Elf The Musical, inspired by the hit film, is the hilarious and heartwarming tale of Buddy, a young orphan child whose life is changed forever when he mistakenly crawls into Santa’s sack of toys one Christmas Eve. When he discovers he is human, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and, in turn, helps the Big Apple rediscover the true meaning of Christmas. This all-new tour, based on the acclaimed 2024 Broadway production, was hailed by The New York Times claiming “The show has CRACKED THE CODE OF ALL-AGES COMEDY, the kind that will leave children and grown-ups equally helpless with laughter,” and celebrated in The New Yorker, “It’s enough to MAKE YOU BELIEVE IN THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS.” This modern-day holiday classic, says The Daily Beast, “is a gift for kids and adults, and a very ‘sparklejollytwinklejingley’ night out!"
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Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis (12/6/25-12/6/25)
Engelbert Humperdinck "A Winter World of Love" (12/9/25-12/9/25)
Kenny G The Miracles Holiday and Hits Tour 2025 (12/11/25-12/11/25)
Cirque Dreams Holidaze (12/12/25-12/13/25)
Holiday Spirits: Festive Night Out, Benefitting State Theatre New Jersey’s Community Outreach Initiatives (12/16/25-12/16/25)
The Nutcracker American Repertory Ballet (12/19/25-12/21/25)
Salute to Vienna New Year's Concert (12/31/25-12/31/25)
Randall Goosby Returns (1/8/26-1/8/26)
Sa Dance Company (1/10/26-1/10/26)
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis (1/22/26-1/22/26)
Lee Brice (1/23/26-1/23/26)
DRUM TAO—THE BEST (1/24/26-1/24/26)
Gabby's Dollhouse Live! (1/25/26-1/25/26)
So Good! The Neil Diamond Experience (1/30/26-1/30/26)
Freestyle Flashback Concert 2026 (1/31/26-1/31/26)
The Little Mermaid Sing-A-Long (2/1/26-2/1/26)
512: The Selena Experience (2/6/26-2/6/26)
Who's Bad (2/7/26-2/7/26)
Rent in Concert (2/19/26-2/19/26)
Dru Hill (2/20/26-2/20/26)
Les Ballets Africains (2/24/26-2/24/26)
Kinky Boots (2/27/26-3/1/26)
Brit Floyd: The Moon, The Wall and Beyond 2026 (3/4/26-3/4/26)
Blackberry Smoke (3/5/26-3/5/26)
Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra (3/15/26-3/15/26)
Dirty Dancing in Concert (3/18/26-3/18/26)
Diana Krall (3/20/26-3/20/26)
Direct from Rome: The Three Italian Tenors (3/21/26-3/21/26)
Dog Man: The Musical (3/22/26-3/22/26)
Stereophonic (3/28/26-12/29/25)
Mozart's Requiem (4/19/26-4/19/26)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi in Concert (5/31/26-5/31/26)
Season Finale: Symphonie fantastique (6/4/26-6/4/26)
Ben Folds with the New Jersey Symphony (6/14/26-6/14/26)
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Sarah Brightman: A Winter Symphony (11/30/25-11/30/25)
A Charlie Brown Christmas (11/29/25-11/29/25)
Wicked Sing-A-Long (11/23/25-11/23/25)
The Sound Studio: Enriqueta Somarriba, Piano & Maria Brea, Sporano (11/23/25-11/23/25)
Tyler Henry (11/22/25-11/22/25)
Rhapsody in Blue (11/9/25-11/9/25)
The Canine Stars Stunt Dog Show (11/8/25-11/8/25)
Mandy Patinkin in Concert: JUKEBOX (11/7/25-11/7/25)
Richard Thomas in Mark Twain Tonight! by Hal Holbrook (11/5/25-11/6/25)
Mrs. Doubtfire (11/1/25-11/2/25)
Videos
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The Wolves
Old Library Theatre (12/12 - 12/14) | |
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The Nutcracker American Repertory Ballet
State Theatre New Jersey (12/19 - 12/21) | |
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Return of the Holiday Tenors
The Presbyterian Church Westfield (12/6 - 12/6) | |
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Xian Conducts Prokofiev & Strauss
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (4/10 - 4/10) | |
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Something Rotten! Jr.
Fresh Theatre Arts (1/10 - 1/11) | |
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Who's Bad
State Theatre New Jersey (2/7 - 2/7) | |
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Holiday POPS!
Princeton Symphony Orchestra (12/13 - 12/13) | |
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The Hook
Warner Theater (7/21 - 12/31) | |
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