It's 1960 and hip-swingin’ teen idol Conrad Birdie has been drafted into the army. But don’t worry, girls! His manager Albert has 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!
Rock star Conrad Birdie is the biggest thing to top the charts. Women love him, men want to be him and teenage girls around the country scream with glee at the mere mention of his name. But when the United States Army drafts Birdie, manager Albert Peterson sees his meal ticket preparing to fly the coop (much to the delight of longtime love Rose Alvarez, who can’t wait for Albert to ditch the music biz and become something respectable, like an English teacher). Desperate for a publicity stunt big enough to help them survive Birdie’s departure, Albert and Rose hatch a plan: send Conrad to small-town
"“Fifty years on, Bye Bye Birdie is still as light, frothy, and irresistible as an egg cream.”"
The New Yorker
John Lahr
"“This is a show both for the kid with you and the kid within you.”"
Bloomberg News
John Simon
"“Bye Bye Birdie is still an effervescent, toe-tapping indulgence.”"
Entertainment Weekly
Tanner Stansky