Photo Flash: First Look at Beth Leavel, Leslie Kritzer & More in ELF!

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ELF returns to Broadway this holiday season at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street). Performances began on Friday, November 9, 2012. The production plays a limited engagement of 9 weeks for the holiday season through Sunday, January 6, 2013. BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at the cast in action below!

Produced by Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures in association with Unique Features and Jujamcyn Theaters, ELF stars Jordan Gelber as ‘Buddy,’ Leslie Kritzer as ‘Jovie,’ ’ Tony® Award nominee Mark Jacoby as ‘Walter,’ Michael Mandell as ‘Store Manager,’ Adam Heller as ‘Mr. Greenway,’ Valerie Wright as ‘Deb’ and Mitchell Sink as ‘Michael.’ The production also stars Tony® Award winner Beth Leavel as ‘Emily,’ and “Seinfeld” star Wayne Knight as ‘Santa.’

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® winner Casey Nicholaw (The Drowsy Chaperone, Monty Python’s Spamalot).

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.

Photo Credit: Joan Marcus

Photo Flash: First Look at Beth Leavel, Leslie Kritzer & More in ELF!

Photo Flash: First Look at Beth Leavel, Leslie Kritzer & More in ELF!
Beth Leavel, Mitchell Sink

Photo Flash: First Look at Beth Leavel, Leslie Kritzer & More in ELF!
Leslie Kritzer

Photo Flash: First Look at Beth Leavel, Leslie Kritzer & More in ELF!
Jordan Gelber and cast

Photo Flash: First Look at Beth Leavel, Leslie Kritzer & More in ELF!
Wayne Knight

Photo Flash: First Look at Beth Leavel, Leslie Kritzer & More in ELF!
Wayne Knight and cast

Photo Flash: First Look at Beth Leavel, Leslie Kritzer & More in ELF!
Jordan Gelber, Wayne Knight

Photo Flash: First Look at Beth Leavel, Leslie Kritzer & More in ELF!
Mitchell Sink, Jordan Gelber

Photo Flash: First Look at Beth Leavel, Leslie Kritzer & More in ELF!
Jordan Gelber, Mark Jacoby

Photo Flash: First Look at Beth Leavel, Leslie Kritzer & More in ELF!
Cast of ELF

Photo Flash: First Look at Beth Leavel, Leslie Kritzer & More in ELF!
Jordan Gelber

Photo Flash: First Look at Beth Leavel, Leslie Kritzer & More in ELF!
Jordan Gelber

Photo Flash: First Look at Beth Leavel, Leslie Kritzer & More in ELF!
Cast of ELF

Photo Flash: First Look at Beth Leavel, Leslie Kritzer & More in ELF!
Jordan Gelber, Leslie Kritzer

Photo Flash: First Look at Beth Leavel, Leslie Kritzer & More in ELF!



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