeret Ghebremichael,
Blake Hammond, Stacey Todd Holt, Emily Hsu, Jenny Hill, Nancy Johnston, Marc Kessler, Matt Loehr, Matthew Schechter, Michael
James Scott, Noah Weisberg, Lee Wilkins, and Kirsten Wyatt.
Based on the beloved 2003 New Line Cinema hit, ELF features a new score by Tony Award nominees Matthew Sklar (Music) and Chad Beguelin (Lyrics) with a book by Tony Award winners
Thomas Meehan (The Producers, Hairspray) and Bob
Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone). ELF is directed and choreographed by Tony nominee Casey Nicholaw (The Drowsy Chaperone, Monty Python's Spamalot, The Book of Mormon).
