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The Buddy Holly Story

The story of Buddy Holly has intrigued the world for decades, and now fans old and new can experience a musical event dedicated to the music legend himself. From March 5th through 30th, the Media theatre in Media, Pennsylvania will be showing Buddy, a celebration of the life of the legendary singer and songwriter.

Sponsored in part by Mercedes Benz of West Chester, the musical event showcases the history of the modern legend. Buddy Holly’s story is one of American lore. His rapid ascension to stardom in 1957 was like nothing the world had ever seen. His tragic death in a plane crash only two years later -- following a promise to his pregnant wife that he wouldn’t fly -- devastated the public, but his story lives on.

The beginning of Buddy’s story is the stuff that dreams are made of. Formerly a country and western singer, Buddy and two friends started The Crickets and began their careers in Lubbock, Texas. Their start with record label Decca Records, the band signed up with record producer Norman Petty. Just a few hours after their first meeting they began recording what would go on to become Holly’s biggest hit, “That’ll Be The Day.” The song shot up the charts and within two weeks it was at number one.

No stranger to moving quickly, Buddy Holly proposed to the woman who would become his wife after only five hours of courtship. She soon became pregnant, and stayed home to hear stories of Buddy’s travels across America, feeding the hunger for rock and roll. On February 3rd, 1959, Buddy and J.P. Richardson -- or the “Big Bopper” -- and the 17-year-old Ritchie Valens boarded a plane that went on to crash into a field. American music history refers to this sad day as “the day the music died.”

"The Buddy Holly Story is a celebration of a legend and catches that unique mixture of innocence, determination, humour and charm that was Buddy Holly and wraps it all into a package that truly deserves the billing."

The energetic cast, headlined by Bennett Dunn playing Holly, will capture everyone in the theatre.

Tickets are still available for the show, which runs until Sunday, March 30th. Click here to order online now.