PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - Walnut Street Theatre
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - Walnut Street Theatre
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - Walnut Street Theatre
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Angry Inch (No Rules Theater Co.), Jesus in<br />
Godspell (Olney <strong>Theatre</strong> Center). XO Mom,<br />
Dad & Sam. Awning.bandcamp.com<br />
JIM THOMAS (Apollo Performer) is thrilled<br />
to return to WST, where he first performed in<br />
Buddy in 1999. He has done the show many<br />
times since, this being his 10th time around. A<br />
Jenkintown PA native, he attended Boston’s<br />
Berklee College of Music. Since 2000 he has<br />
also been a cruise ship woodwindist.<br />
JASON YACHANIN (Jerry Allison)<br />
Originally from Cleveland, Ohio. Recent acting<br />
credits include: Horror film, V/H/S, which made<br />
its world premiere at the 2012 Sundance Film<br />
Festival and SXSW Festival. Other credits<br />
include the award-winning Off-Broadway production<br />
of Our Town and Poultrygeist: Night of<br />
the Chicken Dead. Thanks to Katy and family!<br />
ELI ZOLLER (Joe B. Mauldin/Buddy Holly<br />
u/s) Off-Broadway: Carmelina (York <strong>Theatre</strong><br />
Co.) Regional: “Fonzie” in Happy Days, The<br />
Musical (Gateway Playhouse), Dream a Little<br />
Dream:...The Mamas and the Papas (Florida<br />
WHO’S WHO<br />
Stage), Multiple Buddy’s. Accomplished music<br />
director and orchestrator. B.F.A. Musical<br />
<strong>Theatre</strong>, University of Michigan. Undying love<br />
to friends, family, and teachers. “Such a proud<br />
big bro!” elizoller.com<br />
BUDDY HOLLY (Music) Charles Hardin<br />
Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959),<br />
better known as Buddy Holly, was an American<br />
singer, songwriter, and a pioneer of Rock and<br />
Roll. Born in Lubbock, Texas, Holly’s first performed<br />
as part of a duo, Buddy and Bob in the<br />
fall of 1949. Holly later formed his own band,<br />
The Crickets, and began making records at<br />
Norman Petty’s studios in Clovis, New Mexico.<br />
Holly was an influential lead and rhythm guitarist,<br />
notably on songs such as “Peggy Sue” and<br />
“Not Fade Away.” His work influenced many<br />
artists, including The Beatles, whose name was<br />
chosen partly in homage to Holly’s Crickets. In<br />
1959, Holly split with the Crickets and began a<br />
solo tour with other notable performers including<br />
Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson, “The Big<br />
Bopper.” Following a performance at the Surf<br />
Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, Holly was killed<br />
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