En route to Dubuque, we stopped by the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa - location of Buddy, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper's last performance on the 'Winter Dance Party Tour' in February, 1959. Check out our pics from the Surf...
Boulder, CO
New York, NY
The BDT Stage cast of Buddy heated things up in Boulder during the fall of 2015 in this fabulous production!
Pick Me Up Theatre's production of Buddy seriously rocked the Joseph Rowntree Theatre in York in summer 2015!
This explosive production of Buddy enthralled audiences at the Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh for a week in July 2015.
Buddy thrilled audiences under the stars at the Muny - America's oldest and largest outdoor musical theatre - in July, 2015, in an unforgettable production!
Texas audiences took Buddy to their hearts in this production at Casa Mañana in June 2015!
Buddy had audiences on their feet at this fabulous production at Tacoma Musical Playhouse during early summer 2015!
Due to the tremendous audience response from its 2012 production, Jacksonville's Alhambra Dinner Theatre brought the show back in 2015, delighting patrons once again!
Vancouver Island saw another smash-hit run of Buddy in 2014 at Chemainus Theatre.
The kids of Emanuel School in London rocked 'n' rolled and did Buddy proud in Summer 2014, with their production of the JR. edition of the show.
Buddy rocked the Ogunquit Playhouse’s 80th Anniversary season to a close in fall 2012. It became the most popular musical in the Playhouse's history, and returned by popular demand in 2013!
This fabulous 10-week run in Alberta, Canada, featured previous London ‘Buddies’ Dean Elliott and Matthew Wycliffe sharing the lead, in summer 2010.
This record-breaking run rocked Vancouver for an incredible 61 sold-out performances at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage in summer 2010!
Buddy rocked 'n' rolled in the Catskills during summer 2011, thrilling audiences at the Forestburgh Playhouse. The show returned with another stellar production in summer 2019, proving once again the timeless appeal of Buddy's music and story.
Buddy had audiences dancing in the aisles in 2008, becoming the biggest hit in the theatre's history. The show was such a success, SCT remounted the production the following year in Mason City, IA, as part of the 50th Anniversary commemoration of 'the Day the Music Died'. And a very special person joined the cast on stage for the encore!
This unforgettable 10-week run of Buddy rocked Elmsford, north of New York City, to the rafters in 2008!
Check out this crystal-clear interview with Buddy, from 1958!