Matt is a graduate of Piedmont College with a BA in Theatre Performance and a BA in Technical Theatre, and has used both of those degrees in mounting productions of Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story - as Buddy, 4th Cricket, Director, Band Director, and Scenic Designer. He looks forward to his future and hopes to continue bringing this amazing music to life!
Says Matt: “I can’t believe this one show has taken me across the country multiple times. The first time I did it I had just turned 23, and it was amazing to think that Buddy died close to that age. It’s hard to fathom the impact he had already made on music by then, and it really makes you wonder, ‘What am I doing with life?’ Four years later, it’s such a joy and honor to walk in his shoes from time to time and help people remember the late, great, Buddy Holly.”
Reviews:
“(McClure) looks quite a bit like the real Buddy even before he assumes those dark, horn-rimmed glasses. He has the tall, lanky frame of a youngster… He’s also able to play the guitar, sing with a Holly-like twang, and make you keep your eyes on him whenever he’s onstage, which is almost all of the time”
– Kay Kipling, Sarasota Magazine
Matt (R) with Ariella Corinne Pizarro at Venice Theatre (FL)
“(McClure) evokes a sense of Holly’s vocal and instrumental style and his determined behavior offstage to record his music the way he hears it… they get the audience up on its feet and eager to keep the music playing”
– Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
“Not only does (McClure) look like the bespectacled teen heart-throb, he plays guitar and sings like him... The singer/actor’s actions are right in line with those of the entertainer he emulates”
– Lyn Geyer, The Suburban Times
Contact: matt_mcclure@rocketmail.com
Matt McClure with Andrew Leach (Joe B. Mauldin) at Venice Theatre (FL)
