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Entertainment
Morgan Greene

BRIEF: Marriott announces 'Elf' cast

Sept. 16--The Marriott Theatre has announced the cast of "Elf," the holiday musical based on the hit 2003 film.

Alex Goodrich will star as Buddy, the role made popular by Will Ferrell. The play will also feature Dara Cameron as Jovie, Kevin Gudahl as Walter Hobbs, Susie McMonagle as Emily Hobbs, Roger Mueller as Santa, Susan Moniz as Deb, and Cam Ezell as Michael Hobbs. The ensemble includes Will Anderson, Julie Baird, Brian Bohr, Justin Brill, Neil Friedman, Katie Johannigman, James Earl Jones II, George Keating, Patrick Lane, Johanna McKenzie-Miller, Gabriel Mudd, Zoe Nadal, Samantha Pauly, Liam Quealy, Isabelle Roberts, Collin Sanderson, Laura Savage and Emily Zimmerman.

Marc Robin is set to direct the North Pole-to-New York story of Buddy, the elf-identifying human, with musical direction by Ryan T. Nelson.

"Elf" opens Nov. 1 and runs through Dec. 31. All performances take place at the Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire.

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