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Welcome to Retroville! It's 1961!
In 1961, Bye Bye Birdie won the Tony Award for Best Musical. Opening on April 14, 1960, at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York, the show ran for 607 performances before the curtain came down.

The production would hit the silver screen under the same name in 1963 and, again, in 1995.

 Bye Bye Birdie - original cast album
The Story:

    Based on a book by Michael Stewart, the light-hearted plot centers around a young pop star, Conrad Birdie. Birdie is about to be sent overseas for military duty, but his financially-strapped manager decides to have Birdie record a final song, One Last Kiss, and dedicate the song to a young girl chosen at random. Kim MacAfee of Sweet Apple, Ohio, is the lucky recipient of the dedication and, when the Ed Sullivan Show descends upon Sweet Apple for a live broadcast of Birdie performing his latest hit, pandemonium ensues.

The Music and Lyrics:

    Music by Charles Strouse with lyrics by Lee Adams

The Producers:

    Edward Padula

The Directors:

    Gower Champion

The Choreographers:

    Gower Champion

The Opening:

    April 14, 1960, at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York City

The Cast:

  • Chita Rivera
  • Dick Van Dyke
  • Kay Medford
  • Paul Lynde
  • Dick Gautier
  • Michael J. Pollard
  • Susan Watson
  • Charles Nelson Reilly

The Songs:

  • An English Teacher
  • The Telephone Hour
  • How Lovely to be a Woman
  • Put on a Happy Face
  • Honestly Sincere
  • One Boy
  • Hymn for a Sunday Evening
  • A Lot of Livin' to Do
  • A Healthy Normal American Boy
  • Kids
  • Baby, Talk to Me
  • One Last Kiss
  • What Did I Ever See in Him
  • Spanish Rose
  • Kids reprise
  • Shriner's Ballet

The Other Awards:

  • Academy Awards (1963 film version)
    • Best score
    • Best soundtrack
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