BEN
FORSTERKIMBERLEY
WALSHJOE
McGANNJESSICA
MARTIN
The Smash Hit MusicalOriginal London Cast RecordingMusic by MATTHEW SKLAR Lyrics by CHAD BEGUELIN
1. Overture 2. Christmastown 3. World’s Greatest Dad 4. In The Way 5. Sparklejollytwinklejingley 6. I’ll Believe In You 7. In The Way - Reprise 8. Just Like Him 9. A Christmas Song 10. World’s Greatest Dad - Reprise 11. Nobody Cares About Santa 12. Never Fall In Love (With An Elf) 13. There Is A Santa Claus 14. The Story Of Buddy The Elf 15. Nobody Cares About Santa - Reprise 16. A Christmas Song - Reprise 17. Finale18. Exit Music
Original London Cast RecordingMusic by MATTHEW SKLAR Lyrics by CHAD BEGUELIN
Based upon the New Line Cinema film written by David Berenbaum
Based on the beloved 2003 New Line Cinema hit starring Will Ferrell, ELF features a book by Tony Award winners Thomas Meehan
(Annie, The Producers, Hairspray) and Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone), with songs by Tony Award nominees Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin (The Wedding Singer).
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. Unaware that he is actually human,
Buddy’s 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, discover his true identity, and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas.
Think Of The Joy You’ll Bring
Original Cast
If You Just Close Your Eyes And Sing
CAST:Buddy - Ben Forster
Jovie - Kimberley WalshWalter Hobbs - Joe McGann
Emily Hobbs - Jessica MartinDeb - Jennie Dale
Santa/Mr Greenway - Mark McKerracherStore Manager - Graham Lappin
Michael - played by Harry Collett, Ilan Galkoff, Noah Key and Ewan Rutherford
ENSEMBLE:Katie Bradley, Charlie Bull, Nicola Coates,
Alex Fobbester, Anton Fosh, Charlotte Gale, Francis Haugen, Matt Holland, Tash Holway,
Paul Hutton, Mark Iles, Ceili O’Connor, Debbie Paul, Joanna Rennie, Barnaby Thompson, Ed White
ORCHESTRA:Conductor/Keyboard - Stuart Morley
Piano/Keyboard - Jon RangerKeyboard - Jeremy Wootton
Violin - Simon Howes & Polly WiltshireCello - Bryony James
Double Bass/Electric Bass - Harrison WoodSax - Steve Foster, Nick Moss & Adam Bishop
Trumpet/Flugel - Nick Mead & Louis DowdeswellTrombone - Robbie Harvey & Andy Wood
Percussion - Chris MarshallDrum Kit - Matt Senior
WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO:Adrian Vinken at the Theatre Royal Plymouth and TR2
Stephen Faloon and Mike Adamson at the Bord Gais Energy TheatreJerry Katzman and David Pearson at the Dominion Theatre
The Nederlander GroupIngrid Sutej at U-Live
CREDITS:Music written by Matthew SklarLyrics written by Chad Beguelin
Music published by Music Theatre InternationalMusical Director/Supervisor - Stuart MorleyAssociate Musical Director - Jeremy Wootton
Marketing and Design - DewyntersProduction Photography - Matt Crockett & Alastair Muir
General Management - London Management LtdDirectors - Michael Rose & David Morgan
Production Coordination - Claire Sibley & Nicky WingfieldAccountant - Lynne Coates Walker
Additional arrangements and orchestrations by Stuart MorleyOrchestral Management - Sylvia Addison for Music Solutions Ltd
Keyboard Programming - Phij Adams
Recorded by Matthew Bartram at Angel StudiosAssistant Engineer - Ronan Phelan
Edited, Mixed & Mastered by Rick Clark
Album Produced by Stuart Morley, Michael Rose & Rick Clark Executive Producer: Reynold D’Silva
Release Co-Ordination: David Stoner & Peter ComptonAlbum Design: Stuart Ford
Published by Warner/Chappell
1. Overture
2. Christmastown Santa, Buddy, Elves, (Ensemble)
3. World’s Greatest Dad Buddy
4. In The Way Deb, Walter, Emily, Michael, (Ensemble)
5. Sparklejollytwinklejingley Buddy, Jovie, Manager, (Ensemble)
6. I’ll Believe In You Michael, Emily
7. In The Way - Reprise Emily, Walter
8. Just Like Him Buddy, Deb, Walter, (Ensemble)
9. A Christmas Song Buddy, Jovie, (Ensemble)
10. World’s Greatest Dad - Reprise Buddy, (Ensemble)
11. Nobody Cares About Santa Buddy, Manager, (Ensemble)
12. Never Fall In Love (With An Elf) Jovie
13. There Is A Santa Claus Michael, Emily
14. The Story Of Buddy The Elf Buddy, Walter, Greenway, Deb, Michael, Emily, Matthews, Chadwick, (Ensemble)
15. Nobody Cares About Santa - Reprise Santa
16. A Christmas Song - Reprise Jovie, Walter, Michael, Emily, Buddy, (Ensemble)
17. Finale Full Company
18. Exit Music
SILCD1502
Michael Rose and U-Live present in association with the Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin
A Theatre Royal, Plymouth production
ELF
Direction and Choreography MORGAN YOUNG
Production Design TIM GOODCHILD
Music byMATTHEW SKLAR
Book byTHOMAS MEEHAN and BOB MARTIN
Lyrics byCHAD BEGUELIN
PR and Marketing AMANDA MALPASS
Advertising Marketing and Graphics DEWYNTERS LTD
Orchestral Management SYLVIA ADDISON
Sound Design CLEMENT RAWLING
Orchestrations DOUG BESTERMAN
Musical Director STUART MORLEY
Lighting Design TIM LUTKIN
Video Design IAN WILLIAM GALLOWAY
Children’s Casting JO HAWES
Casting Director SARA BIRD
Production Manager RICHARD BULLIMORE
Associate Choreographer HELEN RYMER
Resident Director EVAN ENSIGN
Costume Construction MIKE COLTMAN
Costume Supervisor SUE SIMMERLING
Wig & Hair Design RICHARD MAWBEY
First performance at the Dominion Theatre, London 24th October 2015
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