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SUMMARY:Buddy Holly\, Ritchie Valenz\, Big Bopper Winter Dance Party
DESCRIPTION:Dbl – $248 per person cash discount\nSgl – $327 per person cash discount\nHowdy\, partner! Get ready for an adventure with Starlight to **Shipshewana**! We’re talkin’ a cozy stay at the **Blue Gate Inn**\, where we’ll have plenty of time to hit the shops and maybe even do a little damage at those incredible bakeries. (Seriously\, clear your schedule and make room in your tummy!) \n— \n### Dinner & a Show! \nThen\, it’s time to gather ’round for a delicious family-style dinner. Imagine this feast: **Roast Beef\, Chicken\, creamy Mashed Potatoes & Gravy\, crisp Green Beans\, homemade Noodles**\, a fresh **Garden Salad**\, warm **Homemade Bread**\, and a delightful assortment of **Pies**. Yum! \nAfter all that amazing food\, we’re headin’ over to the **Blue Gate Theatre**. Get ready to kick back\, relax\, and enjoy **The Winter Dance Party**! It’s gonna be a night of great music and good times. \nSo\, pack your bags and your appetite – it’s going to be a fantastic trip! \nThe official #1 tribute to Buddy Holly\, Ritchie Valens\, and the Big Bopper \nJohn Mueller’s “Winter Dance Party”® is the official live and authentic re-creation of Buddy Holly\, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper’s final tour and the only show endorsed by the Holly\, Valens and Richardson estates. Each live concert performance includes over two hours of unbridled\, high voltage entertainment featuring all the hit songs of the 50’s era: That’ll Be The Day\, Peggy Sue\, Oh\, Boy\, Rave on\, La Bamba\, Chantilly Lace\, and many\, many more. \nJohn Mueller\, the critically acclaimed former star of the U.S. touring version of the London/Broadway hit musical “Buddy..the Buddy Holly Story\,” performs as Buddy Holly with Linwood Sasser as the Big Bopper and Ray Anthony as Ritchie Valens. The very authentic and energetic four piece band (guitar\, drums\, stand up bass and sax) includes Grammy award winning Mike Acosta on saxaphone. \nThe Winter Dance Party show has performed in front of over 2 million people on national TV for the Jerry Lewis Telethon\, has toured extensively throughout the United States and Canada at theatres\, performing arts centers\, ballrooms\, corporate events\, casinos and even for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with John Mellencamp\, Marshall Crenshaw and others. \nIt is the only show endorsed and honored by Buddy’s widow Maria Elena Holly. \nHighlights over the years have included performing with Grammy winner Peter Nero and the Philly Pops Orchestra\, receiving the keys to the city of Green Bay\, WI from the Mayor\, playing in the legendary Surf ballroom on the same day Buddy\, Ritchie\, and the Big Bopper did 50 years prior and performing on stage with Maria Elena Holly (Buddy’s widow)\, Niki Sullivan (an original Cricket band member) and Tommy Allsup (original Winter Dance Party guitarist and legendary Nashville producer.) \nThe show also performs with full orchestration for symphonic pops concert presentations and has performed with the Detroit Symphony\, the Columbus Ohio Symphony\, the Jacksonville Florida Symphony\, the Grand Rapids Michigan Symphony\, the Philly Pops Orchestra and many more. \n“Flawless… rings as clear and true as a chord from a Fender Stratocaster.”\n-The Chicago Tribune “An air tight band with energy-packed execution of a long string of classics. Rather than museum pieces or mere fodder for oldies radio\, these songs had all the vitality and punch that they carried 50 years ago.” -Springfield State Journal Register “Winter Dance Party captures Holly era…a dead-on re-creation of the ’59 show.” -Kalamazoo Gazette “John Mueller(as Buddy Holly) gives a stunning portrayal. Highly recommended.” -Chicago Sun Times \nDeparture Times: TBD \nElk Grove Home Depot – AM\nStreamwood Hoosier Grove – AM\nCrystal Lake Walmart – AM\nJohnsburg Walmart – AM \nFor reservations:\nCall: Charlotte @ 262-853-0484 to pay by check\nCredit Cards are not accepted over the phone\nEmail: Char@StarlightToursLLC.com\nMake Payments out to:\nStarlight Tours LLC\n281 Sheffield Dr\nSchaumburg\, IL. 60194
URL:https://starlighttoursllc.com/event/buddy-holly-ritchie-valenz-big-bopper-winter-dance-party/
LOCATION:Blue Gate Theatre\, Shipshewana\, IN\, United States
CATEGORIES:Breakfast,Concert,Dinner,Entertainment,Musical Theater,Overnight Trips,Shopping,Theater
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