Starring Nicholas Freeman
with
A STELLAR TRIBUTE to the music of American rock and roll icon Buddy Holly , featuring original cast members (Nicholas Freeman, Blake Foster and Zach Spicer) from History Theatre’s IVEY-award-winning production of Buddy! The Buddy Holly Story. Endorsed by Sonny Curtis and Jerry Allison of The Crickets! Music direction by Gary Rue, produced by *Gary Rue.
*Music Director, arranger and duet partner with Gene Pitney, 1986 until Mr. Pitney’s death in 2006. Also played “a little piano” for Bobby Vee in the mid-eighties. Mr. Rue developed a ‘passing acquaintance-relationship’ with The Crickets who were touring simultaneously with Gene Pitney. As music director for History Theatre's SRO debut production of “Buddy! The Buddy Holly Story” and with the help of Gene Pitney's erstwhile manager, Jack Thibault, Gary was able to arrange the Crickets’ attendance on opening night and their subsequent enthusiastic endorsement of the production and the musical delivery.
"...congratulations on an absolutely stellar show on Saturday night, you and the band brought an amazing experience to The Palace. I've been hearing chatter all over town about it and everyone agrees that it was phenomenal. Please extend my congratulations and thanks to the rest of the band. It was spectacular!"
~Shawn Kinsinger, Historic Palace Theatre, Luverne MN