- FOR

The Highlands Playhouse-directed by Marshall Carby

- PHOTOS BY

the Plateau Daily News

A chronicle of the rise and brief career of rock ‘n’ roll star Buddy Holly, who aspires to play music the way he wants it to sound. Holly and his band, the Crickets, are furst invited to record in Nashville, where they encounter creative differences with the producing staff. Later they play a major booking at the Apollo Theatre, scheduled there under the mistaken assumption that they’re a black band. Holly’s career eventually goes solo – until the tragic day the music dies.