Dean Elliott rose to fame as the lead role of Buddy Holly in the Olivier Award nominated musical Buddy—The Buddy Holly Story. In this role he had the honor of opening the 2008 West End Revival at the Duchess Theatre, London and after much media praise was asked to open and perform in the show in Buddy’s hometown of Lubbock, TX, in front, and with, Buddy’s immediate family before taking the role around Europe and Canada. Before ‘Buddy’, Elliott trained at the prestigious Sir Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) and other notable theater work includes Over The Rainbow—The Eva Cassidy Story (UK No1 Tour), Release The Beat (Arcola Theatre, London), and the multi award winning Ed—The Musical (Edinburgh Festival). Notable TV and radio appearances include Richard and Judy, BBC London Tonight, The Jonathan Ross Show ,and BBC Radio 2’s Elaine Paige Show. Elliott has always been a fan of Simon & Garfunkel and is thrilled to be able to bring the music and story together with this fantastic team and tour it around the world!