Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance

2 hours ago

The cast of Buddy has been taking a much needed break after their sold out opening weekend but will be coming back in just two days for the second weekend. Our audiences have been loving it so get your tickets for the third weekend while you can!

Check out this awesome review from Bill Medlin

"Thank you all for another fabulous performance with "Buddy-The Buddy Holly Story." Fantastic evening of great music and acting...I felt the entire theatre ROCK AND ROLL with energy and enthusiasm!! Buddy, himself, would have been proud and "rocking" himself!! EVERYBODY IN WINSTON-SALEM should take time to experience this musical. Nobody comes out the same person as the one who went in. YOU COME OUT ENERGIZED!!! ...GO SEE IT FOLKS! It is terrific!!"

Thanks, Bill!! We really appreciate that amazing review!

The Buddy Holly Story: February 14- March 1

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Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance is with Brianna Witherspoon and 7 others.

4 days ago

It's finally here...opening night of Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story! Please join us in wishing the cast, crew, and band a hearty BREAK A LEG as they start their three week run!!

Multiple performances are sold out or close to it so remember that tor sold out shows, we always have overflow seating as well as possible cancellations and/or no shows so come on down to the box office 45 minutes before the performance and our box office staff will do their best to get you in!!

The Buddy Holly Story: February 14- March 1

Event: www.facebook.com/events/598989243993065/

Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4201678

Our Website: www.theatrealliance.ws/

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Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance shared a post.

4 days ago

Hey Acting Out-University of North Carolina School of the Arts, if you were our script, we’d never go off book. 😉

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Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance

5 days ago

"Everyday, it's a gettin' closer, Goin' faster than a roller coaster..." by which we mean our production of Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, naturally! It opens tomorrow and we are ready for you to enjoy it with us. Last time we ran this production we had our audiences on their feet every night for the last section of the show!!

Opening weekend is sold out and our second weekend has less than ten tickets remaining. Tickets are selling fast for our third weekend with several nights getting close to sold out so don't delay on getting your ticket to Buddy!

For sold out shows, we always have overflow seating as well as possible cancellations and/or no shows so come on down to the box office 45 minutes before the performance and our box office staff will do their best to get you in!!

The Buddy Holly Story: February 14- March 1

Event: www.facebook.com/events/598989243993065/

Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4201678

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Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance is with Gray Smith and 3 others.

6 days ago

Tech week is well underway and we are so excited that it's only TWO days until Buddy takes the stage! We know you are too. 4 performances are already sold out, including all of opening weekend, and there are currently only 10 tickets left for our second weekend!

Some of the performances for our third and final weekend are getting close to selling out so don't wait to come see the story behind the music as well as rock out to the music that gave him the name!

For sold out shows, we always have overflow seating as well as possible cancellations and/or no shows so come on down to the box office 45 minutes before the performance and our box office staff will do their best to get you in!!

The Buddy Holly Story: February 14- March 1

Event: www.facebook.com/events/598989243993065/

Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4201678

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Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance is with Gray Smith.

6 days ago

Meet the Cast of “Buddy! The Buddy Holly Story!”

Gray Smith is returning to play Buddy for the second time at Theatre Alliance.

Gray has several favorite songs, but it’s hard for him to narrow them down, as he enjoys all of the show’s music. Songs like “Raining in My Heart,” “Oh, Boy!,” “Ollie Vee,” and “Chantilly Lace” are some of them. “What a great opportunity to be able to sing all of these great songs with an awesome 9-piece band, led by Tommy Jackson.”

“Buddy Holly was a trailblazer in the music industry, and when you hear this catalog of his songs all together in one evening, you understand why. He was truly ahead of his time.”

“Audiences should come to this show to experience the energy of Buddy’s final concert, as it is replicated song-for-song in Act Two, and it is such a powerful moment in the show. It is hard to describe the feeling, but there is a definite high at that point of the show. It’s like reviving a piece of history.”

Gray is most excited about doing “Buddy” again “so that folks who missed it the first time can maybe catch it this time around, and that those who enjoyed it previously can come back. It’s such a great night of fun!”

He wants to thank his mom for taking him to his first-ever audition at the age of 13, where he landed the role of “Munchkin” in “The Wizard of Oz” (pic above). “It’s been my passion ever since.”

Gray has been in numerous shows throughout the Triad, with some of his favorite roles through the years being Hank in “Hank Williams: Lost Highway,” George Jones in “Stand by Your Man: The Tammy Wynette Story,” Johnny Cash in “Million Dollar Quartet,” Bruce in “Fun Home,”
Javert in “Les Miserables,” The Engineer in “Miss Saigon,” Edna in “Hairspray,” Frank-n-Furter in “The Rocky Horror Show,” Tracy Mills in “The Legend of Georgia McBride,” Quasimodo in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” Leading Player in “Pippin,” Will Rogers in “Will Rogers Follies,” Shrek in “Shrek: The Musical,” Ursula in “The Little Mermaid,” Arles in all the “Greater Tuna” series, Kerchek in “Tarzan,” Alban in “La Cage aux Folles,” Dan in “Next to Normal,” The Beast in “Beauty and the Beast,” Hysterium in “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” El Gallo in “The Fantasticks,” Huck in “Big River,” Seymour in “Little Shop of Horrors,” and Molina in “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” plus roles in “Ragtime,” “White Christmas,” “Priscilla: Queen of the Desert,” “Rock of Ages,” “Silence! The Musical,” “Aida,” and the “Forever Plaid” series.

He also thanks everyone for supporting Theatre Alliance, Jamie, and him throughout the years!

The Buddy Holly Story: February 14- March 1

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Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance

1 week ago

Meet the cast of Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story: A newcomer to this show but not to our stage, welcome back Braxton Allen (Tyrone Jones/Clear Lake MC)

Braxton wanted to be a part of Buddy because "I was told about my character before auditions and after hearing that the song “Shout” would be in the show I was sold!"

Braxton's favorite song in the show is "Raining in my heart. I really like the harmonies in that song as well as the background music."

"This show was challenging for me because we started rehearsing for it while I was still performing in another show, so there was not much time for rest!"

Braxton is honored to be performing in his fifth show with Theatre Alliance. He has previously been seen on this stage in Disaster, The Who's Tommy, Memphis, as well as Hairspray. His other credits include Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Paramount Acting Company), Shrek The Musical (Kernersville Little Theatre), and he served as music director for James and the Giant Peach Jr. with High Point Community Theatre.

The Buddy Holly Story: February 14- March 1

Event: www.facebook.com/events/598989243993065/

Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4201678

Our Website: www.theatrealliance.ws/ ... See MoreSee Less