Overall Rating
3.6
By McGs
If you've seen the movie, you will enjoy the show
Cadillac Palace - Chicago
My family loves the movie "Elf" & it is our tradition to watch it on thanksgiving night. It's not Shakespeare but there are definitely parts of the musical that may not make sense if you don't know the movie. I don't agree that it was bad enough to walk out during the show but it did seem a bit long. It was good enough for a family holiday outing!
By Anonymous
Elf
Cadillac Palace - Chicago
A great show! Upbeat, funny and good for the family. Buddy the Elf was very funny. Dancing and singing was excellent!
By NRMaddio
Elf The Musical - Very nice production
Cadillac Palace - Chicago
This is enjoyable for all ages. The sets were not over the top as I would have expected. Otherwise a lot of nice songs and very enjoyable.
By ALO86
Great Holiday Experience
Cadillac Palace - Chicago
Elf the Musical was a very fun date night. It's hard to compete with Will Ferrell (so don't expect that), but it was still worth while. The music was great, it was funny, and it really got us in the holiday spirit. I would definitely recommend it!
By junebug44
Loved Elf!
Cadillac Palace - Chicago
My daughter's 19th birthday present was me, her mother, taking her to see her favorite movie come to life in Elf The Musical. We both loved it.
By Danielle6610
Movie was much better
Cadillac Palace - Chicago
The acting and singing was excellent, and so were the scene changes. However, the musical is adapted from the movie Elf and there were a lot of changes in order to make it into a musical. It's not that the musical was bad, but it's hard to separate the musical from the movie. The cast and orchestra were both wonderful though.
By Busterandmaggie
Left at intermission.
Cadillac Palace - Chicago
Left at intermission, that pretty much covers it. Buddy was badly cast. Use of foul language was inappropriate for all the children in the house.
By Anonymous
Great show!!
Cadillac Palace - Chicago
We took our girls 15, 11 & 9 for our annual Christmas trip to Chicago. It was funny and the singing and dancing was great. We loved every minute!! We would see it again.
By sjc72
not for the elf movie lover
Cadillac Palace - Chicago
This musical was ok...at best. If you are a fanof the movie elf then you probably will not like this musical. It had a lot of adult humor that wasn't necessary for example, at the end of the musical they talk about how buddy and his girlfriend made their baby by touching in some fun ways. They're also a few curse words that were not needed and a few derogatory comments against overweight people. the person who played buddy was average. His singing was excellent however he acted much more as a homosexual then as a childish elf. they left out quite a few funny scenes from the movie and changed a few of the funny scenes from the movie to make it rather boring. none of the songs were the same whether that is because of copyright laws I don't know. I do not think this musical is for children under the age of 10. I have seen better musicals however I have also seen worse. On a scale of 1 to 10 I would rate this is 6.
By Anonymous
Not the real elf!
Cadillac Palace - Chicago
No taxi scene - no mail room scene - no small person scene - no singing in the shower scene - not the same music - should be retitled Elf 2!
ELF is the hilarious tale of Buddy, a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported back to the North Pole. Unaware that he is actually human, Buddy's enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa's permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father, discover his true identity, and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas. This modern day Christmas classic is sure to make everyone embrace their inner ELF. The New York Times says that ELF is "SPLASHY, PEPPY, SUGAR-SPRINKLED HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT!" USA Today calls ELF, "ENDEARINGLY GOOFY!" Variety proclaims, "ELF is happy enough for families, savvy enough for city kids and plenty smart for adults!"