"Buddy the Elf" is played by Nathan Lera and "Jovie" is played by Sydney Halliday. (Photo courtesy of Ocean City Theatre Company)
Audiences will embrace their inner “elf” when the Ocean City Theatre Company students present their production of “Elf Jr.”
The show features over 25 students in grades third through eighth from schools across Cape May and Atlantic counties.
The musical version of the popular movie will be live on the Ocean City Music Pier stage on Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 18 at 2 and 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $15 and are available at
oceancityvacation.com/boxoffice or by calling 609-399-6111.
“Elf The Musical Jr”. is based on the 2003 New Line Cinema hit and features songs by Tony Award nominees.
The musical tells the story of a young orphan who mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole.
The would-be elf is given the name Buddy and raised by elves in the North Pole. Buddy lives happily 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, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity.
“Elf The Musical Jr” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). The Ocean City Theatre Company production is being directed by Hannah Catanoso and Elizabeth Worley, with music direction by Brinley Edwards.
