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Alan Janes, Richard Porter & Boebe Productions LLC By Arrangement with Buddy Worldwide Ltd &

Present

WRITTEN BY Alan Janes

SCENIC & DESIGN BY LIGHTING DESIGN BY BY Adrian Rees Darren Coopland Peter Cox

GENERAL MANAGEMENT PRODUCTION MANAGER Boebe Productions LLC Ben LoPreto Bodie Tureson

PRODUCTION MANAGER COMPANY MANAGER Hayley Hunt Steve Steiner

MUSICAL SUPERVISOR John R. Banister

PRODUCER Richard Porter

DIRECTOR Matt Salisbury

For all licensing information visit www.buddythemusical.com Licensing Manager: Rick Thorne

TOUR DIRECTION Columbia Artists Theatricals Gary McAvay, President www.columbiaartiststheatricals.com Synopsis of Scenes

ACT ONE

Grand Bowl, Lubbock, Texas The Diner, Lubbock, Texas Decca Recording Studios, Nashville KDAV Radio Studio, Lubbock NorVajak Studios, Clovis, New Mexico Apollo , , New York

ACT TWO

Music Publisher’s Office, New York Central Park, New York NorVajak Studios, Clovis, New Mexico Buddy & Maria Elena’s Apartment, New York Backstage , Clear Lake, Iowa Clear Lake Concert, Clear Lake Buddy – The Story: Credits The use of the in this production is by arrangement with: Flower Of My Heart ...... Holly House Inc. ...... Unichappell Music Inc. That’s All Right ...... Unichappell Music Inc. Changing All Those Changes ...... Cedarwood Publishing Co. That’ll Be The Day ...... MPL Comm. Inc. MPL/Wren Blue Days Black Nights ...... Unichappell Music Inc. Rock Around With Ollie Vee ...... Hill And Range Songs Inc. Looking For Someone To Love ...... MPL Comm. Inc. MPL/Wren Mailman Bring Me No More ...... Southern Music Publishing Co. /Beinstock Publishing Maybe Baby ...... MPL Comm. Inc. MPL/Wren Everyday ...... Southern Music Publishing Co. Shout ...... Sony/ATV Not Fade Away ...... MPL Comm. Inc. MPL/Wren ...... MPL Comm. Inc. MPL/Wren ...... …...... MPL Comm. Inc. Oh Boy ...... Wren Music Co. c/o MPL Listen To Me ...... ……...... MPL Comm. Inc. MPL/Wren Well Alright ...... …...... MPL Comm. Inc. MPL/Wren It’s So Easy To Fall In Love ...... MPL Comm. Inc. MPL/Wren ...... Cedarwood Publishing Co. /Southern Music Publishing Co. ...... Acuff Rose Music Inc. ...... MPL Comm. Inc. MPL/Wren A Teenager In Love ...... Unichappell Music Inc. Why Do Fools ...... Windswept Pacific Ent. Chantilly Lace ...... Donald Daily, Glad Music Co. / Fort Knox Music Inc. / Trio Music Company Inc. Peggy Sue Got Married ...... Southern Music Publishing Co. Heartbeat ...... Wren Music Co. c/o MPL ...... House Of Bryant Pubs. Inc. It Doesn’t Matter Anymore ...... Management Agency ...... ………...... Wren Music Co. c/o MPL Johnny B Goode ...... Isalee Music Co.

All other songs, arrangements and incidental music by Paul Jury Who’s Who

Michael Perrie Jr. (Buddy Holly) - Michael is glad to be back on Lori Lusted (Vi Petty) is overjoyed to tour with Buddy for a second time! tour with Buddy. He’s a NYC based /Playwright/Composer She is originally from Baton Rouge, LA. Off-Broadway: Swingtime originally from Baltimore, MD where he earned his BFA in Acting at Canteen (Topeka), I Know What Boys Want (Ens). NYC: Oliver! Towson. Credits include, National Tour 2016: Buddy - The Buddy Holly (Charlotte), Atlantis the Musical (Little Girl). Regional: Les Miserables Story (as Buddy). NY : Go, Go, Gilgamesh! (FRIGID BoF Winner (Cosette), (Roxie), (Jeanie), Annie (Grace), You’re A Good 2017), Big Red Button (Him & Her Theatre Co). Regional: Buddy -, The Man Charlie Brown (Sally), (Mistress). Lori is currently obsessed Music Man, Beauty & The Beast, (TBTS), One Man, Two with learning calligraphy and the accordion. Many thanks to Wright Guvnors (Heritage Theatre). His plays and musicals are seen all over the Talent Management, her family, and her loving fiancé, Nick! M.M. in country. He would like to thank his new wife Lacy for her love and Music Theater from OCU. www.lorilusted.com strength, the Buddy team for having him back, and his family and friends th for all their support! Cullen Law (Nikki Sullivan, 4 Cricket) is thrilled to rock out again with the Buddy Holly! Cullen was most recently seen in Wonderland (Cheshire Hailey Aviva (Maria Elena) Hailey is honored, as well as ecstatic to be a Cat/Red Rose) with Childsplay, and Buddy: part of Buddy-The Buddy Holly Story. Some of Hailey's previous () National Tour, which marked his fourth time playing performances were, A Grand Night for Singing, , , Tommy in the Buddy Holly musical. His recent memorable moments Hair, Hello Dolly and Sunday in the Park with George. Hailey would like include Lamb of God with the Symphony Orchestra, and a to thank the cast and crew for this wonderful experience. workshop of Broadway-Bound Hollywood Romance directed by Kristin Hanggi (Rock of Ages; Broadway). “Love to Michelle, my Family, and Noah Berry () Noah is so excited to be on his second tour Joshy!” with BUDDY - The Buddy Holly Story reprising the role of Jerry Allison. He has been working as an actor for regional productions in Indiana, Kyle Milner (Murray Deutch / MC at Clear Lake) Kyle Milner (Clearlake North Carolina, Ohio, and Kentucky. He also performed with the MC) Kyle is thrilled to be back on the road with Buddy - The Buddy Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire for their 2016 season. His latest theatrical Holly Story. Hailing from New Hampshire, Milner was previously with credit was touring with the Children’s Theater of Cincinnati, performing Buddy on their 2016 national tour. He currently resides in Brooklyn, NY, for over one hundred schools and public facilities in the greater Cincinnati performing in productions and readings all the way from Shakespeare to area. He would like to thank his family, friends, and his beautiful Sunshine sketch ! Kyle would like to thank his family for supporting him for pushing him to continue his love of playing. on his paid vacation across the country: Mom, Dad, Meghan & Ryan and Chris, Laura & Liam! Miguel Angel Brenes (Apollo Performer & ) was raised in New York City and is back in the USA after nearly 1,500 Jason. William Steffen (Joe B Mauldin) is happy to reprise his role as Joe performances of The Buddy Holly Story (West End Revival & UK tours). B. Having rocked out on the 2016 National Tour of Buddy, he has also He played Miguelito in Midnight Tango (West End & UK tours). Other played in various productions of Million Dollar Quartet and Rock of Ages favorite credits include Smokey Joe's Cafe, , Sasha across the country playing guitar and upright bass. He earned his BA in Regan's All Male HMS Pinafore, the Butler in Joseph and the Amazing Theatre from Arizona State University and is an Associate Artist of Technicolor Dreamcoat, Paul and Richie in , and Jacob in Southwest Shakespeare Company. Thank you and enjoy the show. La Cage aux Folles. Also, Miguel is pleased to bring his choreography www.jasonwilliamsteffen.com for this show from the UK. Anthony Egendorfer – Master - is a theatrical technician and Nathan Yates Douglass (Hipockets Duncan) is happy to be making his aspiring pyrotechnician from Southern California. He has worked return to the tour, his 7th time appearing in a Buddy production. Regional: countless shows, his favorite of which include: Peter Pan, Evita, In the Heartbreak Hotel (Bill Black, Ogunquit ), Seven Heights, and an outreach program where he helped bring the joy of live Brides For Seven Brothers (Mr. Sanders, Ogunquit Playhouse theatre to over 25,000 children. Anthony is thrilled to be joining the Buddy Theatre), Much Ado About Nothing (Don Pedro, Endstation team and put on a great show for you. Theatre), Sanders Family Christmas (Stanley, Sierra Rep Theatre), Ring of Fire (Mark, Cortland Rep Theatre), Million Dollar Quartet (Jay Kelsey Gerdon (Assistant Stage Manager) ) is a Las Vegas, NV resident, Perkins, Berkshire Theatre Group). Off-Broadway: On the Bum (Harry, Northern Arizona University (NAU) alumnus who finished her studies at Chelsea Rep Theatre). NathanYatesDouglass.com the University of Leeds in Leeds, . She is thrilled to be a part of the national tour of Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story, joining the legacy of James Fairchild () James is excited to be joining the people who have brought this production alive to date. Kelsey loves all BUDDY tour for one more go round. He was last seen in the 2016 tour. the disciplines involved in theatre such as management, lighting, Previous regional credits include: Mamma Mia !, The Full Monty, Bridges , and scenic. Some of her favorite past show credits include: Of Madison County, Footloose, , , The , All Shook Up, Kiss Me Kate, The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Pillowman, The 39 Steps and Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story. Thanks for Bee, Summer and Smoke, The Comedy of Errors, and The School for Lies. coming and enjoy the show! She is grateful to have been a part of the arts management team for the reopening of Surflight Theatre in Beach Haven, NJ as well as acting as their house manager. Kelsey would like to thank all of her supporters, Alan J. Kelly () Regional theatre: Million Dollar family, and friends who have always encouraged her to do whatever she Quartet (Endstation Theatre Company), The Little Mermaid, Les sets her mind to. Misérables (Sharon Playhouse); Anything Goes, Cabaret, Fiddler on the Roof, White Christmas, Dreamgirls, Footloose (Riverside Dinner Hayley Hunt (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to be a part of the Theatre). Regional music direction: Guys and Dolls, Godspell 2012, BUDDY tour. Previous tours include: : The Musical and The Lion Nunsense (The Theater Barn) A Christmas Story: The Musical (Theatre (launched at MRT in Lowell, MA). Regional: Fellow Travelers, Silent Workshop of Nantucket); Beauty and the Beast, Gentlemen Prefer Night, from the Uproar, and others at Cincinnati Opera, Dayton Blondes, Brigadoon, The Sorcerer (associate conductor, College Light Opera, San Antonio Opera, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, The Children’s Opera Company). Works in NYC as a freelance pianist, music director, Theatre of Cincinnati, and Houston Shakespeare Festival. Hailing from composer/arranger, and as a singing waiter at Ellen's Stardust Katy, TX, Hayley holds a B.F.A. from the University of Cincinnati- Diner. B.M., Music Composition, Westminster Choir College. College Conservatory of Music.

Who’s Who

Keith Lamber t () Keith started working Steve Steiner (Company Manager) Steve works in all areas of the in theater in college, after finding his love for the craft he was led Theatrical Industry: Actor BROADWAY: Anything Goes, Buddy to Philadelphia where he is the Costume Director of the largest (original cast), State Fair and the upcoming Diner by Barry Levinson and haunted attraction in the United States outside of an amusement Sheryl Crow; OFF B’WAY: Return To The Forbidden Planet (Prospero), park (Terror Behind the Walls @ Eastern State Penitentiary) Annie Warbucks, Honky-Tonk Highway (also MD/Arranger); costuming over 250 each night. There he and his staff build NATIONAL TOUR: Pirates of Penzance (Pirate King), Little Shop of and maintain all showpieces. Horrors; REGIONAL:50+ roles, favorites include Carnival (Paul), Kismet (Poet). Musical Director: 25 productions Regionally, National Tours and in NY. Artistic Director: 14 years (& counting) Surflight Ben LoPreto (Production Manager) Has been working In the Theatre, 8 (& counting) Jersey Shore Entertainment. Producer, Boebe industry since the age of 16. Starting in a small community theatre on Productions LLC: 6 National Tours (Buddy, Titanic, Sweet Charity). Long Island and working his way up to do National Tours and music Director: 40+ productions, recently Laguna Playhouse, CA (Buddy & festivals all over the country. Previously he has worked on the last Ring of Fire). Company Manager: 3 tours of Buddy. Past President-South national tours of A Chorus Line 2012-2013, Godspell 2013-2014 Jersey Cultural Alliance, 10 years AEA Councillor, proud recipient: NJ and Jekyll and Hyde 2014-2015. He has also worked music festivals such Theatre Alliance Access Task Force INNOVATOR award (forward as Hangout Fest on the Gulf Shores of Alabama and the Telluride Blues thinking practices in hiring actors with disabilities) and Brews Fest in Colorado. He is excited to work alongside the talented crew of Buddy. John Banister (Musical Supervisor) is an honours Graduate of The

Royal Academy of Music in London, England and began his career as a James McCormick () - Jim started in entertainment in classical musician playing with some of Britain's top orchestras such as 1981 and was touring with and the Blackhearts by 1984 The Royal Philharmonic, Welsh National Opera and Sadler’s Wells Royal supporting acts such as Deep Purple and Ratt along with her personal tour. Ballet. As an actor/musician he has appeared in several of London's West Jim went on to work with other artists such as Expos'e, Taylor Dayne, End shows such as Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story, Jailhouse Rock, Najee, Lisa Lisa Cult Jam, Renaissance and others with last touring in Great Balls of Fire and . He is now The Music 2007 as Aretha Franklin's audio engineer. In 2001, Jim started an event Supervisor for Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story through Buddy production company providing sound system and AV services. He is also Worldwide Ltd and has directed and appeared in many productions across a USA Hockey level 4 coach and coached teams from New England to Europe and North America. John was nominated for The Sterling Award North Carolina where he currently resides. for most outstanding Music Director at the Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Edmonton, Canada and recently appeared in the production of

Colby Peterson (Assistant Sound Engineer) Born and raised in Missoula, Folkswaggin, (Music Of The People) and Top Of The Pops, The British

Montana, Colby Peterson (age 22) will be joining Buddy for his second Invasion at The Mayfield. Currently, he is Music Supervisor for the national tour with the company. Throughout his career, Colby has worked Ogunquit Playhouse production of Heartbreak Hotel where he has with multiple Grammy award-winning artists, such as Hank Williams Jr. teamed up with the creator of Million Dollar Quartet. and Jerrod Niemann. Furthermore, Colby has performed his craft in 12 different countries, three of which came during his time as Head of Audio Darren “Daz” Coopland () started his theatrical with Carnival Cruise Line, where he worked with a stream of nationally career 20 years ago as a pit drummer for local productions at The Hull recognized comedians, including Jay Leno. Colby has a passion for New Theatre and then moved in to the technical department and up to excellence and is excited to be a part of bringing the production of Buddy Deputy Chief Electrician. He has also been resident in the technical to life! departments of Scarborough Futurist and the Harlow Playhouse. UK touring productions include; The Chuckle Brothers, Boogie Nights 2, Lacy Reily - (Assistant Company Manager) is a New York based Stage Simply Ballroom, Strictly Ballroom, Hormonal Housewives and The Director with a passion for New Plays. Her previous directing work Rise And Fall Of Little Voice. Thriller Live, Flashdance. In between includes world premieres of over 15 new plays, which have been seen tours Daz has worked on over 20 around the country. across the US. Most recently; More (Unfringed Festival), Do You Dream Lighting Design credits include; A Stretch Of The Imagination and In Spanish? (Fresh Fruit Festival), Wild Imagination (Dixon Place), An numerous events, corporate functions and weddings. DVD credits Unexpected Thing Happens (Fresh Grind Festival), I am, to you, A include; Brendon Burns: So I Suppose This Is Offensive Now. Daz has Stranger (United Solo Festival), The Nose (MITF 2016-Award Winner worked with Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story since 2005 which has toured Best Musical), Down Among The Vultures (Cincinnati Fringe) and more. the UK five times, Scandinavia and was in the West End production which She thanks her family and Mike for their endless support! opened in 2007 and is delighted to be welcomed back in to the Buddy family for the 2017 US Tour. Lacy Reilly (Asst Company Manager) Bodie Tureson (Technical Director) grew up in the small town of Lee Peter Cox (Sound Designer) ) has been involved with Buddy for Vining, California. After graduating high school he moved to Reno, over 20 years and has successfully completed productions in Europe, Nevada where he started working at the Eldorado Showroom. There he Canada, United States, Australia and the Far East. His passion for the ran tech for numerous shows and learned all technical aspects of theater. show never falters, and in 2010 he was awarded the prestigious ‘Buddy From there Bodie moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and works all throughout Sound Designer of the Decade’ award. In 1996 Peter co-founded Thames the Vegas Strip. Since moving to Las Vegas Bodie has been a part of Audio Ltd, a busy sound equipment rental company in London. For the multiple productions including; Island Heat, Crazy Girls, Paul Zerdin, last 21 years, he and his team have been providing both sound design Franky Moreno, Americas Got Talent Live, and most recently Magic Mike services and equipment for all manner of productions and events. Live. www.thamesaudio.co.uk.

Who’s Who

Steve Jefferys (Production Manager, UK) began his career in Alan Janes (Writer & Producer) In a 43 year career Alan has theatre at the Theatre Royal Lincoln in 1989 before taking a position at written and produced extensively for television, films and theatre. the Mercury Theatre, Colchester the following year. Since 1992 Steve West End and international musical hits include the soul musical has toured with many and varied productions to hundreds of venues in the 125th Street and the Elvis musical, Jailhouse Rock. In 1989 Alan UK and Ireland as well as in Singapore, Hong Kong, Kuala wrote Buddy which was presented in the West End and ran for Lumpur, Japan, The UAE, South Africa, Europe and Scunthorpe. Steve almost 6,000 performances. Buddy has toured the UK for 21 out was Company Manager on the first UK tour of the award winning show of the last 26 years playing over 5,000 performances, and the show Tap Dogs which he toured with for many years, other tours include Hot has become a worldwide phenomenon. Alan was nominated for an Shoe Shuffle, , Annie, Dancing in the Streets, Peter Pan Olivier Award for Best Musical, and internationally Buddy has as well as previous tours of Buddy. Among others, Steve has worked as received 13 nominations and awards tour manager for the late Paul Daniels, Paul Zenon, Jim Davidson, Ray Mears and the Australian actor Mark Little. Steve worked with Mark Richard Porter (Producer) has worked in commercial theatre Little alongside Icelandic sculptor and lighting designer Norbert management for the past 28 years. West End Productions include: Dentressangle on The Olivier award winning Defending The (), (Victoria Palace), Caveman, A Stretch of the Imagination, and Mark Little is a Whinging The Rink (Cambridge), ’s New Revue P.O.H.M. Steve made his acting debut in 2011 as Vincent Tuck in Robin, (Shaftesbury), Unforgettable (Garrick and 3 tours), A Saint She a film written and directed by Mark Little. Steve is married with one and a Ain't (Apollo), The Full Monty (Prince of Wales), and half children. Jailhouse Rock - The Musical (). He has also been Manager of The Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Her Majesty's Theatre, The , and The Theatre. Adrian Rees (Designer) studied theatre design at the Wimbledon School Richard was Chief Executive of The Theatre of Comedy Company of Art and has since designed more than 200 productions. He has worked between 1999 and 2003 and was responsible for programming extensively in repertory theatres around the UK, including Plymouth and overall operation of the . He formed Theatre Royal, the , Bromley, West Yorkshire Richard Porter Ltd in 2004 and is a freelance General Manager & Playhouse, Leicester Haymarket, the Theatre, , York Consultant. Theatre Royal, Northern Broadsides, Pitlochry Festival Theatre and also the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. His many touring productions include High Society, Fame, In the Midnight Hour, Bare Necessities, The Boebe Productions LLC (Co-Producer and General Manager) Fifteen Streets, Buddy, Round the Horne - Unseen and Uncut and formed in 1993, was the associate producer for Honky Tonk Highway, Singular Women. He also designed the 20th anniversary concert of which had an extended run Off Broadway in New York City and at the Sondheim’s at the on the South Bank. Goodspeed Opera House second stage in CT. Subsequent to HTH, Boebe In the West End, Adrian has designed costumes for The Return to the worked on the development of several new musicals including Ebenezer, Forbidden Planet at the Cambridge and set and costumes for Catherine A Musical Christmas Carol. Also in development is Silver Dollar by Cookson’s The Fifteen Streets at the Playhouse, 125th Street at the Mary Bracken Phillips and Jack Murphy. The Cast Album for Honky Shaftesbury Theatre and Jailhouse Rock at the Piccadilly, as well as Tonk Highway is on Boebe Records. Since 2004 Boebe has been Fame the Musical at several theatres and Buddy at the Duchess. He is producing shows in casino venues in Atlantic City, NJ and Reno, NV as delighted to be designing the latest tour of Buddy. You can find out more well as other venues throughout the country. Notable productions include about Adrian’s work at www.adrian-rees.co.uk Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story (a casino premiere production) , Grease, Ring of Fire, Ebenezer, Footloose, Rock of Ages and Hairspray Matt Salisbury (Director) has worked in the theatre for over 35 years for extended runs in Reno, Nevada. In Atlantic City Boebe has produced and has visited Canada, America, New Zealand, mainland Europe, 12 productions including Cabaret that was critically acclaimed to Great Britain and the West End with trade shows, conferences, theatre, “transcend entertainment into the realm of art”. In 2010 Boebe entered pantomimes, ballet and opera productions. He has been a stage hand, the touring market with Miracle On 34th Street and a 40 city tour of electrician, , Assistant, Deputy, Stage and Company Manager, Titanic in 2012. In 2013 The National Tour of Buddy – The Buddy Holly actor, Producer and Director. Matt continues his long involvement with Story played in the Fall and Winter. Subsequent Buddy Tours played in Buddy having worked on the show since it opened in 1989 and is thrilled 2015 and 2016. The National Tour of Sweet Charity also played during to be part of this 2017 USA Tour. 2014.

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Who’s Who

Buddy Worldwide Ltd Author ...... Alan Janes Producers ...... Alan Janes & Richard Porter Production Manager UK ...... Steve Jefferys Accountant and Payroll UK ...... Ewa Cheung Licensing Manager Buddy Worldwide Ltd ...... Rick Thorne Social Media ...... Conleth Kane

The Buddy Tour Company Production Manager ...... Ben LoPreto Production Stage Manager ...... Hayley Hunt Company Manager ...... Steve Steiner Production Sound Consultant ...... Jon Varley Assistant Company Manager ...... Lacy Reily Technical Director ...... Bodie Tureson Audio Engineer ...... James McCormick Master Electrician ...... Anthony Egendorfer Wardrobe Supervisor ...... Keith Lambert Assistant Sound Engineer ...... Colby Peterson Assistant Stage Manager ...... Kelsey Gerdon Choreographer and Dance Captain ...... Miguel Angel Brenes Band Leader ...... Cullen Law Scenery, Props & Set Painting ...... Wellington Theatre Productions Lighting Equipment ...... Christie Lites Sound Equipment Hires ...... DSS (Digital Sound Systems Inc) Trucking ...... Stage Call Cast and Crew Transportation ...... Florida Coaches Production Insurance ...... Scott Rothstein, Vreeland Insurance Accountancy and Payroll US ...... Tori Reynolds Shipping ...... Simon Havercroft for HenX Europe UK Ltd

Special Thanks to : Barry Freidman, Mark Levine and The San Angelo PAC, Texas.