Henson, who was nominated for a Tony Award for his show-stealing turn as Damian in “Mean Girls,” makes Buddy utterly his own: sunny, darling, slightly unsettling. At the mention of tickle fights or ...

Grey Henson and the cast of 'Elf the Musical' Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade Elf The Musical, the cheery – very, very cheery – revival opening tonight for a limited holiday run on Broadway, is an ...

Christmas comes with traditions – Salvation Army street workers ringing their bells, carols playing on loops in every store, and favorite holiday movies on television each night. In addition to other ...

On paper, “Elf” — the 2003 comedy starring Will Ferrell and written by David Berenbaum — seems like a great candidate for a screen-to-stage adaptation. After all, protagonist Buddy, a grown man who ...

And yes, for those keeping track, that makes two holiday-in-a-Chinese-restaurant scenes currently on Broadway, because a block over and a block up from “Elf” a musical version of the Jean Shepherd gem ...

Let me use the title of a song (from a completely different musical, “Mame”) to explain why Humboldt Light Opera Company’s Carol Ryder chose “Elf” as HLOC’s summer musical. It’s because “We Need a ...