Lefra Productions has announced that South Africa’s Brendan Peyper will play the role of Buddy in the musical, Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story written by West End author Alan James.
Producer, Frans Swart, said he is thrilled that Brendan has agreed to play Buddy.
“I have been watching Brendan for quite a while now and he is incredibly talented.”
Buddy Holly was very young when he was killed in a plane accident.
“Yes, he was only 23 when he died, but he was actually the pioneer of rock ’n roll. In his brief life, he wrote many more hits than many other singers. One only has to think of songs like Peggy Sue, That’ll Be the Day, Oh Boy, Maybe Baby, True Love Ways, Heartbeat and many others,” said Swart.
“I couldn’t believe my ears when Frans called me and asked if I would like to play the lead. I’ve never acted on stage and I didn’t even know who Buddy was,” said Brendan.
He learnt quickly about Buddy Holly and about the huge role he played as the front runner of rock ’n roll as a music genre.
Well-known Saranti Rheeders is the musical director, with Frans Swart as director.
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