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BYE BYE BIRDIE Encores Production Photos
By: BWW May. 06, 2004
Production photos from the new Encores Production of BYE BYE BIRDIE, running May 6-10th at the City Center. Visit http://www.citycenter.org/events/event_detail.cfm?event_code=EN304 for more information and to purchase tickets.
The first musical to hint at (and satirize) the existence of rock 'n' roll and inspired by Elvis Presley's induction into the army, Bye Bye Birdie tells the story of rock 'n' roll icon Conrad Birdie and his final going-away party in an innocent and unsuspecting Midwestern town. Its popular score includes "Put On a Happy Face," "One Last Kiss," "The Telephone Hour," and "Kids."
Bye Bye Birdie opened April 14, 1960, and ran for 607 performances at the Martin Beck Theatre, winning the 1961 Tony Award for Best Musical. The show featured Dick Van Dyke, Chita Rivera, and Paul Lynde and was the first big hit for songwriters Strouse and Adams, librettist Stewart, and director Gower Champion. Dick Van Dyke repeated his role in the 1963 screen version, which also starred Ann-Margret. It was adapted into a television musical in 1995 starring Jason Alexander and Encores! alumni Vanessa L. Williams and Marc Kudisch.All Photos Copyright: Joan Marcus
William Ullrich, Walter Bobbie, Victoria Clark and Jessica Grové in BYE BYE BIRDIE.
Bob Gaynor and the cast of BYE BYE BIRDIE at Encores!
Daniel Jenkins and Karen Ziemba in BYE BYE
BIRDIE
Jessica Grové in BYE BYE BIRDIE
Daniel Jenkins and Doris Roberts in BYE BYE BIRDIE.
Daniel Jenkins and Doris Roberts in BYE BYE BIRDIE.
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