In the second act, Gutierrez appears as the teenage sensation Ritchie Valens, who was riding the hit “La Bamba” on the Dance Party tour, and Jimmy Lewis, who plays several other roles, bounces around the stage as the exuberant J.P. And it is fun to watch the group, and Danielle Erin Rhodes as a producer’s musician wife help create the sprightly “Everyday.” For example, the song “Cindy Lou” was changed to “Peggy Sue” to help drummer Jerry Allison get a date with a girl. He does provide a little perspective on how some songs were created. The musical ‘Eubie’: Review: Westcoast Troupe reopens in style to the sounds of composer Eubie Blake Monica Rodrigues also gets little to do as Holly’s wife, Maria Elena, who has nightmares about his death.Īlso on stage at FST: ‘Wanderers’ bring their doo wop sound back to Sarasota Janes’ book glosses over events key events, like a split between Holly and the Crickets. I wish that were the case for Alan Janes’ cliched book, which seems modeled on old-fashioned hazy Hollywood biographies about the lives of composers and the moments of inspiration that led to particular songs. The performances make the music sound alive. It features about two dozen songs that reveal Holly and his band, the Crickets, as ground-breaking musicians who paved the way for the rock wave that would come in the 1960s, including the Beatles and Rolling Stones.Īnd when the music is playing in “The Buddy Holly Story” you might feel like you're watching a concert with your favorite band, blending a touch of nostalgia with the freshness of something new. Sarasota theater history: 10 things to know about Florida Studio Theatre
Even those who didn’t know about Holly’s death will hear about it in the opening moments of this biographical musical that opened the fall season at Florida Studio Theatre Friday night.Īrts Newsletter: Sign up to receive the latest news on the Sarasota area arts scene every Monday Listening to the rousing score in “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story,” you can only wonder how much more magic the rock ‘n’ roll pioneer might have created if he hadn’t died so tragically in a 1959 plane crash.
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