BYE BYE BIRDIE Star Nolan Funk To Appear On WCBS News Sunday, August 9th

Nolan Funk will make his Broadway debut as "Conrad Birdie" in the upcoming Roundabout Theatre Company production of Bye Bye Birdie. He will appear on WCBS on Sunday morning August 9th between 8:30-9:00am to discuss the public box office opening event at the Henry Miller's Theatre on Monday, August 10th at 11:45am. The event will include $10 tickets to Bye Bye Birdie, made possible by Bank of America, an appearance by Funk himself, autographs with the authors, prizes and much more.

Bye Bye Birdie is the inaugural production of the new Henry Miller's Theatre, which is located in the new Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park. Performances begin September 10th and the official opening is October 15th, 2009. For more information about the show and the box office opening event, please go to www.byebyebirdieonbroadway.com.

Roundabout Theatre Company presents the first new Broadway production of Bye Bye Birdie as the inaugural production of the new Henry Miller's Theatre (124 West 43rd Street). Bye Bye Birdie will star John Stamos (Albert Peterson), Gina Gershon (Rose Alvarez) & Bill Irwin (Mr. Harry MacAfee) with Jayne Houdyshell (Mrs. Mae Peterson) & Dee Hoty (Mrs. MacAfee).

The cast will also feature Matt Doyle (Hugo Peabody), Jake Evan Schwencke (Randolph MacAfee), Allie Trimm (Kim MacAfee) and as "Conrad Birdie" Nolan Funk. Robert Longbottom will direct and choreograph Bye Bye Birdie with a book by Michael Stewart, music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams.

In Bye Bye Birdie, the exuberant rock n' roll musical comedy, it's 1960 and hip-swingin' teen idol superstar Conrad Birdie (Funk) has been drafted into the army. Birdie's manager Albert (Stamos) and his secretary Rosie (Gershon) have cooked up a plan to send him off with a swell new song and one last kiss from a lucky teenage fan... on "The Ed Sullivan Show"!

Bye Bye Birdie received the 1961 Tony Award® for Best Musical and features such beloved songs as "Put on A Happy Face," "Kids," "Spanish Rose," "The Telephone Hour" and "A Lot of Livin' To Do."

For more information, visit www.byebyebirdieonbroadway.com.