“Without question, the part of Papa Elf outranks, by far, any role I may have ever played,” Newhart, 94, shared in an email interview with CNN for the occasion.

Wayne Knight, who played Jerry Seinfeld’s nemesis Newman on Seinfeld, will have some big, red pants to fill this November when he steps in as Santa in the Broadway musical Elf.

NEW YORK — A visit backstage at “Elf” finds Santa in a festive mood – he’s decorating a Christmas tree. To be more specific, Wayne Knight, who has donned th… ...

This made it look like I was Elf sized.” For Newhart, as for many of us, “Elf” stands in a class by itself. “In my opinion, there has not been anything like it in the interim,” he said.

“Without question, the part of Papa Elf outranks, by far, any role I may have ever played,” Newhart, 94, shared in an email interview with CNN for the occasion. That proclamation is no small ...