Photo Coverage: ELF Opening Night Party
By: Linda Lenzi Nov. 15, 2010
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Based on the beloved 2003 New Line Cinema hit, ELF features songs by Tony Award nominees Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin (The Wedding Singer), 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).
ELF opened on Sunday, November 14th at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street). The production will play a limited engagement for the holiday season through Sunday, January 2nd. BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture all of the opening night fun!
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!
Photos by Linda Lenzi
Welcome to the Opening Night Party!
Amy Spanger and Sebastian Arcelus
Amy Spanger and Sebastian Arcelus
Beth Leavel and Matthew Gumley
Thomas Meehan with his grandchildren
Chad Beguelin, Thomas Meehan and Matthew Sklar
Kirsten Wyatt, Emily Hsu, Lisa Gajda, Guest, Matt Loehr and Noah Weisberg
Michael James Scott, Blake Hammond, Asmeret Ghebremichael, Lee Wilkins and Matt Loehr
Mark Jacoby, George Wendt and Michael McCormick
Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin
Thomas Meehan, Valerie Wright and Bob Martin
Mark Jacoby and Valerie Wright
Bob Martin, Amy Spanger, Sebastian Arcelus and Thomas Meehan
Casey Nicholaw, Amy Spanger and Sebastian Arcelus
Amy Spanger, Sebastian Arcelus and Casey Nicholaw
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