Walnut Street Theatre (WST) continues their 216th Season with the charming story of Buddy the elf. Travel with Buddy from the North Pole all the way to New York City in ELF The Broadway Musical. The show begins previews on Nov. 19, opens Nov. 27, and runs through Dec. 29. 

Nic Rouleau as Buddy the Elf in “Elf The Broadway Musical” at Walnut Street Theatre.

Based on one of the most beloved holiday films and top streamed films of all time, ELF The Broadway Musical is the story of Buddy, who mistakenly crawled into Santa’s bag as a baby and was raised as an elf! Buddy is 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, he embarks on a journey to New York City with dreams to find his birth father and discover his true identity. What’s an adopted elf to do when he realizes his father is on Santa’s ‘naughty’ list and his half-brother doesn’t believe that there is a Santa Claus? It’s up to Buddy to save Christmas in this hilarious and charming Broadway musical! 

Based on the New Line Cinema film by David Berenbaum and with a book by Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin, music by Matthew Sklar, and lyrics by Chad Beguelin. The  show premiered on Broadway in 2010, where it was embraced as a hilarious, charming adaptation of a holiday classic. The show features a selection of original songs infused with holiday cheer, including “Happy All The Time,” “Sparklejollytwinklejingley,” and “Nobody Cares About Santa.” This holiday season, it’s up to one very tall elf to save Christmas. 

Making his Walnut debut is Broadway and West End star Nic Rouleau as Buddy the Elf, a human who’s been raised at the North Pole since infancy.  

If You Go:

Nov. 19 – Dec. 29, 2024 

Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA

Tickets:  215-574-3550 or walnutstreettheatre.org/season/show/elf-the-broadway-musical