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''Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story'' is a jukebox musical in two acts with a book written by Alan Janes, and music and lyrics by a variety of songwriters. Based on the life and career of early rock and roller Buddy Holly, the musical hews closer to Holly's actual life story than the 1978 film version. One of the first so-called "jukebox musicals," the show consists mostly of the songs of Holly and other early rockers. The musical was conceived by Londoner Laurie Mansfield, who pitched the idea to film producer ''Greg Smith'' and writer Alan Janes in 1988. Paul Elliot, a West End producer took on the project, and support from Paul McCartney (who owned the copyrights to Holly's music and objected to inaccuracies in the movie) ensured the show's creation. Opening in 1989, the musical initially ran in London's West End for over 12 years, and also had a brief Broadway production, with numerous subsequent tours and productions continuing to run around the world. ==Productions== ;Early productions The West End production, with Paul Hipp as Holly, directed by Rob Bettinson and with Paul Jury as Musical Director, opened on 12 October 1989, at the Victoria Palace Theatre, where it remained for six years before transferring to the Strand Theatre.〔(This is Theatre.com )〕 It ran for another six years and five months for a total of more than 5,000 performances until 3 March 2002, making it one of the longest-running musicals in London history. Later in the run, Chip Esten played Holly. Two London cast albums were released, an original cast recording in 1989, and a live recording made during a performance at the Strand Theatre in 1995. Both were released on the First Night label.〔See (this ) and (this ) information from Castalbumdb.com〕 After a Toronto tryout and 15 previews, the Broadway production, also directed by Bettinson and starring Hipp, opened on November 4, 1990, at the Shubert Theatre, where it ran for 225 performances. Jill Hennessy played a number of roles, including Holly's wife María Elena. ;Subsequent productions The show has also toured extensively throughout the UK and U.S.A., as well as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Holland, Finland, Ireland, Japan, and Singapore.〔(From official site's tours page )〕 A 27-city U.S. tour was mounted in 2000, and tours were mounted in the UK in 2006, 2007, 2008/9, and 2011.〔(From Playbill website )〕 In 2013/4 a 25th Anniversary tour commenced in the UK 〔 (Whats On Stage )〕 A U.S. West Coast production, directed by Stephen Moorer and starring Travis Poelle, opened on June 6, 2003, at the Golden Bough Playhouse in Carmel, California, moving to San Jose on August 13, playing at the San Jose Stage. The success of the production led to a revival, beginning on June 8, 2004, at the Post St. Theatre in San Francisco, garnering positive reviews〔(Review from Aisle Say )〕 and Bay Area Critics' awards for Best Musical, Best Ensemble, and Best Actor in a Musical (Travis Poelle).〔(Information about the Bay Area Critics' awards )〕 María Elena Holly attended the show at each location, dancing onstage with the cast at curtain call.〔(Review from shoestring.org )〕 This production later returned to Carmel for several runs, most recently in 2008. The West End London revival opened on August 3, 2007, at The Duchess Theatre where it ran until 7 February 2009 ensuring that the 50th Anniversary of Holly's death was honoured on 3 February with a special performance incorporating several new numbers for that one night. This version, directed again by Rob Bettinson, is scaled down from its previous incarnations, and the role of Buddy Holly was equally shared by Dean Elliott and Matthew Wycliffe, who played the role in the 2007 UK touring company.〔(From Playbill.com news )〕 Ritchie Valens was played by Puerto Rican actor Miguel Angel, and J.P. Richardson (aka The Big Bopper) by actor Lee Ormsby. The 50th Anniversary Tour played concurrently across the UK and starred Oliver Seymour-Marsh and Glen Joseph as Buddy, with Chris Redmond and Dan Graham as the Crickets. Wycliffe and Elliott later reprised their role as Buddy in Lubbock - Buddy Holly's hometown - in 2009, in a production staged by Lubbock Moonlight Musicals.〔(From official web site diary entries )〕 To commemorate 50 years since the Day the Music Died, an Australian tour was also mounted, opening at Star City's Lyric Theatre in Sydney on February 3, 2009, and starring Scott Cameron as Buddy, Luke Tonkin as The Big Bopper and Flip Simmons as Ritchie Valens. In attendance at the opening night were Bob Montgomery and Peggy Sue Gerron. The first UK fringe production Upstairs at The Gatehouse was produced by Ovation Theatres in spring 2010, featuring Roger Rowley as Buddy Holly (who went on to share the lead role on two official UK tours), having first played the role for Leeds based theatre company, BrassNeck Theatre) and Jos Slovick (Spring Awakening) as Ritchie Valens. "Buddy", as the show is often abbreviated to, has recently concluded a 2013/14 tour of the United Kingdom, branded ''The 25th Anniversary Tour'', with Buddy being played by both Roger Rowley and Glen Joseph, with Jason Blackwater as the Big Bopper and Will Pearce as Ritchie Valens.〔(The Current UK Tour Cast of The Buddy Holly Story ), The Official Buddy Holly Story website, February 2011〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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