On the back of an incredibly successful Tour in 2015, Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story - the show that inspired a generation of multi-million selling juke-box musicals including Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia, Million Dollar Quartet, and We Will Rock You - is back and starts a 9 week tour of the USA on Monday 4th January 2016.
Seen by over 22 million music fans since it opened in London's West End in 1989, Buddy speaks an international language and continues to have audiences from 8 to 80 rockin' in the aisles across the globe. Loved by critics and audiences alike, Buddy tells the enduring tale of the musical icon's meteoric rise to fame and his final legendary performance at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, before his tragic and untimely death at the age of 22.
In 18 short months the Texas-born boy revolutionized the face of contemporary music influencing everyone from The Beatles to Bruce Springsteen. Boasting a phenomenally multi-talented cast, led by Michael Perrie Jnr as Buddy Holly, together they present two terrific hours of music with over 20 of his greatest hits, including the timeless classics That'll Be The Day, Peggy Sue, Oh Boy and Rave On. Cast also includes; Noah Berry, Bob Bohon, Matthew Cardenas, James Fairchild, Brian Kinnard, Lori Lusted, Max Myers, Kyle Milner, Shanta Parasuraman, Cullen Law and Jason Steffen.