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BroadwayWorld.com has confirmed that completing the cast of ELF the musical will be Sebastian Arcelus as Buddy and Amy Spanger as Jovie.

Although there's been no official announcement yet, while talking to the Rockland Journal News about the upcoming ELF muscial, Thomas Meehan tells the paper that 'In casting Sebastian Arcelus ('Good Vibrations') as Buddy, Meehan says director Casey Nicholaw didn't want someone who would deliver a Ferrell impersonation. 'We wanted someone who would make it their own,' he says.'

As BroadwayWorld has previously reported, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures in association with Unique Features will present the new Broadway musical ELF, starring Tony® Award winner Beth Leavel (Emily), Tony® Award nominee Mark Jacoby (Walter), Matthew Gumley (Michael), Valerie Wright (Deb), Michael McCormick (Mr. Greenway), Michael Mandell (Store Manager) and six-time Emmy® Award winner George Wendt (Santa) this season. Full casting, including the lead roles of Buddy and Jovie, will be announced shortly.

Twitter Watch shines a BWW spotlight on ELF, the new Broadway musical opening at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on November 14, 2010. The show has just opened its Twitter account and BroadwayWorld brings you their first Tweet below.

Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures in association with Unique Features announced today that the new Broadway musical ELF will star Tony® Award winner Beth Leavel (Emily), Tony® Award nominee Mark Jacoby (Walter), Matthew Gumley (Michael), Valerie Wright (Deb), Michael McCormick (Mr. Greenway), Michael Mandell (Store Manager) and six-time Emmy® Award winner George Wendt (Santa). Full casting including the lead roles of Buddy and Jovie will be announced shortly.

Erin Quill stars in THE MIKADO PROJECT, debuting May 1st at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.

Michelle Kittrell was chosen as the Gypsy Robe Winner for Legally Blonde, which opened at the Palace Theatre on April 29th!

Kathy Brier, Orfeh, Sara Gettelfinger and more will star in two readings of the Broadway-bound revue Oh What a Lovely War on May 22nd and May 23rd

Leading ladies such as Liz Callaway, Stephanie D'Abruzzo and Leah Hocking will headline two pre-Broadway industry readings of the revue Oh, What a Lovely War! on September 26th and 27th

Sharon Rosen proudly announces the cast for the pre-Broadway industry readings of the first North American revival of OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR.

Musicals Tonight continues its ongoing salute to Broadway's Standbys and Understudies with At This Performance…to be held on Sunday, May 15th at the 45th Street Theatre, 354 West 45th Street at 8 PM. This edition will be the final one for this theatrical season.

Always look on the bright side of life? It's easy for Brad now that he's part of the popular Monty Python goofapalooza.