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Hello from Northern BC!

December 12, 2011

I’m on the road with the Human Statues touring schools in Northern BC. Go to the Human Statues website or Facebook page for frequent updates. It’s been exhausting but equally rewarding playing for kindergarten students through to grade twelves; reaching territory as north as Fort St. John and as far west as Haida Gwaii; even [...]

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Relive Rock ‘n’ Rool History

November 2, 2011

Relive rock ‘n’ roll history Via the Nelson Star: Zachary Stevenson plays Buddy Holly?. Published: November 01, 2011 12:00 PM Updated: November 01, 2011 12:17 PM The Capitol Theatre is thrilled to present the world’s most successful rock ‘n’ roll musical this coming Tuesday. Peggy Sue, That’ll Be the Day, Not Fade Away, — the [...]

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Buddy in Coquitlam

October 20, 2011

Arts Club brings Buddy Holly back to life The Arts Club Theatre on Tour production of Buddy. By Larry Pruner – The Tri-City News Published: October 19, 2011 9:00 AM Zachary Stevenson doesn’t just play legendary rock-n-roller Buddy Holly?. He lives him, despite Holly’s very vibrant yet tragically fleeting career and life span. Stevenson and [...]

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Dead Ringer in Surrey

October 13, 2011

Via Surrey Now: One dead ringer for several dead singers On stage at Surrey Arts Centre; Zachary Stevenson best known for becoming Buddy Holly in Arts Club’s hit musical about doomed rocker By Adrian Chamberlain, Surrey Now Zachary Stevenson plugs in again for Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, on stage at Surrey Arts Centre until [...]

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Fall Dance Party!

September 28, 2011

In the year Buddy Holly would’ve turned 75, his spirit is, once again, on tour. Last night we opened the Arts Club’s touring production of the Buddy Holly at Capilano University to a rockin’ crowd. Kudos to our newest cast members Gordon Roberts, Mat Baker, Tom Pickett and Mark Burgess for learning the entire show [...]

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Doesn’t Philly live here anymore?

September 10, 2011

If you have to beg or steal or borrow, Welcome to Los Angeles: City of Tomorrow! – Phil Ochs from “The World Began in Eden and Ended in Los Angeles” The heat of summer was cooling, my Rock n’ Roll show, FIRE, was put out but another small torch was burning south of the [...]

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Fire is extinquished. But the damage was done!

August 26, 2011

We have firefighters for good reason. When something is ablaze, much is destroyed. Well, it seems, performing the theatrical play- Fire can be destructive for an actor as well. Yes, emotionally speaking, the character, Cale, (based on Jerry Lee Lewis) is fairly self-destructive, but I’m actually speaking quite literally in this case. Within the rehearsal [...]

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Goodness, gracious opening night of FIRE!

August 5, 2011

Last night we opened FIRE to a standing ovation! The role of Cale Blackwell – a character inspired by Jerry Lee Lewis has been my greatest challenge as an actor to date. Just getting my fingers in shape to handle the songs in the show would’ve have been enough to focus on in three weeks. [...]

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SMASHED HITS!

July 27, 2011

It’s finally here! After performing in the Buddy Holly Story and Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave and soon to perform in FIRE – based of the life of Jerry Lee Lews – I am pleased to announce the release of my new record titled “Smashed Hits”! The demand for such record became too [...]

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Remembering the Day the Music Died

May 28, 2011

This past summer, my sister and I took a very memorable trip south of the border… Today this story made the cover of the Toronto Star‘s travel section: In America, remembering the Day the Music Died by Reb Stevenson CLEAR LAKE, IOWA—On an autumn afternoon, a young man enters a dense cornfield. He’s tall, slender [...]