The movie Elf has become a modern classic Christmas movie. Mainly thanks to Will Ferrell’s goofy but charming portrayal of Buddy the Elf.
The Broadway musical tour production of Elf the Musical, inspired by the film, is up at the Straz Center’s Carol Morsani Hall this weekend, through Sun., Nov. 25.
I took my 8-year-old nephew, Mason Courtney, to see it this past Tuesday night. Just walking into the lobby got us excited for the holiday themed musical. Christmas trees twinkling; people wearing antlers and Santa hats; jars and jars of candy and treats. The anticipation of the upcoming holiday trumped the anxiety of the thought of last-minute present shopping.
This article appears in Nov 22-28, 2012.