Valley Music Scene Sep 12, 2009
Solve has performed in "A Chorus Line," "Bye Bye Birdie," "Revue du Ragtime," "Pippin" and "Evita," among others, and singing in cafes in Paris for the last 15 years. Showtime is 7 p.m. and there is no cover. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
YouTube meets with studios to gain online video access Sep 9, 2009
Leigh says 10 million Americans currently have their laptops plugged into the TV. "I found the old movie Bye Bye Birdie on YouTube the other night, and had lots of fun watching it," he says. "Would I have paid if it was only available as a rental? Sure.". (USA Today -- Tech)
Mad Men, Season 3 Sep 9, 2009
(In this week's "Inside Mad Men" on the AMC site, Matthew Weiner makes an interesting point about the Bye Bye Birdie ad, explaining that he sees it as a metaphor for other failed imitations in the show, including the Draper marriage. . (Slate)
Mad Men recap: 'My Old Kentucky Home' shockers Sep 6, 2009
Thank goodness we cut the pastry in half first. The inside was bright blue with mold. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Its out with the old on Mad Men Aug 25, 2009
Sterling Cooper is trying to win a Pepsi diet drink account and the client wants a campaign la Ann-Margret in "Bye Bye Birdie." As the Sterling Cooper boys got boners under the table for the winning redhead, except for Sal who admired the gal's sass, Peggy sat there with a cocked eye. The client is wrong-headed, she insisted. (MSNBC -- Television)
Critic’s corner Aug 23, 2009
Betty s family comes for an unexpected visit, and Sterling Cooper tries to model an ad campaign after Ann-Margret in Bye Bye Birdie. (Pictured: January Jones as Betty Draper. (Boston Globe)
Community datebook (8/21/09) Aug 21, 2009
Bye Bye Birdie, noon-4 p.m., Bird TLC property at Potter's Marsh, 15500 Old Seward Highway. The Bird Treatment and Learning Center celebrates the end of the migratory bird season and raises awareness about wild birds with an afternoon of kids' activities, live education birds, a bird calling contest and a rehabilitated eagle release. (Anchorage Daily News)
Al Shea, city's first TV entertainment critic, dies at 80 Aug 21, 2009
01:36 PM CDT on Thursday, August 20, 2009. Dominic Massa / Eyewitness News. (WWLTV.com, LA)
This day in history Aug 14, 2009
Today s birthdays: Broadway lyricist Lee Adams ( Bye Bye Birdie ) is 85. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Russell Baker is 84. (Boston Globe)
All American on stage this weekend in Gretna Aug 13, 2009
"Gretna High had just won the state championship (2007) and this show was about football. "When Gretna captured the title two years running, (2008) it was a sign that "All American" was definitely on the 2009 schedule," she added.The play is a Mel Brooks script based on a book by Robert Lewis Taylor.It is the story of an immigrant professor becoming an interim football coach at a Texas college when the regular coach becomes a casualty of a mad rush on the field.Music is by the Broadway team that... (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
Queen of desert loses its king of dance Jul 30, 2009
Coleman s many shows also included Jerry s Girls, Grease The Arena Spectacular, Funny Girl, The Music Man, Bye Bye Birdie, Sweet Charity and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. His collaboration with the director Simon Phillips on the creation of Priscilla reflected his artistry. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Theater director leaving Butte Jul 28, 2009
Her credits include "Bye Bye Birdie," "Anne of Green Gables" and "Clue, the Musical." A regional and national search for a new artistic director for the OGT has begun. The theater also will seek an educational director who will work the artistic director to continue and expand the theater's Children's Outreach Programs. (Montana Standard, MT)
Poodle skirts and pomade Jul 17, 2009
Majestic Education revisits 1950s with Bye Bye Birdie ... Universal themes such as the divide in understanding between generations is why Bye Bye Birdie, a musical that is strikingly dated in other ways, continues to be a popular choice for directors ... Title: Majestic Education's 'Bye Bye Birdie'Date: Jul. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Library summer program for the sixth grader, older Jul 10, 2009
The students will take a trip back to the good ole days of the 1950s and 60s and learn songs, choreography, and act out scenes from some of the most popular musicals of the time including Grease, Hairspray, and Bye Bye Birdie. The camp is free, and is held in the library program room. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Chester Theatre Company opts for a season on the edge Jun 28, 2009
Summer theater brings to mind sex farces, Bye Bye Birdie, and faded sitcom actors. The stereotype is several decades out of date, but some companies this year are choosing old favorites and safe musicals to ride out tough economic times. (Boston Globe)
Young actors take stage Jun 26, 2009
Seven years ago, you'd never guess she'd be up on Cocoa Village Playhouse's stage this weekend in the featured role of Kim MacAfee in "Bye Bye Birdie." ... Back at Cocoa Village Playhouse, 10-year-old Trevor Poli, who happily sings with the ensemble in "Bye Bye Birdie," said he and his friends have a lot of fun participating in children's theater ... Stars of Tomorrow actors Dominique Solano, left, Michaela Vine, Thomas Stone, Gabrielle Solano, Hannah Chamberland and Teryn Borger star in "Bye... (Florida Today)
Brian Stokes Mitchell: San Diego-sprung Broadway vet is stoked about performing at the Moonlight Jun 25, 2009
Stokes (as he likes to be called) grew up in San Diego and got his start in theater at the Casa del Prado Theater in Balboa Park, where at age 14 he played Conrad Birdie in San Diego Junior Theatre's production of "Bye Bye Birdie" in 1971. Directing him in his stage debut were Cardiff residents Don and Bonnie Ward, who ran Junior Theater back in those days and have since directed and choreographed many shows at the Moonlight Amphitheatre. (North County Times)
Music Enrichment Program slideshow Jun 23, 2009
Numbers from Chicago , How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying , and Bye Bye Birdie and a variety of other Broadway shows were featured. Video Comments. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Schultz: About to be overshadowed at home by opponents Jun 22, 2009
Braves return home to a crowd (but whose. Braves return home to a crowd (but whose. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Oh, Rob! Van Dyke memoir planned Jun 21, 2009
SHOWCASE :: Erie's Entertainment Web Site. Alice Cooper brings Theatre of Death tour to Erie's Warner Theatre on Sept. 18. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Universal Studios Hollywood's Studio Tour Returns to Studio's Famous 'Courthouse Square' Location and Introduces New Hi-Def, State-of-the-Art Trams Jun 19, 2009
It was previously known as "Mockingbird Square" after serving as a principal location for the Oscar-winning "To Kill a Mockingbird." It was dressed as Buffalo, NY for Jim Carey in "Bruce Almighty," as River City, Iowa for the great musical, "The Music Man," as Wellman College for "The Nutty Professor," and as the center of Sweet Apple, Ohio in the classic "Bye Bye Birdie." It's been overrun by "Gremlins," by large people in "Village of the Giants" and aliens in "They Came From Outer Space."... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'Peter Pan' takes flight at Circa '21 Jun 19, 2009
Peyton Tucker, from local performances of The Will Rogers Follies, The Children;s Hour, and The King & I; George Ray Bawden, who sang in the First Presbyterian Church of Davenport;s presentation of Bye Bye Birdie; Jeremy P. Plyburn, from Little Shop of Horrors, George M. and The Glass Menagerie; Andrew Benson, of Sweeney Todd, Inherit the Wind, and Pippin; and Nathan Chang, who has been seen in Godspell, Beauty and the Beast, and Sugar. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Sacha Cohen's gay Bruno gets top billing in GQ, film Jun 18, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009. Sacha Baron Cohen strips down as his naked alter ego - the flamboyantly gay Austrian fashionista Bruno - for the July cover of GQ magazine. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Math teacher stars in his 11th Home and Community Options show Jun 18, 2009
2007 Albert Peterson in Bye Bye Birdie. 2006 Starkey in Peter Pan. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Oh, Rob!!! Dick Van Dyke memoir planned Jun 16, 2009
Dick Van Dyke memoir planned. Dick Van Dyke memoir planned:/n/a/2009/06/15/entertainment/e195234D87. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
‘Charlotte's Web' musical at Orphan Girl Theatre Jun 5, 2009
This musical adaptation of E.B. White's classic story will enchant audiences of all ages with music composed by Charles Strouse (Bye Bye Birdie, Annie) and a cast of local actors from ranging in age 7 to 60. The story of a little pig named Wilbur and his friend Charlotte, the spider, who sets out to save him from the chopping block by writing words in her web, has been a favorite with young readers for decades. (Montana Standard, MT)
West Albany to send off 306 seniors May 29, 2009
a cappella choir and the Bye Bye Birdie musical; earned the sophomore and senior English Honors Awards and the freshman Business Award; and was in National Honor Society. Nicholas Ladyn Alden. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Xtreme Profile: Kirsten Newlin May 26, 2009
Kirsten Newlin, a 17-year-old rising senior at Augusta Preparatory Day School, has been hooked on theater since participating in the Augusta Players Youth Theatre's production of Bye Bye Birdie. "I've always loved singing and music, and I just gradually got interested in theater, and, well, now I love it," Kirsten said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Don’t ignore musicians May 23, 2009
This was shortly after they had accompanied the singers in the stage production of Bye Bye Birdie, which in itself was very outstanding. All the practice and study done by hundreds of young people around the state and in our town deserve some public credit too. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Kody Day leads a line of graduates onto the field at Thursday’s graduation. Photo by Scott A. Taras/Special to the Green Valley News May 23, 2009
Playing on the lyrics from the 1960 Broadway show Bye Bye Birdie. gray skies cleared up and Sahuarita High School seniors put on a happy face for their much-anticipated graduation Thursday night. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Popular North Andover Middle School teacher Rooney retiring May 22, 2009
Tom Rooney, who has directed 16 big Broadway musicals at North Andover Middle School during the past 17 years, holds a framed collection of photos from this springs production of Bye Bye Birdie ... It s hard to find age-appropriate musicals for middle schoolers, so we did The Music Man, Hello Dolly, Annie, Grease and Bye Bye Birdie twice ... After their last production of Bye Bye Birdie they sold us a spiral staircase, train caboose, large records, the desk Rosie danced on, and many other... (North Andover Citizen, MA)
Not many singers have had military slant on patriotism May 21, 2009
It is interesting to note as Memorial Day approaches Monday that although many of today's country music singers sing about patriotism, few have served in the military. Here's a glance at several country performers who did put on military uniforms in service to their country. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Clearing the closet - Theater to sell old costumes, props at rummage sale May 16, 2009
They're a little bit country ( Paint Your Wagon ) and a little bit rock 'n' roll ( Bye Bye Birdie ). And they're also for everything from swashbuckling to seafaring, horse riding to dragon slaying. (Missoulian, MT)
Theres no people like show people May 15, 2009
Says Kaiser, There s a segment called Parents and Children, and I especially like the eclectic mix of this group, from an old chestnut like Bye Bye Birdie to newer shows like Hairspray and Once on this Island. There are two very touching ballads in this segment Fathers and Sons, where Frank sings and plays guitar, and Mamma a Rainbow featuring Maria and John, with Frank on guitar and Carol on drum set. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Toaster tester discovers his inner ham May 13, 2009
Paul Riley at rehearsals for Bye Bye Birdie at Beverly Hills Public School ... Paul Riley at rehearsals for Bye Bye Birdie at Beverly Hills Public School ... Paul Riley at rehearsals for Bye Bye Birdie at Beverly Hills Public School. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
For some, summer play will be all about the plays May 9, 2009
Last modified: Friday, May 8, 2009 11:39 PM PDT. Children from second grade through high school can learn more about acting and stage productions during three two-week Youth Theatre Camps to be held this summer at Corvallis High School. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Chariho High School presents The Wizard of Oz May 8, 2009
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After nine years, Schuler to retire on high note May 6, 2009
During his nine years as coach, the Firebird Players put out three productions a year, including Arsenic and Old Lace, John Lennon And Me, Cage Birds Little Lambs, M.A.S.H., While The Lights Were Out, The Gift m I This Time, You Were Born on a Rotten Day, The Importance of Being Earnest, Anybody For Tea, Rural Nightmare ole of Della, Halloween Screams, Bye Bye Birdie, The Empty Chair, Verona vate Affair, Grease, You Can t Take It With You, Loose Connections oming, Brother Goose, Lets Murder... (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
BHS Presents Bye Bye Birdie May 2, 2009
BHS Presents Bye Bye Birdie. Published: Saturday, May 2, 2009 6:07 AM EDT Bartow High School performing arts presents Bye Bye Birdie this weekend at the Bartow High School auditorium ... Bye Bye Birdie is a fictional musical about an Elvis-esque performer, Conrad Birdie, who is drafted into the Army. (The Fort Meade Leader, FL)
Mailbag: Don’t miss this play (April 30) May 1, 2009
Last modified: Thursday, April 30, 2009 12:48 PM PDT. Mailbag: Don t miss this play (April 30). (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
May Calendar Apr 30, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009. Rare find: Venango County Historical Society's antique sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 301 South Park St., Franklin. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Bye, Bye, Birdie Apr 17, 2009
Friday 17 April, 2009. A group of 18 Lone Tree students have been spending their time memorizing, painting, singing and dancing in an effort to getting ready for the Spring Play. (Lone Tree Reporter, IA)
This week's calendar: April 13 - 19 Apr 13, 2009
Auditions for Bye Bye Birdie 6:30 -9:30 p.m. today and Wednesday, Athens Creative Theatre, 293 Gran Ellen Drive; bring two pages of sheet music and be prepared to do a cold reading and light choreography; schedule an audition; (706) 613-3628 or www. athenscreativetheatre. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Education notes, April 9 edition Apr 10, 2009
The Teen Theatre Camp, for students currently in grades 8 through 12, will produce Bye Bye Birdie and will be directed by John Middleton-Cox. Auditions will be held on April 13 and 14 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Burlington High School auditorium. (Burlington Union, MA)
Hard work pays off for opera tenor Apr 3, 2009
"I tell my students that every day a bus pulls into New York and off gets a kid who just played Conrad Birdie in his high school musical's production of 'Bye Bye Birdie.' He's going to take Broadway by storm," Surapine continued. "And every day there's a bus that leaves New York with another kid going home because he couldn't make it. It all depends on how hungry you are -- how much hard work are you willing to do to make it happen?". (Sioux City Journal)
Hello Birdie’ Apr 2, 2009
Submitted photos - Publicity photos provided by Winwood Theatricals show scenes from the touring company of Bye Bye Birdie ... When Bye Bye Birdie opened on Broadway to rave reviews in 1960, it was the same year that Elvis Presley was discharged from the U.S. Army ... at the Civic presents Bye Bye Birdie. (Helena Independent Record)
Rising star invites Broadway friends to a benefit For Good Mar 27, 2009
The next time Emma appears on stage will be in HB Middle School s production of Bye Bye Birdie. Offstage, she plays field hockey and performs with the Hathaway Brown Orchestra. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
‘Little Women’ performances scheduled at Prairie Arts Center Mar 25, 2009
She was last seen on the PAC stage as Rose in last summer;s Youth Production of ;Bye Bye Birdie. She said, ;It;s really great to be back on stage at PAC. I was actually going through stage-time withdrawal. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
A 'real' magnolia in Steel Magnolias Mar 24, 2009
Hawks says she was bitten by the acting bug in 1986, when she played a small role in a production of Bye Bye Birdie at Northwest Mississippi Community College. But her stage career started much earlier than that, when she and her sister Penny would perform plays and concerts for their family on Friday nights. (Seantobia Democrat, MS)
School presents a different type of musical with 'Joseph' Mar 19, 2009
Having studied dance with the Shely Pack Dancers, Claret was involved with the school s musicals Annie Get Your Gun (1999,) Bye Bye Birdie (2000,) How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (2001) and 42nd Street (2002) before graduating that year. Then she went to the University of British Columbia for a degree in earth and ocean sciences, traveled and returned to Half Moon Bay to seek work in marine conservation and, now 25, to help in the musical. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Barry Minniefield (14) Mar 17, 2009
Barry has also acted in productions of Romeo and Juliet, Bye Bye Birdie and Jesus Christ Superstar, as well as numerous commercials. "I'm also a good 'laugher' for voice-overs," he chuckles. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Critic's Corner Monday Mar 16, 2009
For their combined class play, the senior classes of Constance Billard and St. Jude have chosen The Age of Innocence, which puts everyone who ever did Bye Bye Birdie to shame. TV TALK. (USA Today -- Life)
DUHS Drama Club spring musical opens March 20 Mar 12, 2009
"In the past two years, my character has not been like me at all," said Tyler, who portrayed con artist Luther Billis in a coconut bra and grass skirt in "South Pacific" as a sophomore and Albert Peterson in "Bye Bye Birdie" as a junior ... Tyler lists "Bye Bye Birdie" as his favorite musical, though he has grown fonder of Billis ... "I didn't because I had soccer going on at the same time and I didn't know how to juggle so many things at once. Sophomore year, I decided to step up, and I did,"... (Dowagiac News, MI)
Wilson woman says 'Monster-in-Law' idea was hers Mar 12, 2009
Take these M.I.L.s (mothers-in-law): Mama from the musical "Bye Bye Birdie," Endora from that classic television sitcom "Bewitched," Mother Jefferson from the '70s hit spinoff "The Jeffersons" or Bunny, the picky mother-in-law who never really approved of Charlotte on cable's "Sex and the City.". All difficult women. (News & Observer)
Young thespians relish roles in 'Grease' Mar 9, 2009
Grease is probably best summed up as one of those timeless musicals, like Bye Bye Birdie, West Side Story and Camelot. And American Idol winner Taylor Hicks is paying his bills by starring in the touring musical, which Time Magazine crowned its No. 1 Musical for 2007. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
Stage Coach Theatre presents 'The King and I' Feb 26, 2009
McCaskey debuted with Stage Coach in ;Into The Woods; and was also seen last in last summer;s ;Bye Bye Birdie; as Rose Alvarez. Along the way, Anna falls in love with the children and a new slave, Tuptim, played by Chelsea Benjamin of Sycamore, attempts to escape with her lover. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Musical in Focus: Red Land High School Feb 26, 2009
Musical: Bye Bye Birdie ... Summary: Bye Bye Birdie is a Tony Award-winning musical that first appeared on Broadway in 1961. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Standout performances make 'Birdie' fly Feb 25, 2009
Teeming with charm and oozing with social commentary, the Elvis musical has plenty to say about the generation gap that's still relevant. The Windwood Productions touring company proved it's entirely possible when it stopped at the Orpheum Theatre Tuesday. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Families that play together: Meet the intergenerational pit band Feb 21, 2009
Members of the pit band, which included Georgetown Middle High School students and their parents, perform during the musical Bye Bye Birdie at the school Feb. 5-7 ... On the first weekend in February, the larger than usual pit band for Georgetown Middle High School s production of Bye Bye Birdie made quite an impression on its audiences ... Dean and Jim Antonio say they wish Bye Bye Birdie could have had a longer run. (Georgetown Record, MA)
Writing helps actor understand creative process, acting challenges Feb 20, 2009
"No matter what the decade, the feelings are the same," says Van Dyke. "There's the same excitement, the same angst, the same challenges. We just might go at them differently.". (Sioux City Journal)
