Since Buddy first began there have been 27 actors playing the title role of Buddy in the West End, on tour and on Broadway The staging will once again boast giant screens in front of the 5,000 seat arena layout, with a 70 foot wide stage. Some scenes will take place above and around the audience. Boasting a multi-talented cast of actor-musicians, Buddy presents two terrific hours of music with over 20 of his greatest hits, including the timeless classics That’ll Be The Day, Peggy Sue, Oh Boy, Everyday and Rave On. With the Big Bopper’s Chantilly Lace and Ritchie Valens’ La Bamba, and rip-roaring versions of Shout and Johnny B. Goode completing a stellar musical line-up, Buddy is a not to be missed evening of family entertainment. Boasting a multi-talented cast of actor-musicians, Buddy presents two terrific hours of music with over20 of his greatest hits, including the timeless classics ‘That’ll Be The Day’, ‘Peggy Sue’, ‘Oh Boy’, ‘Everyday’and ‘Rave On’. With the Big Bopper’s ‘Chantilly Lace’ and Ritchie Valens’ ‘La Bamba’, and rip-roaringversions of ‘Shout’ and ‘Johnny B. Goode’ completing a stellar musical line-up, Buddy is a not to be missedevening of family entertainment. The musical will take to Liverpool, Glasgow and London, starring Shaun Williamson ( EastEnders) in the role of Buddy the Elf’s father, and actress and singer Kym Marsh ( Coronation Street) as Buddy’s girlfriend, Jovie.

Elf first opened in London’s Dominion Theatre, bringing the tale of Buddy the Elf leaving Santa at the North Pole to seek his real father in New York to life. The production features a book by Bob Martin and Thomas Meehan ( Annie, The Producers, Hairspray), and an original score of new songs.

''I can't remember if I cried, when I read about his widowed bride/But something touched me deep inside, the day the music died...''

A roof-raising finale that Buddy Holly himself would be proud of, where I would defy anyone to stay seated” Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story is a musical in two acts written by Alan Janes, and featuring the music of Buddy Holly. It opened at London's Victoria Palace Theatre on 12 October 1989. An early example of the jukebox musical, Buddy ran in London's West End for over 12 years, playing 5,140 performances. Janes took over the producing of the show himself in 2004, and Buddy has been on tour extensively in the UK since then, having played Broadway, five U.S. National Tours and numerous other productions around the world. The show was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Musical.

a straight ahead, feel-good rave up. Buddymotors along with a gee-whiz innocence... Good times rave on for Buddy on Broadway” To learn where he really comes from, Buddy heads to New York to reunite with his birth father. But Buddy's never ventured outside of the North Pole before. How will he behave? What happens in New York? How do you get around? While in New York, Buddy learns a great deal about himself and the wider world. And with Santa crashing in Central Park, can Buddy the Elf share the Christmas spirit? Buddy and his band go to New York where they perform at the Apollo Theater making history as the first white band to perform there.Clisby, Heather. "Special Report: Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story", Movie Magazine International, 16 June 2004

Buddy hasn't lost any of its magic... had the audience singing along and eventually dancing in the aisles!” Spine-tinglingly good... it is hard to believe these songs are more than 50 years old yet still have such an exhilarating effect on the audience” pairs of trousers have had to be replaced – due to Buddy knee sliding across stages throughout the world – and 414 pairs of glasses Since opening at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth, in August 1989, Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story, by AlanJanes, has played 580 weeks (4,668 performances) on tour in the UK, and 728 weeks (5822 performances) in London’s West End – for a total of 10,490 UK performances! A great party atmosphere… this fun filled upbeat musical had the New Theatre up on its feet dancing!”Buddy is about the power of music to transform, and you just can’t argue the point any better than this” Extended runs and tours have included London, the UK, Broadway, USA, San Francisco, Las Vegas,Los Angeles, Reno, Canada, Toronto, British Columbia, Australia, Sydney, New Zealand, Germany,Hamburg, South Africa, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Ireland, Japan, and Singapore