Lyric Theatre brings Elf The Musical to the Flynn, Nov. 12-15
The Flynn Center for the Performing Arts at 153 Main Street in Burlington, photographed in June 2025. Photo: Artaxerxes, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Lyric Theatre Company brings “Elf The Musical” to the Flynn Center’s Main Stage in Burlington from Thursday, Nov. 12, through Sunday, Nov. 15.
The show, Lyric Theatre and the Flynn both say, is based on the New Line Cinema film written by David Berenbaum and later popularized with Will Ferrell in the title role. The stage version has a book by Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin, music by Matthew Sklar and lyrics by Chad Beguelin, and is presented through arrangement with Musical Theatre International. It follows Buddy, an orphan raised at the North Pole, who travels to New York City to find his birth father.
The Flynn lists curtain times of 1 p.m., 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. over the four-day run, with tickets from $21.25 to $65. Lyric Theatre said the Sunday, Nov. 15, matinee will be audio described for patrons who are visually impaired, and that the Sunday evening performance will be interpreted in American Sign Language. Reserved parking at the Marketplace Garage, when offered, is $15 starting at 5 p.m. and is not available for the 1 p.m. shows on Saturday and Sunday, the Flynn said.
Connor Eaton plays Buddy, with Brianna Newman as Jovie, Don Patrick O’Connell as Walter Hobbs, Sabrina Sydnor as Emily Hobbs and Alex Bigenho as Michael Hobbs, according to Lyric’s cast list. Andy Whitaker plays Santa Claus. Ian Ferris is the director, Kim Nowlan the choreographer and Nate Venet the music director, with Rob Parzych as production supervisor.
Lyric Theatre, based in South Burlington, is a community company whose Main Stage productions are a regular part of the Flynn’s calendar. The musical is also sold as part of the Flynn’s Lyric Theatre package. Box office information is at 802-863-5966 or flynnvt.org.
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