Follow Salem Podcast Features Elf Jr., The Musical, Along With Salem’s CPA As Live Audience

Follow Salem Podcast host Dean Johnson, Editor-in-Chief of Follow South Jersey, talks with cast members of Elf Jr., The Musical. Photo credit: Christian Oberly.

SALEM, N.J. — In this week’s Follow Salem podcast, members of the cast of Elf Jr., The Musical, visited Salem’s Community Promise Academy (CPA) to talk about the cheer of the holiday season.

Recorded in front of a live audience at Serving the Light Ministries in Salem, the characters, including Buddy the Elf, Jovie, Mr. Hobbs, and Santa Claus himself, talked about all things cheerful and full of holiday spirit.

Elf, Jr., the Musical, was performed at the Eagle Theatre in Hammonton where many of the Community Promise Academy students were able to visit and take part in making music videos on December 1. The show ran from December 12 – 15.

Watch Episode 6 of the Follow Salem Podcast below or listen on Spotify by clicking here.


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