Buddy Holly: Oh Boy! BUDDY HOLLY: OH BOY! is a 're-staging' of Buddy Holly's 1959 WINTER DANCE PARTY. Come celebrate the 15th anniversary of the blockbuster musical BUDDY! THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY that was performed on the History Theatre stage. The concert will feature original cast members Nicholas Freeman, Blake Foster, and Dennis Curley. It will also feature music from Buddy Holly's co-stars, Ritchie Valens ("La Bamba”); Dion & the Belmonts ("Teenager in Love"), The Big Bopper ("Chantilly Lace") and Frankie Sardo ("Fake Out"). The Ivey Award-winning production is endorsed by Sonny Curtis and Jerry Allison of The Crickets. Don’t miss this stellar tribute to the music of American rock and roll icon Buddy Holly! Featuring
• Nicholas Freeman: Buddy Holly
• Brian Pierce: Dion
• Allen Malicsi: Ritchie Valens
• Dennis Curley: Big Bopper
• Gary Rue: Frankie Sardo
The BIG BEAT Band
• Blake Foster: Guitar
• Dennis Curley: Drums
• Bass: Mitch Benson
• Music direction by Gary Rue, produced by Gary Rue.
History Theatre is at 30 East 10th Street, St.Paul, MN.
Glensheen (7/9/25-7/27/25)
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Whoa, Nellie! The Outlaw King of the Wild Middle West (5/17/25-6/8/25)
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Jennifer Grimm Sings Judy Garland (3/1/25-3/1/25)
The Root Beer Lady (1/25/25-2/23/25)
Brass Funkadelic (1/4/25-1/4/25)
I Am Betty (11/23/24-12/29/24)
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HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF (10/26/24-10/26/24)
History Theatre entertains, educates, and engages through creating, developing, and producing new and existing works that explore Minnesota's past and the diverse American experience. Its work provides a unique lens which links our past to the present, explores our common heritage, and illuminates our understanding of what it means to be American. Since its founding in 1978 by Lynn Lohr and Lance Belville, the company has staged more than 100 world premieres, working with nationally recognized playwrights including Jeffrey Hatcher, Eric Simonson, Kevin Kling, Craig Wright, Frank McCourt, Doris Baizley, Melanie Marnich, Kim Hines, John Olive, and Kira Obolensky. From a harrowing slave journey to St. Paul in Adrift on the Mississippi to an urban musical celebration of the Twin Cities in Snapshots: Life in the City, from the rock 'n' roll biography Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story to the dark, complex A Piece of the Rope about Minnesota's first public execution, History Theatre has moved audiences to rediscover, relive, and respect every piece of their history.
Glensheen (7/9/25-7/27/25)
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