Crumpet the elf arrives at Arizona Broadway Theatre this Christmas for a heaping dose of (anti)holiday hilarity! Based on the now-famous humorist David Sedaris' autobiographical experience as a broke actor in NYC working as an elf in Santaland at Macy's Department Store, this one-man show is one of the funniest, most irreverent holiday shows...EVER!
If you're a fan of Bad Santa over It's a Wonderful Life, and if you're a little more NAUGHTY than you are NICE - THE SANTALAND DIARIES* is the show for you during this ever-annoying holiday season! Starring ABT Alum Seth Tucker (seen most recently as Miss West Coast in Pageant ('16).
When a down-on-his luck wannabe actor arrives in New York City at the end of the year, the only employment he can find is at Macy’s Department Store – working in Santaland for the holiday season, as a reluctant, but relentlessly cheerful, elf. Newly christened “Crumpet”, our clever anti-hero shares his observations of the mayhem in front of and behind the scenes during one chaotic December, from aggressive parents and drunken Santas, to flirtatious actors, poor hygiene, and the racially charged hazards of being a “Pointer Elf.” Will Crumpet find a moment of pure Christmas spirit? Will he end up in Santa’s cottage with Snowball the Elf? Will he escape with his life on Christmas Eve before being torn apart by enraged customers?
Based on his beloved humorous and autobiographical essays, David Sedaris’ The Santaland Diaries, adapted for the stage by Joe Mantello, is a wry and witty look at the combination of retail hell and theatrical spectacle that is the holiday season, a sharp, narrowly observed dark comedy. The perfect Christmas treat for grownups, this one-man show has been an annual tradition at theaters across the United States for the past twenty years.
Show Times
13th – 8pm
14th – 8pm
15th – 2:30pm
16th – 2:30pm
TICKETS $29/$39*
Get $3 OFF if purchased by Monday, December 3
Use Coupon Code SANTALAND online azbroadway.org or by phone 623-776-8400 x0
THE ENCORE at ABT: Doors open one-and-a-half hours before showtime
Food and cocktails are available for purchase
*This is an ABT Produced Production in the all-new Encore Room (not a Mainstage event) |
PG17 for adult themes and language | Price does not include fees
