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#4

ELF To Play The Hirschfeld Theatre This Holiday Season

Posted: 6/11/10 at 12:41pm

WOW!! That didn't take long. I doubt White Christmas returns for a third year.
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#5

ELF To Play The Hirschfeld Theatre This Holiday Season

Posted: 6/11/10 at 12:45pm

I love the movie, even though I'm not a fan of Will Ferrell or taht Zoey creature who can't act.

This could be a fun show, if done right!
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#7

ELF To Play The Hirschfeld Theatre This Holiday Season

Posted: 6/11/10 at 12:53pm

I hear she's always wanted to!
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#9

ELF To Play The Hirschfeld Theatre This Holiday Season

Posted: 6/11/10 at 1:01pm

I love this movie, so I'm excited.
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#10

ELF To Play The Hirschfeld Theatre This Holiday Season

Posted: 6/11/10 at 1:07pm

I'm not usually one to get excited about holiday shows of this ilk, but ELF was a very charming movie, Sklar/Begueling can write some wonderful tunes, Martin/Meehan are obviously talented, award-winning book writers, and Casey Nicholaw's work is usually delightful. Not having heard any of the material yet, I will withhold judgment, but with the right casting I daresay it could be a great, little show.
#15

ELF To Play The Hirschfeld Theatre This Holiday Season

Posted: 6/11/10 at 3:22pm

Based only on the movie, no music or anything like that, I'd love to see Christopher Fitzgerald as the lead. He's got the goofy AND the innocence.

Sadly, Lea Michele won't be available to take the Zooey Deschanel role as I hear she'll be starring in an off-off-Broadway revival of Carrie with Betty Buckley reprising her role as Carrie's mother; Barbra Streisand will be directing. In Lea's place, the love interest will be portrayed by Patti LuPone.
#16

ELF To Play The Hirschfeld Theatre This Holiday Season

Posted: 6/11/10 at 3:44pm

Christopher Fitzgerald as the lead. He's got the goofy AND the innocence.

YES. I was just thinking the other day how good he'd be in this role. I have no idea if the producers are going for a star, but if not, I believe there are three Broadway actors right now with the comedic skill to play Buddy: Chris Fitzgerald, Norbert Leo Butz, and Christopher Sieber, and out of those, Fitzgerald really has that necessary innocent quality that you mentioned.

Also, $20 says Jennifer Cody is cast as an elf.
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Updated On: 6/11/10 at 03:44 PM

#17

ELF To Play The Hirschfeld Theatre This Holiday Season

Posted: 6/11/10 at 3:46pm

I am tired of screen-to-stage adaptations of movies from recent years, but this is good material to expand on in a musical. Some dramatic weight could be just what Elf would need to go to the next level much like what Big was incapable of doing.
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#19

ELF To Play The Hirschfeld Theatre This Holiday Season

Posted: 6/11/10 at 4:12pm

"Christian Anderson played Buddy (Farrell's role in the flick), a human-sized man who is raised by Santa's elves on the North Pole and sent to New York to find his real family. George Wendt played Santa Claus, Mark Jacoby Buddy's father, and Beth Leavel his mother."
-BroadwayWorld Article

Any thoughts on this casting, if any of these people are used in the show?


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#20

ELF To Play The Hirschfeld Theatre This Holiday Season

Posted: 6/11/10 at 4:28pm

I think Christopher Fitzgerald would be an excellent Buddy! Hopefully the producers decide to go with an actual Broadway actor instead of a "big name". I definitely think Fitzgerald has the comedic chops to tackle this part.
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#22

ELF To Play The Hirschfeld Theatre This Holiday Season

Posted: 6/11/10 at 6:21pm

Ahhhh this is wonderful. Although someone please explain to me why Casey Nicholaw gets to be a Broadway director?

Cause he did a dang good job with Drowsy Chaperone?

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