'Bye Bye Birdie' Recaptures Late 1950s Rock 'n' Roll Era Video

Conrad Birdie, the hip-swiveling, gold lam-clad rock star in the 1960 Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Bye Bye Birdie, will be appearing at Northwestern Universitys Evanston campus this summer. Bye Bye Birdie will run for 11 matinee and evening shows at the Ethel M. Barber Theater, 30 Arts Circle Drive, during the Theatre and Interpretation Center of Northwestern Universitys 2009 Summer Music Theatre Festival. Under the direction of Northwesterns Music Theatre Program director and Joseph Jefferson Award-winning Dominic Missimi, performances of Bye Bye Birdie will be held at 8 pm Friday, July 24; 8 pm Saturday, July 25; 2 pm Sunday, July 26; 8 pm Thursday, July 30; 8 pm Friday, July 31; 8 pm Saturday, Aug. 1; 2 pm Sunday, Aug. 2; 8 pm Thursday, Aug. 6; 8 pm Friday, Aug. 7; 8 pm Saturday, Aug. 8; and 2 pm Sunday, Aug. 9. northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2009/06/birdie.html