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” Throughout the world 13 couples have met and married while working in the company and there have been 26 Buddy babies! Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story has enjoyed phenomenal success, having played a record-breaking 4668 performances over 580 weeks on tour in the UK and Ireland, as well as 5822 performances over 728 weeks in London’s West End. Buddy is one of a small number of iconic musicals including Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Miss Saigon, Evita and Cats inreaching a phenomenal three decades on stage. 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.

Since Buddy first began there have been 27 actors playing the title role of Buddy in the West End, on tour and on Broadway 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.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. 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 ran in the West End for over 14 years – playing the Victoria Palace, Novello, and DuchessTheatres – making it one of the longest-running shows in London theatre history!

Buddy has been staged in more than 17 countries, including Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, UK and USA. Over 25 million people have seen the show worldwide. Buddy has had two major tours in Australia, the 1st tour played Sydney's Theatre Royal for 36 weeks before continuing throughout Australia for a further 60 weeks. The second Australian tour in 2009 ran for 39 weeks. [10] A great party atmosphere… this fun filled upbeat musical had the New Theatre up on its feet dancing!” 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. A roof-raising finale that Buddy Holly himself would be proud of, where I would defy anyone to stay seated”

Gans, Andrew (December 7, 2010). " Buddy–The Buddy Holly to Tour the U.K.; Itinerary Announced". Playbill . Retrieved April 1, 2022.