Buddy! The Buddy Holly Story
by arrangement with Alan Janes for Buddy Worldwide Limited
Directed by Ron Peluso
Musical Direction by Ivey Award-winner Gary Rue
Choreography by Jan Puffer
October 1–October 30, 2022
1956-1959. Part bio-musical, part rock ‘n roll concert, and part toe-tappin’ & hand-clappin’ celebration of the music of Buddy Holly. This young talent from Lubbock, Texas had a meteoric rise to fame and rose to the top of the charts with his music in just four short years. His appearance in Minnesota was part of the legendary Winter Dance Party tour that brought him to Duluth and St. Paul just before his final at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. You’ll be dancin’ in the aisles with songs like Oh, Boy!, Heartbeat, Every Day, Rave On!, as well as The Big Bopper’s Chantilly Lace and Ritchie Valens’ La Bamba and more!
LISTEN/WATCH
- Watch Buddy-The Buddy Holly Trailer
- Interview with Nicholas Freeman as Buddy
- Buddy! The Buddy Holly Story plays at History Theatre (WCCO-TV)
Learn more about the show
- Why audiences continue to fall in love with Buddy Holly's songs (Star Tribune, 9/28/22)
- Appeal of Buddy Holly's Music (KBEM)
Read the Rave Reviews
"Buddy" Rocks at History Theatre (thestagesofmn.com, 10/2/22)
It's a show you can watch over and over (playoffthepage.com, 10/11/22)
A sure-fire, proven crowd-pleaser (talkinbroadway.com, 10/10/22)
Celebrate the life and music of rock 'n' roll legend Buddy Holly (cherryandspoon.com, 10/4/22)
Oh boy! Energy in History Theatre's 'Buddy' will not fade away (Pioneer Press, October 2015)
