Bye, Bye Birdie
Original Broadway Production [1960]
Production Info
OPENING
:
April 14, 1960
CLOSING: October 7, 1961
Martin Beck Theatre [New York, NY]
607 perf.
Opening Night Cast
- Chita Rivera [Rose Alvarez]
- Dick Van Dyke [Albert Peterson]
- Paul Lynde [Mr. MacAfee]
- Susan Watson [Kim MacAfee]
- Dick Gautier [Conrad Birdie]
- Kay Medford [Mae Peterson]
- Michael J. Pollard [Hugo Peabody]
- Marijane Maricle [Mrs. MacAfee]
- Johnny Borden [Randolph MacAfee]
- Barbara Doherty [Ursula Merkle]
- Norma Richardson [Gloria Rasputin]
- Karin Wolfe [Helen]
- Marissa Mason [Nancy]
- Sharon Lerit [Alice]
- Louise Quick [Margie Ann]
- Lada Edmund [Penelope Ann]
- Jessica Albright [Deborah Sue]
- Lynn Bowin [Suzie]
- Judy Keirn [Linda]
- Penny Ann Green [Carol]
- Vicki Belmonte [Martha Louise]
- Jerry Dodge [Karl]
- Michael Vita [Harold]
- Dean Stolber [Harvey]
- Ed Kresley [Henry]
- Bob Spencer [Arthur]
- Tracy Everitt [Freddie]
- Gary Howe [Peyton]
- Louise Quick [Teen Trio]
- Jessica Albright [Teen Trio]
- Vicki Belmonte [Teen Trio]
- Sharon Lerit [Sad Girl]
- Karin Wolfe [Another Sad Girl]
- Lee Howard [Reporter]
- Jim Sisco [Reporter]
- Don Farnworth [Reporter]
- John Coyle [Reporter]
- Kenny Burrell [Guitar Man]
- Kasimir Kokich [Conductor]
- Judy Keirn [Cheerleader]
- Lynn Bowin [Cheerleader]
- Allen Knowles [Mayor]
- Amelia Haas [Mayor's Wife]
- Pat McEnnis [Mrs. Merkle]
- Dori Davis [Old Woman]
- Amelia Haas [Neighbor]
- Jeannine Masterson [Neighbor]
- Ed Becker [Neighbor]
- Oran Osburn [Neighbor]
- George Blackwell [Neighbor]
- Lee Howard [Neighbor]
- Charles Nelson Reilly [Mr. Henkel]
- Will Jordan [Ed Sullivan]
- Tony Mordente [T.V. Stage Manager]
- George Blackwell [Charles F. Maude]
- Lee Howard [Bar Customer]
- Oran Osburn [Bar Customer]
- Ed Becker [Dish Washer]
- Allen Knowles [Shriner]
- John Coyle [Shriner]
- Dick Crowley [Shriner]
- Don Farnworth [Shriner]
- Bud Fleming [Shriner]
- Kasimir Kokich [Shriner]
- Jim Sisco [Shriner]
Staff/Creatives
- Edward Padula [Producer]
- Gower Champion [Director/Choreographer]
- Elliot Lawrence [Musical Director]
- Robert Randolph [Settings]
- Miles White [Costumes]
- Peggy Clark [Lighting]
- Robert Ginzler [Orchestrations]
- John Morris (i) [Dance Arrangements]
- Ernest Adler [Hair Styles]
- Elliot Lawrence [Additional Scoring]
- Gene Bayliss [Associate Choreographer]
- Robert J. McCarty [Film Sequences]
- Robert Gaffney [Film Sequences]
- Michael Thoma [Production Stage Manager]
Authors
- Michael Stewart [Book]
- Lee Adams [Lyrics]
- Charles Strouse [Music]
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