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Elf, Jr. The Musical at Knoxville Children’s Theatre, December 6-22
Knoxville Children’s Theatre will
present “Elf: The Musical Jr,” based
on the Broadway musical with
music and lyrics by Matthew Sklar
and Chad Beguelin.
The play will
be performed December 6 - 22,
Thursdays and Fridays at 7 PM;
Saturdays at 1 PM and 5 PM;
Sundays at 3 PM, with additional
performances at 7 p.m. on Sunday
December 15, and Sunday
December 22.
This hilarious musical play is based
on the 2003 comedy film. Buddy
Hobbs, a young orphan child,
mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag
of gifts and is transported back to the North Pole. Years later,
Buddy finds out that he's an ordinary human being and heads
off to New York City in search of his father, Walter Hobbs. But
Walter, like many New Yorkers, doesn't believe in Santa Claus.
Neither does Buddy’s brother Michael! Buddy must win over
his birth family and help New York City remember the true
meaning of Christmas.
The play is performed by 27 talented young actors, from ages
8 to 17. Dale Gross plays Buddy, and Elliott Vasconcelos plays
Walter. Ashley Alexander plays Santa, and Danny Davis, in his
first KCT appearance, plays Michael Hobbs. In addition, 3
more actors are making their KCT debuts: Niyah Harley,
Patrick Harrison, and Harper Miller. The rest of the cast
includes KCT veterans: Autumn Acree, Diego Almeida, Landry
Beaver, Jenna Blumberg, Millie Braude, Charlotte Chrimes,
Sophia Elkins, Isabella Francisco, Aubree Jones, Lena
Kennedy, Hattie Perry, Braelyn Reed, Pressley Rule, Lily
Segars, Graham Sexton, Jasmyne Simpkins, Elliott
Vasconcellos, and Sarah Wood.
KCT student director Jacob Sousley directs the production.
The musical director is Paul Jones, and Donya Walker is the
Choreographer. Bella Patterson is the stage manager. The
show’s designers are all high-and middle-school students: Eric
Magee (scenery), Sydney Allen (lighting), Reece Brown
(costumes), and Anna Kate Stanley (properties).
KCT is East Tennessee’s leading producer of plays for children
and families.
For show tickets, visit knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com.
The theatre is located at 109 E. Churchwell Avenue.
Published November 29, 2019 |
