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I am perfectly aware that we haven’t even bought a Turkey or the Thanksgiving dinner and it’s too early to talk about Christmas, however, if you live in the Chicago area, this is something you might want to plan now.
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The Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, IL is wrapping off their 40thAnniversary 2015 Season with one of Broadway’s newest holiday comedies, ELF. , previewing October 21, opening Sunday, November 1 and running through December 31.
Breaking box office records around the country, ELF is based on the hit 2003 film starring Will Ferrell, with an incredible score by Tony Award nominees Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin, and a book by Tony Award winners Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin.
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A modern day holiday classic for the entire family, ELF is the hilarious story of Buddy, a young orphan child, and his quest to reunite with the father he never knew existed. After accidentally crawling into Santa’s bag of gifts, Buddy is transported to the North Pole and raised by Santa’s workshop of elves.
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Buddy has a hard time understanding that is a human and not just a very tall elf. With Santa’s encouragement, Buddy leaves the North Pole to find his find his father in New York City. Along the way, Buddy’s indomitable cheer transforms the lives of everyone he encounters and opens his father’s eyes to the magic of Christmas.
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The humor of the play makes it fun for kids and grown-ups alike and modern references are hilarious reminders of the things that are relevant to the modern society. I love the energy of ELF and fast moving scenes, but my favorite by far is the ice skatings scene with a touching dialog of main characters.
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Joining Alex Goodrich as “Buddy”, the cast of ELF features Jeff Award nominee Dara Cameron as “Jovie”; Jeff Award winner Kevin Gudahl as “Walter Hobbs”; Jeff Award winner Susie McMonagle as “Emily Hobbs”; Jeff Award winner Roger Mueller as “Santa”; Jeff Award winner Susan Moniz as “Deb”; with Cam Ezell as “Michael Hobbs”; and Will Anderson, Julie Baird, Brian Bohr, Justin Brill, Neil Friedman, Katie Johannigman, James Earl Jones II, George Keating, Patrick Lane, Johanna McKenzie-Miller, Gabriel Mudd, Zoe Nadal, Samantha Pauly, Liam Quealy, Isabelle Roberts, Collin Sanderson, Laura Savage, and Emily Zimmerman.
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Can’t wait to see ELF? Check out Ticketmaster for details, or buy it in person or via phone. More information on The Mariott theater’s website
