'The Nightmare Before Christmas' Getting Live Concert Experience in Time for Halloween
If you wanted to see the Pumpkin King live after over a year inside, Los Angeles is the place to be, as a live-to-film concert experience of The Nightmare Before Christmas will be performed in October. Danny Elfman, composer, lyricist and voice of Jack Skellington, will reprise his role with additional guest stars to be announced at a later date. Conductor John Mauceri will lead with a full orchestra and choir, with all of the songs performed live in sync with the Henry Selick film produced by Tim Burton. There will also be pre-show activities like a costume contest and trick-or-treating (watch out for Lock, Shock and Barrel).
Though the stop-motion animated film is fun all around, the soundtrack is what makes it so memorably, and will certainly make the live-to-film concert experience one not to miss. Elfman is an extremely talented composer, but he’s also a wonderful singer, and does not get to show off his singing prowess as much as he should. Hearing him live will be a treat, and hopefully Catherine O’Hara will also make an appearance, who voiced the lovesick rag doll Sally. There might even be some appearances from famous bands, as an album called Nightmare Revisited (2008) featured covers from some of the most popular artists (of the day).
