Bye Bye Birdie (1960) Vinyl LP Broadway Cast and 50 similar items

Catalog Number: OS-2025 Condition Details: Vinyl plays with occasional light crackles, except for a few light-clicks during "The Telephone Hour" (play-graded). Cover has a few creases near edges; scuffing (front/back); large surface abrasions top/bottom edges on back; slight discoloration with darker spots on back, small surface impressions on front. Inner-sleeve is generic white. Spine is mostly readable with mild-wear. Some shelf-wear along top-edge, heavier across bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. 1963 Stereo pressing with gray 2-eye label. (Not a cut-out.) Tracks: Overture ("Bye Bye Birdie" Orchestra ) An English Teacher (Chita Rivera and Dick Van Dyke ) The Telephone Hour ("Bye Bye Birdie" Teenagers ) How Lovely To Be A Woman (Susan Watson ) Put On A Happy Face (Dick Van Dyke ) Normal American Boy (Chita Rivera, Dick Van Dyke, and "Bye Bye Birdie" Ensemble ) One Boy (Susan Watson, Jessica Albright, Sharon Lerit, and Chita Rivera ) Honestly Sincere (Dick Gautier ) Hymn For A Sunday Evening (Paul Lynde, Marijane Maricle, Susan Watson, and "Bye Bye Birdie" Teenagers ) One Last Kiss (Dick Gautier and "Bye Bye Birdie" Ensemble ) What Did I Ever See In Him? (Chita Rivera and Susan Watson ) A Lot Of Livin' To Do (Dick Gautier, Susan Watson, and "Bye Bye Birdie" Teenagers ) Kids (Paul Lynde and Marijane Maricle ) Baby, Talk To Me (Dick Van Dyke and "Bye Bye Birdie" Quartet ) Spanish Rose (Chita Rivera ) Kids (Reprise) (Paul Lynde, Marijane Maricle, Johnny Borden, and "Bye Bye Birdie" Townspeople ) Rosie (Dick Van Dyke and Chita Rivera ) About The Record: Bye Bye Birdie is a stage musical with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams, based upon a book by Michael Stewart. Originally titled Let's Go Steady, Bye Bye Birdie is set in 1958. The play's book was influenced when Elvis Presley was drafted into the Army in 1957. The rock star character's name, "Conrad Birdie", is word play on the name of Conway Twitty. Twitty later had a long career as a country music star, but in the late 1950s he was one of Presley's rock 'n' roll rivals. The original 19601961 Broadway production was a Tony Awardwinning success. It spawned a London production and several major revivals, a sequel, a 1963 film, and a 1995 television production. The show also became a popular choice for high school and college productions due to its variable cast size and large proportion of ensemble numbers.