Christmas is the season of giving — and the director of the classic stop-motion film The Nightmare Before Christmas is hoping the world finally gives him… some effing credit this holiday season!
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Phoebe Bridgers will appear at two screenings of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas with live musical accompaniment at London’s OVO Arena Wembley in December, in which she will provide the voice of Sally.In addition to Bridgers, Danny Elfman – who composed the music, lyrics and score for the 1993 film, and voiced protagonist Jack Skellington – will voice Skellington once again for the screenings. Original cast member Ken Page, who voiced Oogie Boogie in the film, will also reprise his role.Other who are set to provide vocals for the performance include Randy Crenshaw, Greg Proops, Angie Jaree, Baraka May and Fletcher Sheridan.
They will be joined by the BBC Concert Orchestra for the performances, which will take place December 9 and 10. Tickets are on sale now.A post shared by OVO Arena Wembley (@ovoarena)The screenings mark the second of its kind in as many years.
Last year, Billie Eilish voiced Sally for a similar event, performing ‘Sally’s Song’ and duetting with Elfman at Los Angeles’ Banc of California Stadium. Page reprised his role as Oogie Boogie for that event as well, while “Weird Al” Yankovic voiced the character of Lock.Elfman, meanwhile, performed a handful of Nightmare Before Christmas favourites himself during his sets at this year’s Coachella Festival in April, performing a medley of songs from the film.That was sandwiched between numerous other tracks Elfman has composed for the screen – such as the Simpsons theme and tracks from Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure and Batman – as well as songs from his previous band Oingo Boingo as well as his 2021 solo album, ‘Big Mess’.Reflecting on the performances, Elfman called the reaction “intense and insane”.
Christmas is the season of giving — and the director of the classic stop-motion film The Nightmare Before Christmas is hoping the world finally gives him… some effing credit this holiday season!
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Phoebe Bridgers will join Danny Elfman as he reprises his live-to-film performances of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas in London this December. Bridgers will sing the character Sally's parts with Elfman starring as Jack Skellington. Broadway star Ken Page will sing also return as Oogie Boogie for the shows, which are scheduled for December 9-10 at London's OVO Arena Wembley.
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