Book by michael stewart music by charles strouse lyrics by lee adams originally produced by edward padula. Stewart often lamented that it was difficult to be a book writer because when a show flops, they blame the. As a final publicity stunt, hes selected sweet apple, ohios kim macafee. Its 1958 and rock n roll teen heartthrob conrad birdie has just been drafted. Bye bye birdie is a stage musical based on a book by michael stewart, with lyrics by lee adams and music by charles strouse. Biography for michael stewart the playwright, librettist, lyricist including canon of. When it comes to hit broadway musicals, michael stewart wrote the book.
Presented by arrangement with tamswitmark, director. At one point katherine hepburn was interesting in it as a film for her, and the edward gorey cover cement it as important cult. Michael stewart, who won tony awards as the author of the broadway musical hits bye bye birdie in 1961 and hello, dolly. Bye, bye birdie a musical comedy book by michael stewart music by charles strouse lyrics by lee adams originally produced by edward padula. Ibdb internet broadway database archive is the official database for broadway theatre information. Skiba as albert peterson in bye bye birdie licensed by tams witmark book by michael stewart music by charles strouse lyrics by lee adams no infringement is intended. Bye bye birdie young performers edition conejo players. Michael stewart playwright, librettist, lyricist stageagent. The story was inspired by the phenomenon of popular singer elvis presley and his draft notice into the army in 1957.
Whitehall high school musical bye bye birdie a musical comedy book by michael stewart. Michael stewart is credited as writer and lyricist. Department of theatre 121 seretean center for performing arts stillwater, ok 74078 405 7446094 email webmaster. Bye bye birdie a musical by charles strouse, lee adams. The 1960 musical, featuring a score by charles strouse and lee adams and a book by michael stewart, rounds out the kennedy centers current season of its broadway center stage series, following.
As a final publicity stunt, hes selected sweet apple, ohios kim macafee to give him a farewell kiss, live on the ed sullivan show. This is the epitome of the cult book, and stewart never again tried a novel, re. Bye bye birdie 1960 musical bookwriter tony award for best musical carnival. Teen girls across the country dream of receiving his one last kiss before he joins the army, and 15year. The show featured dick van dyke and chita rivera and was the first big hit for songwriters charles strouse and lee adams, librettist michael stewart, and director gower champion. He was the librettist for carnival drama critics circle award and hello, dolly. Stewart often lamented that it was difficult to be a book writer because when a. Music by charles strouse lyrics by lee adams book by michael stewart. Bye bye birdie is a stage musical with a book by michael stewart, lyrics by lee adams and music by charles strouse originally titled lets go steady, bye bye birdie is set in 1958. Its 1958 and conrad birdie fever is sweeping the nation. Slade brown, best musicaltony awards 196061, starring gretchen wyler, dick patterson, kay medford and dick gautier, with ned wertimer, nancy tribush, evelyn brooks, james denton, barbara doherty, barry pearl, book by michael stewart, music by charles strouse, lyrics by lee adams, scenery by robert randolph.
Bloomberg a john simon still fresh at nearly 50, the 1960 musical bye bye birdie rebounds on broadway remarkably well as a takeoff on elvis, rock and roll, and highschool hijinks, a triumph of lovable silliness. Music by charles strouse lyrics by lee adams book by michael stewart produced by clay hysell stage managed by michael hazlett technical direction by carrie rothaug music direction by david ash choreography by barbara mcculloh october 16, 1981 october 31, 1981. The rock star characters name, conrad birdie, is word play on the name of conway twitty. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Horseheads greenroom players present byebye birdie a musical comedy march 1719, 2016 horseheads high school auditorium book by michael stewart, lyrics by lee adams and music by charles strouse. Bye bye birdie book by michael stewart music by charles strouse lyrics by lee adams originally produced by edward padula directed by tom alsip vivia nail locke theatre, seretean center for performing arts. Women love him, men want to be him, and teenage girls scream with glee at the sound of his name. With dick van dyke, annmargret, janet leigh, maureen stapleton. Bye bye birdie book by michael stewart, lyrics by lee adams and music by charles strouse canceled be sure to follow us on facebook and instagram.
A rock singer travels to a small ohio town to make his farewell television performance and kiss his biggest fan before he is drafted. Bye bye birdie original, musical, comedy, broadway opened in new york city apr 14, 1960 and played through oct 7, 1961. Bye bye birdie prompt book michael stewart, charles strousemusic, lee adamslyrics on. Still, the revival has, for albert, the elastic john stamos, a. Bye bye birdie 1960 after contributing to two musical revues, michael. Book by michael stewart, lyrics by lee adams and music by charles strouse. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Home shows bye bye birdie young performers edition. Bye bye birdie is a stage musical with a book by michael stewart, lyrics by lee adams and music by charles strouse. Cedarville high school and middle school production of bye bye birdie on march 6, 2015. Book by michael stewart, music by charles strouse, lyrics by lee adams. Alberts secretary, rose rosie alvarez, comes up with a lastditch publicity stunt to have conrad birdie record and perform a song before he is sent overseas. Based upon the play bye, bye, birdie 1958 sid caesar invites you tv series writer 12 episodes.
Originally titled lets go steady, bye bye birdie is set in 1958. National theatre, edward padula presents bye bye birdie, in association with l. Bye bye birdie will take us back to the days of ed sullivan and everyones teenage heartthrob. Born myron stuart rubin in manhattan, stewart attended queens college, and graduated from the yale school of drama with a master of fine arts in 1953. The macafee family and the residents of sweet apple, ohio, go topsyturvy when teen idol conrad birdie comes to town to serenade one lucky fan before he enters the army. A musical based on the book by michael stewart, with lyrics by lee adams and music by charles strouse. Bye bye birdie opening night, bye bye birdie 2009 opened oct 15, 2009. Say bye bye to 1960s rockstar conrad birdie, before the us army draft takes him to war. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. When hipswiveling rock star conrad birdie arrives in sweet apple, ohio, the normally sedate smalltown citizens leave their common sense behind. Book by michael stewart, music by charles strouse, lyrics by. This is a show both for the kid with you and the kid within you. Michael stewart august 1, 1924 september 20, 1987 was an american playwright and librettist for the stage. Michael stewart bye bye birdie opened april 14, 1960.
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