

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Buddy Holly Story
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 23 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Fri, 23 Jan, 2026 at 09:30 pm
- **Event Description**: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY
https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/1258733

January 23, 2026 &amp; January 25, 2026

The 1978 Oscar-Nominated Film Starring Gary Busey, Don Stroud &amp; Charles Martin Smith

The story of the life and career of the early rock and roll singer, from his meteoric rise to stardom, to his marriage and untimely death.

Many of the actors did their own singing and played their own instruments live during the filming of the production numbers. This included the film’s main players Gary Busey, Don Stroud and Charles Martin Smith.

Paul McCartney, who is a huge fan of Buddy Holly, used to hold an annual “Buddy Holly Birthday Party” in New York, and would always showcase this film during the party. The Beatles were named in tribute to The Crickets, the band Holly performed with. McCartney bought the copyrights to Holly’s published songs in 1977.

Universal Studios tried three times to obtain film rights to Buddy Holly’s life. The studio even commissioned a screenplay and submitted it to Holly’s widow, Maria Elena Holly, who turned it down. 20th Century-Fox actually completed two weeks of filming, even though they also had failed to acquire film rights. They halted production and wrote off the experience as a loss. Maria Elena felt Buddy would be more accurately captured by a smaller, independent, company which had much to gain or lose by doing justice to the project.

The Buddy Holly Story (1978 Film)

Friday, January 23, 7:30PM
Sunday, January 25, 2:00PM
1978 | PG | 1Hr 54Min

$5 General Admission: $4 Seniors 65+

https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/1258733
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- **Event Categories**: entertainment, music, parties, art, theatre, sports
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/1258733?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=zelienople-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Zelienople
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 119 N Main St, Zelienople, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 16063
- **lat**: 40.79623
- **long**: -80.13728
- **full address**: 119 N Main St, Zelienople, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 16063

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: The Strand Theater (https://allevents.in/org/the-strand-theater/20209712)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 23 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 119 N Main St, Zelienople, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 16063
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Strand Theater
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, music, parties, art, theatre, sports
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Buddy Holly Story ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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