BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY

Composer: Various
Lyricist: Various

Opened: October 12, 1989, Victoria Palace Theatre, London, transferred to the Strand Theatre in 1995; November 4, 1990, Shubert Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 5000+ (London); 225 (N.Y.C.)

Note: Only recordings of material performed by original cast members not otherwise found on the 1989 London cast album, CD/First Night QUEUE 1, are noted below.

Brown Eyed Handsome Man (used in the 2009 Essen production):

1. Buddy: Das Buddy Holly Musical, CD/Stage Entertainment/Edel (Matthias Bollwerk)


Buddy To Buddy (used in the 2009 Essen production):

1. Buddy: Das Buddy Holly Musical, CD/Stage Entertainment/Edel (Matthias Bollwerk and Dominik Hees)


Donna (M/L: Ritchie Valens) (used in the 1994 Hamburg production):

1. Buddy: Die Buddy-Holly-Story, CD/Sony 478093 (Koffi Missah with music conducted by Koen Schoots)
2. Buddy Das Musical, CD/Neue Metropol Theater (unknown performer)


Early In The Morning (used in the 2009 Essen production):

1. Buddy: Das Buddy Holly Musical, CD/Stage Entertainment/Edel (Dominik Hees)


Flower Of My Heart (M/L: Paul Jury):

1. Buddy: Die Buddy-Holly-Story, CD/Sony 478093 (Thomas Borchert, Gotz Fuhrmann, Stephan Schott, and Frank Felicetti with music conducted by Koen Schoots)
2. Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, CD/First Night 55 (Craig Urbani, Stephen Pallister, and Guy James with music conducted by Paul Jury)
3. Buddy: Das Buddy Holly Musical, CD/Stage Entertainment/Edel (Dominik Hees)


Good Times (added to the London production):

1. Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, CD/First Night 55 (Craig Urbani, Stephen Pallister, and Guy James with music conducted by Paul Jury)
2. Buddy Das Musical, CD/Neue Metropol Theater (unknown performer)


Hi-Pockets' Tribute (added to the London production):

1. Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, CD/First Night 55 (Craig Urbani, Stephen Pallister, and Guy James with music conducted by Paul Jury)


Hound Dog (used in the 2009 Essen production):

1. Buddy: Das Buddy Holly Musical, CD/Stage Entertainment/Edel (Essen cast)


Johnny B. Goode (M/L: Chuck Berry):

1. Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, CD/First Night 55 (Craig Urbani, Stephen Pallister, and Guy James with music conducted by Paul Jury)
2. Buddy: Das Buddy Holly Musical, CD/Stage Entertainment/Edel (Dominik Hees)


Little Baby (M/L: Buddy Holly; Norman Petty; C.W. Kendall) (used in the 1994 Hamburg production):

1. Buddy: Die Buddy-Holly-Story, CD/Sony 478093 (Thomas Borchert, Gotz Fuhrmann, Stephan Schott, and Frank Felicetti with music conducted by Koen Schoots)
2. Buddy Das Musical, CD/Neue Metropol Theater (unknown performer)


Oh, Pretty Woman (used in the 1998 Hamburg production):

1. Buddy Das Musical, CD/Neue Metropol Theater (unknown performer)


Party (M/L: Paul Jury) (added to the London production):

1. Buddy: Die Buddy-Holly-Story, CD/Sony 478093 (Thomas Borchert, Gotz Fuhrmann, Stephan Schott, and Frank Felicetti with music conducted by Koen Schoots)
2. Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, CD/First Night 55 (Craig Urbani, Stephen Pallister, and Guy James with music conducted by Paul Jury)
3. Buddy Das Musical, CD/Neue Metropol Theater (unknown performer)
4. Buddy: Das Buddy Holly Musical, CD/Stage Entertainment/Edel (Essen cast)


Rip It Up (used in the 2009 Essen production):

1. Buddy: Das Buddy Holly Musical, CD/Stage Entertainment/Edel (Dominik Hees)


Star Spangled Banner (M/L: Francis Scott Key) (added to the London production?):

1. Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, CD/First Night 55 (Craig Urbani, Stephen Pallister, and Guy James with music conducted by Paul Jury)


Texas Rose (M/L: Paul Jury):

1. Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, CD/First Night 55 (Craig Urbani, Stephen Pallister, and Guy James with music conducted by Paul Jury)


There Is A Big Wheel (M/L: Don Gibson) (used in the 1994 Hamburg production):

1. Buddy: Die Buddy-Holly-Story, CD/Sony 478093 (Thomas Borchert, Gotz Fuhrmann, Stephan Schott, and Frank Felicetti with music conducted by Koen Schoots)


True Love (added to the London production):

1. Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, CD/First Night 55 (Craig Urbani, Stephen Pallister, and Guy James with music conducted by Paul Jury)


Unrecorded Material:

Sweet Love (M/L: Paul Jury; Caren Cole)
That's All Right (M/L: Arthur Crudup)