Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
Synopsis: This boppin’ musical tells the true story of Buddy’s spectacular rise to fame, from the moment in 1957 when ‘That’ll Be The Day’ hit the airwaves until his tragic death less than two years later on “The Day The Music Died”. The show features over 20 of Buddy Holly’s greatest hits including ‘That’ll Be The Day’, ‘Peggy Sue’, ‘Everyday’, ‘Oh Boy’, ‘Not Fade Away’, ‘Rave On’ and ‘Raining In My Heart’, Plus Ritchie Valens’ ‘La Bamba’ and the Big Bopper’s ‘Chantilly Lace’.
The incredible legacy of the young man with glasses, whose musical career spanned an all-too-brief period during the golden days of rock & roll, continues to live on in Buddy.
Buddy will have you on your feet and “send you out of the theater on an unstoppable high” (the Boston Globe).
- SHOW DATES: JUNE 24 - AUGUST 13, 2022
- OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATRE
Cast
Buddy Holly – Andrew Harvey
Tommy – Mike Dorsey
Joe Maudlin – Roy Brown
Jerry Allison – Ken Sandberg
Hipockets Duncan – Scott Wakefield
Norman Petty – Luke Darnell
Vi Petty – Angela C. Howell
Maria Elena – Sophia Marie Guerrero
Big Bopper – Jayson Elliott
Ritchie Valens – Estevan Hernandez
Mary Lou – Katie Fay Francis
Marlena – Jannie Jones
Murray – Adam Von Almen
Tyrone – Justin Marriel Boyd
Ensemble
Hailey Aviva, Mike Dorsey, Jannie Jones, Angela C. Howell, Adam Von Almen, Justin Marriel Boyd, Luke Darnell, Jayson Elliott, Katie Fay Francis
Understudies
Buddy Holly – Mike Dorsey
Hipockets/ Norm Petty – Adam Von Almen
Creatives
Music Direction – Angela C. Howell
Directed and Choreographed by – Keith Andrews