Elf The Musical is back on Broadway, playing at the Marquis Theatre for a limited holiday engagement through Saturday, January 4, 2025. Watch a new sneak preview of the festive production which officially opened on Sunday, November 17, 2024.
The cast of Elf The Musical is led by Tony Award nominee Grey Henson (Mean Girls, Shucked) as Buddy the Elf, opposite Oscar nominee & SAG Award winner Sean Astin (The Lord of The Rings, Rudy, The Goonies, Stranger Things) as Santa, and rising stage star Kayla Davion (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical) as Jovie. Completing the Broadway cast are Tony Award nominee Michael Hayden (Carousel) as Walter Hobbs, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award nominee Ashley Brown (Mary Poppins) as Emily Hobbs, Kai Edgar (Charlie & The Chocolate Factory) as Michael, Jennifer Sanchez (Pretty Woman: The Musical) as Deb, actor and TV personality Kalen Allen (With Love, The Ellen DeGeneres Show) as the Store Manager, and Michael Deaner (Leopoldstadt) as Little Boy.
Elf The Musical features a book by Tony Award winners Thomas Meehan (Annie, The Producers, Hairspray) and Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone, Smash, Boop! The Musical), with songs by Tony nominees Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin (The Prom, The Wedding Singer). The musical returns to Broadway in an acclaimed production directed by Philip Wm. McKinley (The Boy From Oz, Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark) and choreographed by Olivier and Drama Desk nominee Liam Steel (Company). First staged at the Dominion Theatre in London’s West End, this production became the venue’s fastest-selling show in nearly a century and became a firm holiday favorite for London audiences, breaking its own box office records during last year’s run.