BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY
The story of Buddy Holly's life, featuring his music!
Over 40 years ago, the man who changed the face of popular music tragically died in a plane crash aged 22. Now Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story tells of the three years in which he became the world’s top recording artist with a show that features over 20 of Buddy Holly’s greatest hits including "Peggy Sue," "That’ll Be The Day," "Oh Boy," "Rave On," "Heartbeat" and "Raining In My Heart."
Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story tells the story of Holly’s meteoric rise to stardom. He sang his way from a Nashville recording studio to global success, only to die at age 22 in a plane crash just two years later, alongside 17-year-old Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper. The show sets the story to a live soundtrack of over 20 of Holly’s greatest hits.
THE BASICS
Started: 03/08/2007
Opened: 07/08/2007
Duration: TBA
Performance Schedule:
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7:30pm
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7:30pm
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3:00pm
7:30pm
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7:30pm
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7:30pm
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3:00pm
7:30pm
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Individual tickets booking through:
28/03/2009
Group tickets on sale through:
28/03/2009
Group Minimum:
10 tickets
STARRING
Dean Elliott as Buddy Holly (alternating performances)
Theatre credits include a UK and Eire tour of Over The Rainbow – The Eva Cassidy Story, Release the Beat at London's Arcola Theatre, The Little Mermaid at the Courtyard, Hereford, and the 2006 UK / Scandinavia tour of Buddy, in which he played the role of Joe B. Mauldin.
Matthew Wycliffe as Buddy Holly (alternating perfromances)
Wycliffe has just completed a UK tour of This is Elvis, his first professional stage production as an actor/musician. Previous theatre includes John Aubrey in Brief Lives, Blackmore in The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd and Macduff in Macbeth. Outside of acting, he is a skilled bassist and singer.
Lucia Rovardi as Maria Elena
Since graduating from Drama School in 2005, Rovardi has appeared in numerous productions including East by Stephen Berkoff and Translations by Brian Friel. In 2005 she appeared in Lifeboat by Nicola McCartney and most recently played Alexandra in Perth Repertory Theatre’s production of The Little Foxes.
Also Starring:
Lee Ormsby as Big Bopper
Miguel Angel as Ritchie Valens
Gavin Barnes as Clearlake MC
Hayley Berkley as Apollo Performer
Chris Grahamson as Apollo DJ
Kerry James as Vi Petty
Greg Last as Joe B. Mauldin
Mike Lloyd as Hipockets Duncan
Sean Needham as Norman Petty
Wendy Paver as Mary Lou Sokoloff
Nick Sayce as Jerry Allison
John Banister as Swing Musician/Musical Director
CREATORS
Written by Alan Janes and Rob Bettinson
Directed by Rob Bettinson
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