Buddy Holly News

The Morrison Center for the Performing Arts has announced its upcoming shows and concerts listings.

The Charleston Stage Company will present a production of Sarah Ruhl's DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE from Thursday, February 18 - Saturday, February 20 and Thursday, February 25 - Saturday, February 27. The show will be performed at the Capitol Center Theatre located at 123 Summers St., Charleston, WV.

The Giver, based on the Newbery Medal-winning book written by Lois Lowery, adapted by Eric Coble will compel audiences at The REP as its fourth show of the 2009-2010 Season. The show opens January 29, 2010 and runs until February 28, 2010 in the Universal Orlando Theatre.

John Mueller's Winter Dance Party comes to The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University to perform classic 1950s pop hits Saturday, Feb.13 at 8 p.m.

Lyric Theatre will present the Oklahoma premiere of SNAPSHOTS: A Musical Scrapbook as part of the 2010 'Lyric at the Plaza' season this February 4 through 14 at the newly renovated Plaza Theatre.

Interact Theatre Company announces the first production of its 20th Anniversary season and its return to its 'home' in North Hollywood with the hilarious musical comedy and the Los Angeles Intimate Theatre Premiere of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, with book by Jeffrey Lane, music and lyrics by David Yazbek

Tony Award® Winner Sutton Foster reunites with esteemed Music Director Michael Rafter for a national tour of An Evening with Sutton Foster, featuring Broadway show stoppers and selections from her debut album Wish. Produced by Fox Theatricals, the tour will launch at The Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis on Thursday, February 4th.

The Virginia Samford Theatre at Caldwell Park will present BUDDY- THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY starting January 21 with additional performances on the 22nd, 23rd, 28th, 29th, and 30th at 7:30 PM and the 24th and 31st at 2:30 PM.

The party starts on January 29 at The Cleveland Play House with Ain't Misbehavin', a Tony Award-winning celebration of the music of Thomas 'Fats' Waller.

The Lyric at the Civic Center has announced its schedule of upcoming productions for the 2010 season.

The Giver, based on the Newbery Medal-winning book written by Lois Lowery, adapted by Eric Coble will compel audiences at The REP as its fourth show of the 2009-2010 Season. The show opens January 29, 2010 and runs until February 28, 2010 in the Universal Orlando Theatre.

Wayside Theatre Artistic Director Warner Crocker today announced the cast for the winter musical production of Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, a multi-award winning musical extravaganza. The play begins performances January 30 and opens 31st continuing a run through March 13th. The production is sponsored by Executive Suites, LLT.

Wayside Theatre has announced a change in its 2009-2010 season schedule. Instead of presenting the musical Idols of the King, a musical about Elvis Presley and his followers, Wayside Theatre will present a return of Buddy, The Buddy Holly Story.

This holiday season a family favorite comes to life in It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, adapted by Joe Landry, at American Heartland Theatre. Runs through December 27th, 2009, It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play puts a new spin on Frank Capra's holiday classic with all the heart-tugging drama, sweetness and joy of the original.

This holiday season a family favorite comes to life in It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, adapted by Joe Landry, at American Heartland Theatre. Opening Thursday, November 5th and running through December 27th, 2009, It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play puts a new spin on Frank Capra's holiday classic with all the heart-tugging drama, sweetness and joy of the original.

The Gallery Players proudly presents the New York premiere of Christopher Durang's Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge. Commissioned and originally produced by City Theatre Company in Pittsburgh, The Gallery Players' Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge features Douglas Rees, originator of the role of Scrooge, and gets a limited engagement December 5-20th, 2009.

History Theatre brings Sisters of Swing, a joyful celebration of music, family, and patriotism, to the stage during this holiday season.

RAW STAGES at History Theatre offers a sneak peek at plays in progress, and invites audiences to become part of the process through talk-back sessions following the staged readings.

SAN DIEGO REPERTORY THEATRE will presents THE SEAFARER, the comic-drama that has become a holiday hit on American stages across the country since its Broadway debut in 2007. Directed by DELICIA TURNER SONNENBERG, this rousing drama recounts the story of four lifelong friends who get together on Christmas Eve and end up making a bet with the devil in disguise. Performances begin in previews on Saturday, November 14, 2009, with an Opening Night performance on Friday, November 20 at 8pm and continue through December 13, 2009 at The Lyceum Theatre.

Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) will present Bertolt Brecht's Galileo, December 3 - 12 in the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre on the Storrs campus. CRT is also sponsoring a free lectures and discussions as part of its "Uncommon Sense" Series.