What’s this? The Pumpkin King himself, Danny Elfman, just announced that he will return to the Hollywood Bowl on October 26 and 27 at 8 p.m. to perform his bone-chilling role of Jack Skellington for an amazing live-to-film performance of the holiday-colliding classic, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, in honor of the film’s 25th anniversary. Travel to Halloweentown with an immersive experience that includes live scenery projections, live orchestra, spectacular guest artists, and an all-star cast.
You’re in for a real trick-or-treat: Joining Elfman will be other original cast members including Catherine O’Hara (Sally) and Ken Page (Oogie Boogie) to give you a ghoulishly good reason to celebrate Halloween! Joining the classically creepy cast is conductor John Mauceri, founding director of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, who will once again lead the full orchestra and choir as they perform the film’s classic score and cherished songs live-to-picture.
Through the magic of projection mapping, the award-winning creative studio Mousetrappe will return to create breathtaking living scenery projected onto the façade of the iconic Hollywood Bowl, making the event a constantly evolving extension of the film and music. This will be Mousetrappe’s second live-to-picture event at the Hollywood Bowl, following Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in Concert earlier this year, which marked the first time that 90 minutes of original content had been created for video projection mapping on the surface of the iconic Los Angeles amphitheater.
D23 Members have another reason to spell-o-brate: You can purchase early bird tickets on Friday, September 7 from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. General admission tickets go on sale Saturday, September 8, at 10 a.m. via all Ticketmaster outlets. To purchase by phone, call (800) 745-3000 or online at Ticketmaster.com and use the presale code DISNEYJACK.
