Buddy in London

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To learn where he really comes from, Buddy heads to New York to reunite with his birth father. But Buddy's never ventured outside of the North Pole before. How will he behave? What happens in New York? How do you get around? While in New York, Buddy learns a great deal about himself and the wider world. And with Santa crashing in Central Park, can Buddy the Elf share the Christmas spirit? Extended runs and tours have included London, the UK, Broadway, USA, San Francisco, Las Vegas,Los Angeles, Reno, Canada, Toronto, British Columbia, Australia, Sydney, New Zealand, Germany,Hamburg, South Africa, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Ireland, Japan, and Singapore Buddy is about the power of music to transform, and you just can’t argue the point any better than this” Since opening at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth, in August 1989, Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story, by AlanJanes, has played 580 weeks (4,668 performances) on tour in the UK, and 728 weeks (5822 performances) in London’s West End – for a total of 10,490 UK performances! To witness an entire audience on its feet, joyfully clapping, singing, and dancing into the aisles… was tribute to the triumphant production”

Spine-tinglingly good... it is hard to believe these songs are more than 50 years old yet still have such an exhilarating effect on the audience” The Elf musical is based on the 2003 film of the same name, but there's a major difference between the Elf film and Elf on stage. While Papa Elf plays a crucial role in the Elf film, you won't see him on stage. Instead, you'll see a lot more of Santa Claus — it is Christmastime after all. Plus, there's a few more references to Christmases in the 2020s rather than the early 2000s.a straight ahead, feel-good rave up. Buddymotors along with a gee-whiz innocence... Good times rave on for Buddy on Broadway” Suitable for the entire family… a thoroughly enjoyable night at the theatre and one which this reviewer would have no hesitation in repeating” pairs of trousers have had to be replaced – due to Buddy knee sliding across stages throughout the world – and 414 pairs of glasses

During the second year of the original production's long run, a UK national tour of Buddy began in June 1991 at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth. This was the first West End production to tour the UK while still playing in the West End; it set a new record of 243 weeks of continuous touring, or 4 years 35 weeks on the road. [ citation needed] Buddy has continued to tour frequently in the UK. [8] Broadway production/US national tours [ edit ] The musical will take to Liverpool, Glasgow and London, starring Shaun Williamson ( EastEnders) in the role of Buddy the Elf’s father, and actress and singer Kym Marsh ( Coronation Street) as Buddy’s girlfriend, Jovie. Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story is a musical in two acts written by Alan Janes, and featuring the music of Buddy Holly. It opened at London's Victoria Palace Theatre on 12 October 1989. An early example of the jukebox musical, Buddy ran in London's West End for over 12 years, playing 5,140 performances. Janes took over the producing of the show himself in 2004, and Buddy has been on tour extensively in the UK since then, having played Broadway, five U.S. National Tours and numerous other productions around the world. The show was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Musical. Buddy and his band go to New York where they perform at the Apollo Theater making history as the first white band to perform there. Buddy has been staged in more than 17 countries, including Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, UK and USA. Over 25 million people have seen the show worldwide. Buddy has had two major tours in Australia, the 1st tour played Sydney's Theatre Royal for 36 weeks before continuing throughout Australia for a further 60 weeks. The second Australian tour in 2009 ran for 39 weeks. [10]Terrific songs delivered with explosive energy and skill by an all-singing, all-dancing, all-instrument-playing cast” Elf first opened in London’s Dominion Theatre, bringing the tale of Buddy the Elf leaving Santa at the North Pole to seek his real father in New York to life. The production features a book by Bob Martin and Thomas Meehan ( Annie, The Producers, Hairspray), and an original score of new songs.

Boasting a multi-talented cast of actor-musicians, Buddy presents two terrific hours of music with over20 of his greatest hits, including the timeless classics ‘That’ll Be The Day’, ‘Peggy Sue’, ‘Oh Boy’, ‘Everyday’and ‘Rave On’. With the Big Bopper’s ‘Chantilly Lace’ and Ritchie Valens’ ‘La Bamba’, and rip-roaringversions of ‘Shout’ and ‘Johnny B. Goode’ completing a stellar musical line-up, Buddy is a not to be missedevening of family entertainment.Buddy has enjoyed phenomenal success, having played a record-breaking 4668 performances over 580weeks on tour inthe UK and Ireland, as well as 5822 performances over 728 weeks in London’s WestEnd. Buddy is one of a small number of iconic musicals including Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Miss Saigon, Evita and Cats in reaching a phenomenalthree decades on stage.

Buddy ran in the West End for over 14 years – playing the Victoria Palace, Novello, and DuchessTheatres – making it one of the longest-running shows in London theatre history!People literally were boogying beside their seats during the finale... the show will appeal to young and old” Featuring two terrific hours of the greatest songs ever written, including ‘That'll Be The Day', ‘Oh Boy', ‘Rave On', ‘La Bamba', ‘Chantilly Lace', ‘Johnny B. Goode', ‘Raining In My Heart', ‘Everyday', ‘Shout' and many many more, this show is just ‘Peggy Sue'-perb! Shaun Williamson became a household name as Barry Evans in EastEnders, more recently appearing on Al Murray’s Great British Pub Quiz.