Buddy The Buddy Holly Story USA Tour 2016

 

Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story is a jukebox musical in two acts with a book written by Alan Janes, and music and lyrics by a variety of songwriters. Based on the life and career of early rock and roller Buddy Holly, the musical hews closer to Holly’s actual life story than the 1978 film version. One of the first so-called “jukebox musicals,” the show consists mostly of the songs of Holly and other early rockers.

The musical was conceived by Londoner Laurie Mansfield, who pitched the idea to film producer Greg Smith and writer Alan Janes in 1988. Paul Elliot, a West End producer took on the project, and support from Paul McCartney (who owned the copyrights to Holly’s music and objected to inaccuracies in the movie) ensured the show’s creation. Opening in 1989, the musical initially ran in London’s West End for over 12 years, and also had a brief Broadway production, with numerous subsequent tours and productions continuing to run around the world.

Tour Dates

23 Jan – 13 Mar 2016 Fredericksburg, VA – Riverside Center (Riverside Center Production)
29 Jan one Nite      Princeton, NJ – McCarter Theatre Center
30 Jan – 31 Jan      Newport News, VA – Ferguson Center
02 Feb One Nite      Lakeland, FL – The Lakeland Center
03 Feb One Nite      The Villages, FL – Sharon L Morse Pac
04 Feb One Nite      Avon Park, FL – Alan Jay Wildstein Center
05 Feb One Nite      Fort Pierce, FL – Sunrise Theatre
08 Feb One Nite      Clearwater, FL – Capitol Theatre
12 Feb One Nite      Des Moines, IA – Hoyt Sherman Place
13 – 14 Feb 2016     Dubuque, IA – Five Flags Theatre
16 – 17 Feb 2016     Colorado Springs, CO – Pikes Peak Center
20 Feb One Nite      Duluth, MN – Duluth Convenition Center
21 Feb One Nite      Thunder Bay, ON – Thunder Bay Comm. Auditorium
23 Feb One Nite      Fargo, ND  – Fargodome
27 Feb One Nite      Lima, OH – Veterans Memorial & Civic Center
28 Feb One Nite      Owensboro, KY – Riverpark Center
01 Mar One Nite      Monroe, LA – Monroe Civic Center
03 Mar One Night     Wilkesboro, NC – The Walker Center
04 Mar One Nite      Henderson, NC – McGregor Hall
05 Mar One Nite      Brookville, NY – Tilles Center for Performing Arts

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USA Tour Cast

Noah Berry – Jerry Allison
Bob Bohon – Hipockets Duncan
Matthwe Cardenas – Ritchie Valens
James Fairchild – The Big Bopper
Brian Kinnard – Apollo Performer
Cullen Law – 4th Cricket (Niki)
Lori Lusted – Vi Petty
Max Meyers – Norman Petty
Kyle Milner – Murray Deutch/MC at Clearlake
Shanta Para Suraman – Maria Elena
Michael Perrie Jr – Buddy Holly
Jason Steffen – Joe B Mauldin