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THIS PAGE WAS AN ACTIVE PAGE WHEN THE PRODUCTION
WAS TOURING IN THE SPRING OF 2002
HEAVEN CAN WAIT
The Musical
Play Description | Production Details | Previous Production Photos | Quotes
Wednesday 3 February 1959 is a date which will live in music history for ever, a date fated to be known forever as The Day the Music Died. As Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper left the virtually snow-bound Surf Ballroom at Clear Lake Iowa, little did they know that the plane they were to fly on would take them on a journey from which they would never return.
As headlines around the world told of the tragic plane crash in which three of music’s Greats had died, Buddy, Richie and The Big Bopper, and Roger Peterson, their pilot, were in a very different plain. In fact they found themselves in The Celestial Bar, a bar on the edge between Heaven and Earth, being tended by the mysterious Stella – a soda-mixing mentor who is their to guide them on their third… and final… step to Heaven.
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The Belgrade Theatre, Coventry have brought together a hugely experienced cast and creative team for this exciting new musical production of David Cosgrove’s musical, Heaven Can Wait. Directed by Peter Rowe and starring Andy Nichol, Damien Edwards, Michael Cuckson, Jan Graveson and Ian Conningham, this national tour will be visiting regional theatres in Bromley, Stoke, Hull, Manchester, Southsea, Woking, Liverpool, Blackpool, Eastbourne, Edinburgh, Leeds, Canterbury, Newcastle and Richmond from March through July 2002. Andy Nichol (Ferry 'Cross The Mersey, Elvis – The Official Musical) plays Buddy Holly, Damien Edwards (Thank You For The Music, Only the Lonely – The Roy Orbison Story) plays Richie Valens, Michael Cuckson (The Hank Williams Story and Catherine Cookson's The Fifteen Streets) plays The Big Bopper, Jan Graveson (Blood Brothers, Hard Times The Musical and ITV's Catherine Cookson dramas) plays Stella – the soda bar 'hostest with the mostest', and Ian Conningham (The Buddy Holly Story, Twist and Shout) plays Roger Peterson, their star-struck pilot.
The production is directed by Peter Rowe (Blues in the Night, Boyband, Sweeney Todd), designed by Patrick Connellan (Leader of the Pack), with lighting by Nick Beadle (A Busy Day, Killing Time, Shirley Valentine). The Musical Director is Akintayo Akinbode (Jumping Jack Flash, The Snow Queen).
Featuring over 20 fabulous fifties sounds such as Peggy Sue, La Bamba, C’mon Everybody, Your Cheating Heart, That’ll Be The Day and Oh Boy, Heaven Can Wait is a sure-fire burning night out, a night that will truly stay with the audience forever.
‘GUARANTEED TO GET YOUR FEET
TAPPING OR YOUR FINGERS RAPPING.
The show will bring back memories for the audience and it is ideal for younger members too,
with plenty of comedy one-liners and lively renditions of the biggest hits.
THIS TOUCHING MUSICAL IS IDEAL FOR MUSIC LOVERS
OF ANY AGE, AND IS ALTOGETHER A GOOD NIGHT OUT’
Belgrade Theatre, Coventry - Coventry Evening Telegraph
‘Oh Boy, what a Hound Dog of a great performance from the cast.
THIS MUSICAL JUST BUZZES ALONG
FROM START TO FINISH.
This Buddy Holly, Big Bopper and Richie Valens sounded eerily like the original idols,
and the voice of Stella (Jan Graveson) made my feet tap.
A MUST FOR ROCK ‘N’ ROLL FANS.
PERFECT – DON’T MISS IT!’
Belgrade Theatre, Coventry – Heartland Evening News
‘THE STORY IN THIS HIGHLY ENTERTAINING MUSICAL
IS TOLD THROUGH THE MUSIC WITH
MUCH HUMOUR, AND GREAT PATHOS
and the cast showed fantastic staying power
being on the stage through the entire performance’
Belgrade Theatre, Coventry – Solihull News
‘THE RAW BEAT OF THIS HOST OF 50s ROCK AND ROLL
NUMBERS GOES STRAIGHT TO YOUR
HEART AND SOUL AND FEET.
The songs are terrifically delivered by the four talented performers.
THIS IS AN EXISTENTIAL ROCK 'N' ROLL
SHOW WITH FABULOUS MUSIC’
Belgrade Theatre, Coventry – www.reviewsgate.com
‘FAR MORE THAN A TRIBUTE SHOW, MORE
AN UNFORGETTABLE
ROCK ‘N’ ROLL EXPERIENCE.
This poignant and imaginative production tells the moving story of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, The Big Bopper and Roger
Peterson who, after all being killed in their ill-fated plane crash in 1959, find themselves some-where
between heaven and earth. Containing a cast of exceptionally talented actors, this was an
opportunity to be transported back in time to the hey-day of rock ‘n’ roll.
THE AUDIENCE WERE
SHOUTING FOR MORE’
Belgrade Theatre, Coventry – The Solihull Times
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