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Alan Janes
English TV, film, radio and theatre writer and producer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alan Janes (born 16 May 1951) is an English writer and producer who has worked in TV, film, radio and theatre. His musical Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story (widely credited with being the first of the so-called 'jukebox musicals'),ran for over 14 years and almost 6,000 performances in London's West End, and has been on tour in the UK for 17 years.[1][2] Buddy has also played Broadway, five US national tours, eight years in Germany, three years in Australia and New Zealand, and other productions around the world,[3] leading to the show being billed as "The World's Most Successful Rock 'n' Roll Musical".[4][5]