Bye Bye Birdie is a rockin’ musical about famous crooner, Conrad Birdie. It’s the late 50’s and Birdie has been drafted. His fans are devastated, and his manager Albert Peterson does not know what to do raise enough money while Conrad is away to pay off his debts and marry his longtime girlfriend, Rosie. So, a plan is hatched that he will give one of his fans chosen at random from his fan club “One Last Kiss” on The Ed Sullivan Show to symbolize kissing all of his fans goodbye.
Of course, the fan chosen at random has just been pinned by her boyfriend, her father is angling to be on The Ed Sullivan Show with his daughter, Albert’s mother is trying to break up his relationship with Rosie, and the whole small town is not ready for a famous Birdie’s visit.
The show won 4 Tony Awards including best musical, best direction, best choreography, and best leading actor, and brings us wonderful songs such as “Put on a Happy Face,” “Kids,” “The Telephone Hour,” and “A Lot of Livin’ To Do!”
BYE BYE BIRDIE
A Musical Comedy
Book by Michael Stewart
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Lee Adams
Originally Produced by Edward Padula
BYE BYE BIRDIE is presented by arrangement with TAMS-WITMARK www.tamswitmark.com
