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On February 3rd, 1959, the man who changed the face of popular music tragically died in a plane crash aged 22.
Now, Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story tells the story 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”, “Not Fade Away”, “Everyday”, “Rave On”, “Maybe Baby”, “Raining In My Heart”, Ritchie Valens’ “La Bamba”, and the Big Bopper’s “Chantilly Lace”.
Over 20 million people have come to see Buddy all across the globe where the magical talents of Charles Hardin ‘Buddy’ Holly have been shared live with many more people than the real Buddy Holly ever had the chance to perform to.
Buddy tells the story of the three years in which Buddy Holly became the world’s top recording artist with a show that features over 20 of Buddy Holly’s greatest hits! The incredible legacy of the young man with glasses, whose musical career spanned an all-too-brief period during the golden days of rock ‘n’ roll, continues to live on in Buddy.
Returning to the stage after more than a decade, this production will see renowned director Charles Roy provide audiences with an inside look into the last three years of Buddy Holly’s life. Playing the role of Buddy is the up-and-coming star Eric Bleyendaal who will perform more than 20 of Holly’s greatest hits alongside the incredibly talented cast.
Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story, on April 4th at 8:00 pm at the Randolph Theatre (formerly known as The Bathurst Street Theatre).
For tickets: http://ticketwise.ca/index.php?event_id=1683
2013-03-25
Toronto: “Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story” runs at the Randolph Theatre March 28-April 21