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Article: Oh boy, Carousel has a good show: With energy like this, Buddy Holly's music will not fade away.
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- Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH)
- Article date:
- July 18, 2006
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Byline: Kerry Clawson
Jul. 18--Carousel Dinner Theatre's production of Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story carries with it both a big dose of local pride and a joy that's contagious. Perry Township native Pat McRoberts rocks as the title character in this celebration of the 1950s icon's life and music. He's proud to be back in Northeast Ohio doing a role that's become like a second skin to him: This is the fourth time he has portrayed Buddy Holly, beginning as the understudy for the national tour in 1993.
McRoberts was so interested in playing Holly again, he wrote a letter to Carousel director Victoria Bussert when he found out she would be directing the ...
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