<em>Elf</em> and Ricky Martin Coming to Broadway, <em>Hair</em> Leaving

The movie Elf, about a real man (Will Ferrell) raised among Santa's elves, grossed $170 million in the United States and an additional $50 million overseas. So this Christmas producers will try to milk that teat a little more with a Broadway musical adaptation, scheduled for a limited run during the holidays. Arts Beat reports that Thomas Meehan, a three-time Tony winner for Annie, The Producers, and Hairspray, is co-writing the showâs book with Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone). The music is by Matthew Sklar and the lyrics by Chad Beguelin, who collaborated on the musical adaptation of the movie The Wedding Singer. Ferrell, who made his Broadway debut last year in You're Welcome America: A Final Night with George W Bush, is not expected to reprise his role, and one has to wonder how funny this material will be without Ferrell to hold it up. — Gothamist

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Published Jun 11, 2010

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Big Broadway news this week, people! Brace for Elf, Evita, Spidey (yes, still happening!), Funny Girl and Annie. And say goodbye to the successful revival of Hair, which was not specifically too good anyway. Click on the images here for all the fabulous details. Also, as you no doubt know, the Tony Awards will be broadcast Sunday night—you can watch the red carpet and Creative Arts Tonys between 6 and 8 p.m. via webcast on Tonys.com, and then the show is broadcast on CBS starting at 8 p.m.