Buddy, The Buddy Holly Story

The World’s Most Successful Rock & Roll Musical BUDDY – THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY is set to celebrate its 30th anniversary by embarking on a US wide tour in 2020 and will visit The Granada Theatre, March 3-4, 2020.

Tickets are on sale now and are available at The Granada Theatre box office, 1214 State St, by visitingBroadwaySantaBarbara.com and GranadaSB.org or by calling 805.899.2222. Groups of 10+ call 1.866.314.7687. Ticket prices start at $51.00. Discounts are available, in designated areas of the theater, for Military (active and veterans and their families) and for students. To receive these discounts, a valid ID must be presented at the box office.

BUDDY tells the enduring tale of the musical icon’s meteoric rise to fame and his final legendary performance at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, before his tragic and untimely death at the age of 22. In 18 short months the Texas-born rock ‘n’ roller revolutionized the face of contemporary music influencing everyone from The Beatles to Bruce Springsteen. Audiences will be treated to 20 of Buddy Holly’s greatest hits, including timeless classics “That’ll Be The Day”, “Peggy Sue”, “Oh Boy” and “Rave On.”

Since opening at Theatre Royal Plymouth, England in August 1989, BUDDY has enjoyed phenomenal success, having played a record breaking 4450 performances over 556 weeks on tour in the UK and Ireland, as well as5822 performances over 728 weeks in London’s West End. 2019 sees BUDDY joining a small – but lauded – number of iconic musicals including LES MISERABLES, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOUR DREAMCOAT, MISS SAIGON, EVITA and CATS in reaching a phenomenal three decades on stage.

Although there have been many imitations, BUDDY – THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY has stood the test of time. The show has inspired a generation of multi-million selling juke-box musicals, including MAMMA MIA and WE WILL ROCK YOU, and still remains a true original and a musical phenomenon.

Seen by over 22 million music fans since it opened in London’s West End in 1989, BUDDY speaks an international language and continues to have audiences from aged 8 to 80 years old rockin’ in the aisles across the globe!

Performance schedule for BUDDY – THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY

At The Granada Theatre:

Tuesday, March 3, 2020 – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 4, 2020 – 7:30 p.m.

Please Note: BroadwaySantaBarbara.com, GranadaSB.org, and The Granada Theatre box office are the only official sources for tickets to all shows in the 2019–20 Broadway In Santa Barbara Series. If you purchase tickets through another source, you may pay inflated prices and your tickets will not be guaranteed.

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