PhotosPHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Roaming Philly with Walnut Street's Buddy Holly Stars Christopher Sutton and Lyn PhilistineHusband-and-wife actors Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine, starring as the central love interests in Walnut Street Theatre's production of Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story, take Playbill.com readers backstage at the historic venue and on a tour of Philly.
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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Roaming Philly with Walnut Street's Buddy Holly Stars Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Roaming Philly with Walnut Street's Buddy Holly Stars Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
Husband-and-wife actors Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine, starring as the central love interests in Walnut Street Theatre's production of Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story, take Playbill.com readers backstage at the historic venue and on a tour of Philly. Read the Playbill.com story.
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Just arrived from NYC at the 1,100 seat Walnut Street Theatre. Our journey begins…
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
Barrymore Award Winner Christopher Sutton plays Buddy Holly.
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
Lyn Philistine plays Maria Elena Holly, and is also Christopher's wife in real life!
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
Christopher as Buddy Holly the first time around at Walnut...
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
...and Christopher as the man, the music, the legend in our current production!
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
TheaterWeek press shot from the first production...
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
Buddy flags are flyin' in Philly
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
More Buddy flags flyin' on Walnut Street...
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
Sayin' howdy to William Penn!
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
On our way to the theatre...
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
A view of America's Oldest Theatre
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
The rehearsal studios are behind that banner...
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
Founded in 1809 - this theatre is 203 years old.
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
Story on the history of the Walnut in US Airways Magazine
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
Home away from home...
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
Tools of the trade...
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
Everybody signs the drawer in the Helen Hayes dressing room.
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
Just playin' around...
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
Gettin' ready in my dressing room.
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
He's so dreamy!
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
Mmmwah!
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
My traveling gear. Fender American Standard Strat, Traveler EG-1, Takamine Limited Edition EG416S, Peavey Transtube, Digitech Delay Looper
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
And off we go...about to jump into "Ready Teddy"
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
Making the switch from country to rock 'n' roll! With Jason, Eli, and our amazing cast.
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
Singin' "That'll Be The Day" at Decca. The floor we're standing on is actually the music for this song.
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
Singin' "Rock Around With Ollie Vee" with Eli and Jason.
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
One of my favorite moments in the show is putting together "Everyday" in the studio with Vi Petty and The Crickets.
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
Recording "Everyday"
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
Meeting Maria Elena for the first time. True love at first sight both onstage and off, we met doing this show ten years ago...
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
We just announced our proposal to Maria Elena's Aunt, played by Johanna Carden.
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
Maria and Buddy movin' on after a split from the Crickets.
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
Our favorite moment...
Christopher Sutton and Lyn Philistine
Rockin' n' rollin' at the Walnut with The Big Bopper (Scott Greer) and Ritchie Valens (Miguel Jarquin-Moreland).
Directed and choreographed by Casey Hushion (assistant director of In the Heights), the limited engagement continues through July 22 in Philadelphia.
Sutton (Spamalot national tour) and Philistine (Gypsy with Bernadette Peters) lead the cast as onstage love interests Buddy Holly and Maria Elena, respectively.
The Buddy Holly Story also features Scott Greer as the Big Bopper, Anthony Lawton as Hipockets Duncan, Angela C. Howell (Buddy Holly national tour) as Vi Petty, Miguel Jarquin-Moreland (Rent national tour) as Ritchie Valens, Rachel Camp as Candy, Ned Massey as Norman Petty, Luke Smith as 4th Cricket, Jason Yachanin as Jerry Allison, Eli Zoller as Joe B. Mauldin and Danielle G. Herbert, Troy Valjean Rucker and Jim Thomas as Apollo performers. The ensemble includes Johanna Carden, Aaron Cromie, Charlie DelMarcelle, Sarah Gliko, Sarah Hund and Greg Nix. Here's how Walnut Street bills the production: "Buddy Holly was a brilliant musician who changed the face of popular music and paved the way for the next generation of rock'n'rollers. Buddy follows this superstar's meteoric rise to fame, from his humble country music roots to the top of the record charts and his untimely death in 1959."
Written by Alan Janes with music by Buddy Holly, the musical features hit songs such as "Peggy Sue," "Oh Boy," "Maybe Baby," "That'll Be the Day," "Raining In My Heart," Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba" and the Big Bopper's "Chantilly Lace."
Other members of the creative team include musical and vocal director John Daniels, set designer Robert Andrew Kovach, lighting designer Paul Black, costume designer Colleen Grady and sound designer Matt Kraus.
The Walnut Street Theatre is located at 825 Walnut Street in Philadelphia, PA. For more information and tickets, call (215) 574-3550 or (800) 982-2787 or visit WalnutStreetTheatre.org.
