The Beloved Holiday Tradition Returns!

edelweiss

Poster for the theatrical production of 'Elsdewiss', presented by On The Rocks Theatre Company, scheduled from December 13 to 21, 2025, at the Soho Playhouse. Andrew R Butler. Christopher Ford. Dakota Rose

December 2025

December 2025

Beloved holiday tradition, EDELWEISS, returns this December to Soho Playhouse!

DECEMBER 13th through the 21st. tickets on sale now!

It’s Christmas Eve and the news of Santa Claus’s sudden death has thrown the North Pole into chaos. Elves and reindeer riot in the streets, the Gingerbread House of Commons crumbles and Mrs. Claus boards a Southbound Polar Express leaving the denizens of the North Pole shell shocked. Amidst this turmoil comes Edelweiss, a holiday-pageant-turned-memorial for old Saint Nick. Join four elves and a reindeer as they come together to sing and dance their way through the five stages of grief; and, perhaps, discover they can save Christmas after all.

Featuring Andrew R. Butler*, Rebeca Miller*, MiMi Scardulla*, Derek Smith, Ellen Winter & Shannon Holt*

Written by Christopher Ford & Dakota Rose with Original Music by Andrew R. Butler

Directed by Dakota Rose, with Music Direction by Ellen Winter & Choreography by Chloe Kernaghan

Set Design by Christopher Ford & Dakota Rose; Costume Design by Christopher Ford; Lighting Design by Kate McGee

Stage Managed by Teagan deGroen* & Produced by Kristy Bodall

Press Representation by Everyman Agency

Edelweiss is an Equity Approved Showcase

*Equity Member appearing with permission of Actors’ Equity Association without benefit of an Equity contract in this Off-Off Broadway production"

TICKETS HERE!

meet the cast & team

  • Portrait of a man with long, wavy ginger hair and matching ginger beard, wearing a dark purple shirt, smiling lightly, against a teal background. Andrew R Butler On The Rocks Theatre Edelweiss

    Andrew R. Butler*

    Chick the Elf

    Andrew R. Butler wrote and starred in the Lortel-winning musical Rags Parkland Sings The Songs Of The Future at Ars Nova (Drama Desk Nominations for Book, Music, Lyrics, Outstanding Actor In A Musical, and Outstanding Musical). He is a Jonathan Larson Grant recipient and an alumnus of Ars Nova's Uncharted Writers Group, The Civilians' R&D Group, Fresh Ground Pepper's PlayGround PlayGroup, and NYU's Experimental Theatre Wing. Andrew originated the role of Charlie in Stereophonic, the most Tony-nominated play of all time, for which he received a Special Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble. Andrew has performed in five On The Rocks productions (McBeth, Wolfert, The White Stag Quadrilogy, Fred, & Edelweiss), and is writing music & lyrics for their musical-in-development, The Hole Story. Updates and cat pics at @andrewrbutler

  • A woman with shoulder-length wavy brown hair, wearing a white sleeveless top and jewelry, looking directly at the camera against a dark background. Rebeca Miller On The Rocks Theatre Edelweiss

    Rebeca miller*

    Leisl the Elf

    Rebeca was last with On The Rocks for The Beastiary, their Off- Broadway show with Ars Nova. She has performed regionally at The Repertory Theater of St. Louis, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park & Florida Studio Theatre, and toured nationally with Theatreworks USA.  In New York she has worked with Classic Stage Company, The Hess Collective at La MaMa, New York Shakespeare Exchange and Shakespeare in the Square. Rebeca has developed new work with the Ensemble Studio Theatre, Clubbed Thumb, New Georges, Hook and Eye, and LatinX Playwrights Circle. NYU Tisch: BFA in Drama, Johns Hopkins: MA Nonprofit Management. RebecaMiller.com.

  • A woman with dark hair styled in loose waves, wearing a sleeveless checkered dress and gold hoop earrings, looking confidently at the camera against a neutral background. Mimi Scardulla On The Rocks Theatre Edelweiss

    Mimi Scardulla*

    Jessica the Reindeer

    MiMi Scardulla is beyond thrilled that her years of hounding Dakota and Chris to bring back Edelweiss finally paid off and she is back in the North Pole with her favorite people! Her Broadway credits include Cabaret (Texas, U/S Fraulien Kost Fraulein Schneider), A Beautiful Noise (The Noise), and For the Girls (Dancing Usher, Associate Choreographer). MiMi is an advocate for size inclusivity on Broadway, and endearingly calls herself Big Booty Broadway! Big is Beautiful! Love to my Family, my Love, and my Girls! Insta: @mimiscardulla

  • Portrait of a woman with curly, multicolored hair and blue eyes, wearing an orange and purple striped top and layered gold necklaces, against a plain background. Ellen Winter On The Rocks Theatre Edelweiss

    Ellen Winter

    Ellen Winter the Elf

    is a Brooklyn-based composer, music producer and performer. Music Directing: Cold War Choir Practice (Clubbed Thumb Summerworks), The Beastiary (Ars Nova), Hurricane Diane (NYTW), Salty Brine's Living Record Collection (Joe's Pub), Folk Wandering (Pipeline Theatre Co.). Albums: YIKES (2024), 36 Questions: The Deluxe Album (2021), Every Feeling I've Ever Felt (2020). Audio Fiction: Hit Singles (Audible), 36 Questions (TwoUp). Upcoming: Cold War Choir Practice (MCC), Other Versions of You in My Life (Album). Commissions: EST/Sloan, Concord/Alley Theatre, Ars Nova. Fellowships / Residencies: Ucross, 54 Below Verses & Voices, Joe’s Pub Working Group, Berkeley Rep Ground Floor, Mercury Store, SPACE on Ryder Farm, Rhinebeck Writers Retreat, BarnArts. Listen here: https://ffm.to/ewinter.oem | @itsellenwinter

  • A smiling man with a mustache and short hair, wearing a dark shirt, sitting in a room with shelves filled with books and plants in the background. Derek Smith On The Rocks Theatre Edelweiss

    Derek smith

    Berry the Elf

    With On the Rocks, Edelweiss (Ars Nova, Dixon Place), FRED, The White Stag Quadrilogy, and WOLFERT (Dixon Place). Select Theater: Hartwell Church of God (Ars Nova), EVENTS (The Brick), Buffalo Bailey’s Ranch for Gay Horses, Troubled Teen Girls and Other (The Brick), Oedipus Rex XX/XY (La MaMa), War Lesbian (Dixon Place), R*NT (University Settlement) and Into the Woods (New Village Arts). Original/solo: Lee Buliay: The Lost Year of Dean Moriarty and upcoming: Letters from Tyra (Exponential Festival 2026).

  • A woman with shoulder-length blonde hair and a slight smile, wearing a black top, looking at the camera in a close-up portrait. Shannon Holt On The Rocks Theatre Edelweiss

    Shannon Holt*

    Mrs. Claus

    Shannon Holt was previously seen at LATW in Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, Seven, Steel Magnolias and Judgment at Nuremberg, as well as the national tours of Judgment at Nuremberg and Steel Magnolias. Regional credits include Berkeley Rep, Mark Taper Forum, South Coast Rep, Laguna Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, The Public Theatre, Trinity Rep, Indiana Rep, Actors Theatre of Louisville, and Dixon Place in NYC. Stages throughout Los Angeles include work with Evidence Room, Rogue Machine, East West Players, Boston Court, Actors’ Gang, Padua Playwrights, Odyssey Theatre and Antaeus Theatre Company, where she is a company member. Her work has garnered nominations and awards from LA Weekly, Stage Raw, BroadwayWorld, Backstage West, and LA Stage Alliance Ovations. Film and TV credits include SeinfeldERThe Marc Pease Experience and Love, Liza           

Edelweiss

Will play the Soho Playhouse December 13th-21st

TICKETS HERE!
 

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