Editing Danny Elfman (section)

===Stage music===

In 2008, Elfman accepted his first commission for the stage, composing the music for [[Twyla Tharp]]'s ''Rabbit and Rogue'' ballet, co-commissioned by [[American Ballet Theatre]] and Orange County Performing Arts Center and premiering on June 3, 2008, at the [[Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center)|Metropolitan Opera House]], [[Lincoln Center]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.twylatharp.org/works/rabbit-and-rogue |title=Rabbit and Rogue  |website=TwylaTharp.org |access-date=October 8, 2019 }}</ref> Other works for stage include the music for [[Cirque Du Soleil]]'s ''[[Iris (Cirque du Soleil)|Iris]]'' in 2011,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.soundtrack.net/title/iris-cirque-du-soleil/ |title=Review: Cirque du Soleil: Iris |last=Goldwasser |first=Dan |date=June 11, 2012 |website=Soundtrack.net |publisher=Autotelics, LLC |access-date=September 27, 2019 }}</ref> and incidental music for the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production of [[Taylor Mac]]'s ''[[Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus]]'' in 2019.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Portwood |first=Jerry |date=March 11, 2019 |title=Danny Elfman to Score ''Gary'' Production on Broadway |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/danny-elfman-gary-broadway-taylor-mac-806458/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=September 18, 2019}}</ref>
[[File:Nightmare Before XMAS Live 20151031 185935.jpg|thumb|360x360px|Elfman's ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'' live at the [[Hollywood Bowl]].]]
In October 2013, Elfman returned to the stage for the first time since his band [[Oingo Boingo]] disbanded to sing a handful of ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'' songs as part of the concert ''Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton'', featuring suites of music from 15 [[Tim Burton]] films newly arranged by Elfman.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ng|first=David|title=Danny Elfman concert of Tim Burton film music adds third performance|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-danny-elfman-tim-burton-third-concert-20130918-story.html|access-date=October 10, 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=September 18, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/events/1392|publisher=BBC Concert Orchestra|access-date=October 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230043548/http://www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/events/1392|archive-date=December 30, 2013}}</ref><ref name=ryzik2015>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/03/arts/music/danny-elfman-brings-music-from-tim-burtons-films-to-lincoln-center.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705183003/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/03/arts/music/danny-elfman-brings-music-from-tim-burtons-films-to-lincoln-center.html |archive-date=July 5, 2015 |url-access=limited|title=Danny Elfman Brings Music from Tim Burton's Films to Lincoln Center|last=Ryzik|first=Melena|date=July 2, 2015|work=The New York Times|access-date=October 23, 2019|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The concert has since toured internationally and has played in Japan, Australia, Mexico and throughout Europe and the United States. Since 2015, Elfman has appeared regularly in a [[Hollywood Bowl]] [[Halloween]] concert featuring full orchestra performing the ''Nightmare Before Christmas'' score live to the film projection.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ng |first=David |date=November 1, 2015 |title=Danny Elfman concert at Hollywood Bowl brings out Tim Burton fans |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-danny-elfman-concert-hollywood-bowl-20151101-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=October 13, 2019 |quote=Danny Elfman was the main attraction on Saturday night at the Hollywood Bowl during a live concert performance of Tim Burton's ''The Nightmare Before Christmas''...The screening of the 1993 stop-motion animated movie, with a live orchestra, felt almost like a decadent dessert to the main course... Elfman saved his entrance for last, sending the audience into a frenzy of cheering and fan worship.}}</ref>

Elfman made his [[Coachella (festival)|Coachella]] debut on April 16, 2022, with ''Danny Elfman: From Boingo to ''Batman'' to ''Big Mess'' to Beyond!''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Blueskye |first=Brian |date=April 23, 2022 |title=Coachella 2022: 5 highlights from Danny Elfman's rock-infused, cinematic set |work=[[The Desert Sun]] |url=https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/2022/04/23/coachella-2022-5-highlights-danny-elfmans-cinematic-set/7397624001/ |access-date=November 27, 2022}}</ref> The concert, postponed from Coachella 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, featured Elfman's film and television music arranged for band, orchestra and choir, as well as songs from his solo album ''[[Big Mess (Danny Elfman album)|Big Mess]]'' and new arrangements of songs from his [[Oingo Boingo]] catalogue. Conducted by [[Steve Bartek]], and featuring Elfman (vocals, guitar, percussion), [[Wes Borland]] (guitar), [[Stu Brooks]] (bass), [[Nili Brosh]] (guitar), and [[Josh Freese]] (drums),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pearis |first=Bill |date=April 17, 2022 |title=Watch Danny Elfman play Oingo Boingo, ''Simpson's'', ''Nightmare Before Christmas'' & more at Coachella |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/watch-danny-elfman-play-oingo-boingo-simpsons-nightmare-before-christmas-more-at-coachella/ |access-date=November 27, 2022 |website=Brooklyn Vegan}}</ref> the concert was expanded for two shows Halloween weekend 2022 at the [[Hollywood Bowl]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=August 22, 2022 |title=Danny Elfman to Perform at Hollywood Bowl Halloween Weekend, Following Coachella Triumph |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/danny-elfman-hollywood-bowl-concerts-halloween-weekend-1235347237/ |access-date=November 27, 2022}}</ref>