Patrons of Toby?s Dinner Theatre production of “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story” will no doubt burn off many of the calories they consumed earlier at the all-you-can-eat buffet. In this high voltage performance, the audience is not only encouraged to participate; they become willing and eager members of the chorus in spite of themselves.
In what co-director Shawn Kettering says is “half musical, half rock concert,” the larger-than-life characters of Buddy Holly, his Crickets, the Big Bopper and Richie Valens steamroll onto the stage in a fast-paced, two-hour show that never looses its momentum. Never mind if you happen to be one of the country?s 2 percent who are not familiar with the man and his music; the rest of the audience will cue you in on the lyrics, while the clapping and toe-tapping comes spontaneously.
