Shubert Theatre, (11/4/1990 - 5/19/1991)

Category: Musical, Original, Broadway

Opening Night Production Credits 

Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)

Produced by Paul Elliott, Laurie Mansfield, International Artists, Greg Smith and David Mirvish; Associate Producer: Contracts International Ltd.

Book by Alan Janes; Music by Buddy Holly; Lyrics by Buddy Holly; Musical Consultant: Bruce Welch; Musical Director: Paul Jury; All jingles composed by Paul Jury; Additional Material by Rob Bettinson; Featuring songs by Ben Hall, Bill Tilghman, Bob Montgomery, J. Denny, Joe Maudlin, John Marascolo, Norman Petty and Robert Blackwell

Directed by Rob Bettinson; Based on an original idea by Laurie Mansfield

Scenic Design by Andy Walmsley; Costume Design by Bill Butler and Carolyn Smith; Lighting Design by Graham McLusky; Sound Design by Rick Price; Associate Lighting Design: Kevin Mahoney; Hair and Wig Design by Lawrence Boyette and Lazaro Arencibia

Executive Producer: Brian Sewell; General Manager: Dowling Entertainment Corporation; Company Manager: Mark Johnson; Assistant Co. Mgr: David Auster

Production Manager: Patrick Molony; Production Stage Manager: Peter B. Mumford; Stage Manager: Shirley Third and Gary M. Zabinski; Assistant Stage Mgr: David Callander

Guitar Strings supplied by Ernie Ball; Guitars and Basses provided from their Reissue Collection by Fender Musical Instruments; Instrument Amplification by Countryman Microphones

General Press Representative: Adrian Bryan-Brown; Casting: Pierce Casting, Inc.; Movement Coach: Trudy Moffatt; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.

Philip Anthony	Engineer (KDAV)
	DJ (WWOL)
	Ritchie Valens
Jo Lynn Burks	Jingle Singer
	Vi Petty
	Woman in Woods
	A Snowbird
Sandra Caldwell	Apollo Singer
	Jingle Singer, WWOL
Demo Cates	DJ (WDAS)
	Musician at Apollo
	Man at Apollo
Caren Cole	Jingle Singer
	Woman in Woods
	Shirley
	Mary Lou Sokoloff
	A Snowbird
Alvin Crawford	Musician at Apollo
Melanie Doane	A Hayrider
	Candy
	Peggy Sue
	A Snowbird
Kevin Fox	A Hayrider
	Decca Session Musician
	Man in Woods
Jill Hennessy	Bopper
	Woman in Woods
	Maria Elena
	A Snowbird
	Autograph Hunter
Paul Hipp	Buddy Holly
Russ Jolly	Jerry Allison
	A Belmont
Denese Matthews	Apollo Singer
	Jingle Singer, WWOL
Paul McQuillan	Bopper
	Decca Engineer
	English DJ
	Dion
	Autograph Hunter
David Mucci	Decca Producer
	DJ (WCLS)
	The Big Bopper
Tom Nash	A Hayrider
	Decca Session Musician
	A Belmont
Bobby Prochaska	Joe B. Mauldin
Fred Sanders	Hipockets Duncan
Lorene Scott	Apollo Singer
Lorraine Scott	Jingle Singer, WWOL
Jerome Smith, Jr.	Musician at Apollo
	Performer at Apollo
Steve Steiner	A Hayrider
	Decca Session Musician
	Murray Deutch
	Jack Daw
Liliane Stilwell	Jingle Singer
	Woman in Woods
	Maria Elena's Aunt
	A Snowbird
Don Stitt	A Hayrider
	Decca Engineer
	DJ (KPST)
	DJ at Apollo
	Clearlake MC
Ken Triwush	Bopper
	Decca Session Musician
	Fourth Cricket
	Man in Woods
	Tommy
	Buddy Holly	Alternate
	Autograph Hunter
James H. Wiggins, Jr.	Musician at Apollo
Kurt Ziskie	Norman Petty
	DJ (KRWP)

Understudies: Caren Cole (Candy, Maria Elena's Aunt, Peggy Sue, Vi Petty), Alvin Crawford (DJ (WDAS), Man at Apollo, Performer at Apollo), Melanie Doane (Jingle Singer, Maria Elena, Mary Lou Sokoloff, Shirley), Kevin Fox (Fourth Cricket, Joe B. Mauldin), Paul McQuillan (DJ (KRWP), DJ (WWOL), Engineer (KDAV), Jack Daw, Murray Deutch, Norman Petty, Ritchie Valens), Tom Nash (English DJ, Jerry Allison), Steve Steiner (Clearlake MC, Decca Producer, DJ (KPST), DJ (WCLS), DJ at Apollo, Hipockets Duncan, The Big Bopper), Louis Tucci (Ensemble).