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Buddy - An Grianán Theatre 4th - 8th December 2007
Buddy - the Buddy Holly Story
The Letterkenny Music and Drama Group produced the fabulous musical Buddy – the Buddy Holly Story in An Grianán Theatre in Letterkenny from the 4th – 8th December 2007.
Buddy – the Buddy Holly Story tells of the three years in which he became the world’s leading recording artist. The show features over 20 of Buddy Holly’s greatest hits –including Peggy Sue, That’ll be the Day, Raining in my Heart, Oh Boy, Rave On, Heartbeat etc. Buddy has been dubbed “The World’s most successful Rock ‘n’ Roll musical. "
The show was a great succes for the group with the audiences up dancing in the aisles and in their seats each night.Many came to see it a second time and some declared it the best show they had seen in An Grianán since it opened - high praise indeed!!
Cast – in order of appearance
Hipockets Duncan |
Gavin Mc Daid |
Hayriders |
Colly O’Donnell, Anthony Delap, Nicola Gallagher, Frank Mc Carron, Audrey Coyle, Donal Kavanagh, Declan Nee, John Doherty, Bill Vaughan |
Buddy Holly |
James Coyle |
Joe Mauldin |
Brian Gillespie |
Jerry Allison |
Adam Devenney |
Radio Engineer |
Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhrighde |
Jingle Singers KDAV |
Siobhan McLaughlin, Mary Ruddy, Fiona Mc Daid, Deirdre Daly |
Decca Producer |
Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhrighde |
Session Musicians Decca |
Colly O’Donnell, Kevin Dillon, Donal Kavanagh |
Fourth Cricket |
Pat Muldowney |
Norman Petty |
Bill Vaughan |
Vi Petty |
Aoife Boyce |
Radio DJ WDAS |
Anthony Delap |
Radio DJ WWOL |
Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhrighde |
Radio DJ KSPT |
Colly O’Donnell |
Radio DJ KCLS |
Kieran Kelly |
DJ at Apollo Theatre |
Declan Nee |
Performers at Apollo Theatre |
Ziyanda Shologu N |
Maria Elena |
Deirdre Daly |
Murray Deutch |
Anthony Delap |
Shirley |
Audrey Coyle |
BBC/English DJ |
James Arnold |
Peggy Sue |
Fiona Mc Daid |
The Big Bopper |
Kieran Kelly |
Ritchie Valens |
Daniel Connaghan |
MC At Clearlake |
Frank Mc Carron |
Mary Lou Sokolov |
Carol Ruddy |
Jackdaw |
Donal Kavanagh |
Snowbirds |
Mary Ruddy, Aoife Boyce, Teresa Mc Gowan. Audrey Coyle |
Production Team
| Producer / Director | Pluincéad Ó Fearraigh |
| Musical Director | Denise Roper |
| Choreographer | Tina Drein |
| Costume Mistress | Fiona Mc Daid |
| Stage Manager | Rosa Glacken |
| Stage Crew | Margaret Hartle, Robert Glacken, Anne Flannery, Elaine Gillespie, Tommy Daly, Tommy Kerr, Edward Flanagan, Brendan Stevenson |
| Set Design | Pluincéad Ó Fearraigh |
| Lighting Design | Niall Cranney |
| Sound Engineer | Michael Kielty Audio |
| Set Builders | Eoghan Mc Giolla Bhrighde, James Kenny |
| Set Painter | John Harkin |
| Props | Rosa Glackin |
| Slide Compilation | Gavin Mc Daid |
| Slide Operators | Dan Ruddy, David Scanlon |
| Make-up | Ursula Molloy, Frances Walsh, Una Mc Glynn |
| Continuity | Anne Marie Mailey, Mena Breslin |
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