Author Archives: Rick Thorne
21/11/2017by Rick ThornePast Productions
The fabulous Dutch Apple cast of Buddy had audiences dancing in the aisles for seven memorable weeks in fall 2017, at this beautiful 328-seat venue in the heart of the Amish Country in southeastern Pennsylvania.
31/10/2017by Rick ThornePast Productions
The students and staff of Cypress Woods High School - just outside Houston - overcame Hurricane Harvey to stage a wondrous production of Buddy in September 2017, and qualified for the school state thespian finals in November in the process!
27/10/2017by Rick ThorneThe Crickets
Lancaster, PA
A multi-instrumentalist and versatile actor, Jonah played the role of Joe B. Mauldin with Prather Entertainment Group in Buddy at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theater, in the fall of 2017.
27/09/2017by Rick ThornePast Productions
A sold-out production of Buddy was staged as a fringe event for the annual Rock ‘n’ Roll Town weekender in summer, 2017!
26/09/2017by Rick ThornePast Productions
The 213-seat Hackmatack Playhouse was rocking to a fun-filled production of Buddy over three weeks in summer, 2017.
20/09/2017by Rick ThornePast Productions
The Duchess Theatre in Long Eaton, Nottingham,
played host to a memorable week of Buddy in September 2017, courtesy of a sell-out run staged by Amici
Productions.
07/09/2017by Rick ThornePast Productions
Southern California kept on rockin' during summer 2017, in the New Village Arts/Intrepid Theatre Company co-production of Buddy, which saw an amazing run over 14 combined weeks at the Horton Grand Theatre in San Diego followed by New Village Arts Theatre in Carlsbad!
22/08/2017by Rick ThornePast Productions
The Barn Theatre in Augusta, Michigan, produced a fabulous production of Buddy which rocked the rafters over two weeks in summer 2017!
21/08/2017by Rick ThorneBoppers, Ritchies & Others
Des Moines, IA
Eric was an ensemble member in the summer 2017 Barn Theatre (Augusta, MI) production of Buddy, where he also played the Apollo DJ and Hayrider roles. He plays guitar and piano.
17/08/2017by Rick ThornePast Productions
Audiences raved on to Buddy over three weekends at the 400-seat Bradley Playhouse in Putnam in spring 2017!
10/08/2017by Rick ThorneBoppers, Ritchies & Others
WA state
Erik's first time performing as “J.P.” was at Tacoma Musical Playhouse in Washington state. His performance was so well received by reviewers and patrons alike that he was cast again three months later for the same role at The Palace Theater in Wisconsin Dells, WI (spring 2017).
28/06/2017by Rick ThorneNews
It's always a bit special going back to Plymouth, as we did last week. It was at the Theatre Royal in August 1989, that the Buddy adventure began. Little did anyone involved back then know we'd still be rockin' all over the world 28 years later!
19/06/2017by Rick ThornePast Productions
Buddy had a terrific run at this German-themed dinner theatre, nestled in the beautiful Appalachian mountains of southwest Virginia, in spring 2017.
15/06/2017by Rick ThorneBoppers, Ritchies & Others
New York, NY
Anie made her Buddy debut at The Palace Theater in Wisconsin Dells, WI (Spring, 2017),
as Maria Elena and a backing singer and dancer during the Clear Lake concert.
07/06/2017by Rick ThorneNews
In his Nobel Prize for Literature speech from June 4th, Dylan explained the impact Buddy had on him as a young man.
24/04/2017by Rick ThornePast Productions
The students of Sanborn Regional High School put on a great show, getting their audiences up and dancing for three performances of Buddy in March '17!
20/04/2017by Rick ThornePast Productions
Manasquan, New Jersey, enjoyed a fabulous - and highly successful - production of Buddy at Algonquin Arts Theatre in April, 2017.
11/04/2017by Rick ThorneNews
Check out the 'Buddy Car', wrapped especially for our forthcoming week in Carlisle (22-27 May)!
10/04/2017by Rick ThorneBoppers, Ritchies & Others
Rochester, NY
Based in Rochester, NY, Adam is an accomplished singer, dancer, and pianist, who appeared as Ritchie Valens in the Palace Theater production of Buddy in the Wisconsin Dells (April-May, 2017).
21/03/2017by Rick ThorneNews
This week we join our multi-talented cast to hear about the actor/musician nature of the show and playing the music live on stage.