NOTES:
For 9 years a friend and I worked on a screenplay
about an overgrown Elf at the North Pole. He journeys South to
the big city to find his true self. There was a lot of interest
in the project. Imagine our surprise (and disappointment) when
somebody else made a movie about the exact same subject (“Elf”,
2003).
We still dream of adapting our story to the stage, but in the
meantime I’m thrilled to share a couple of songs from our
version. The main character, Elf, SNEEZED his magic. It was mortifying.
He tried to hide it, but his fear of sneezing became sublimated
into a fear of waltzing. (Trust me, it made sense in the screenplay).
Thus, this song and dance number about a guy who is afflicted
with waltz urges, the way you and I are afflicted by sneezing.
The song stands well on its own, I think. |
