BUDDY - THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY BACKSTAGE GUIDE 3 Note from Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside ............................................................Page 4 About Buddy Holly and the Crickets ..................................................................................Page 5 Interview with Music Director Michael Mahler ............................................................Pages 6-7 Designers’ Corner: “The Backstory” with Rick Sims ...........................................................Page 8 Designers’ Corner: Spotlight on Scenic Design ..................................................................Page 9 Timeline of Events During Buddy Holly’s Lifetime .....................................................Pages 10-11 “Why Buddy Holly Will Never Fade Away” ................................................................Pages 12-13 About the Apollo Theater ................................................................................................Page 14 About the Surf Ballroom ..................................................................................................Page 15 About The Big Bopper ......................................................................................................Page 16 About Ritchie Valens ........................................................................................................Page 17 Interview with Maria Elena Holly ..............................................................................Pages 18-19 “The Strange Case of Buddy Holly’s Final Pair of Glasses” ........................................Pages 20-21 About American Blues Theater .................................................................................Pages 22-23 BACKSTAGE Contributors Elyse Dolan Assistant Producer American Blues Theater with Gwendolyn Whiteside, Michael Mahler, Rick Sims, and Sarah E. Ross © 2018 American Blues Theater. All rights reserved. TABLE OF CONTENTS