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Bye Bye Birdie
Tour
Opening Date
Oct 09, 1961
Closing Date
Mar 31, 1962
Musical
Comedy
Original
National Tour
Open Date: Oct 09, 1961
Close Date: Mar 31, 1962
Closed Flag: Y
Is Final Week: 1
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Setting
New York. Sweet Apple, Ohio.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Edward Padula
Book by
Michael Stewart
; Music by
Charles Strouse
; Lyrics by
Lee Adams
; Music orchestrated by
Robert Ginzler
; Dance arrangements by
John Morris
; Additional Scoring:
Elliot Lawrence
; Musical Director:
Shepard Coleman
Directed by
Gower Champion
; Choreographed by
Gower Champion
; Associate Choreographer:
Gene Bayliss
Scenic Design by
Robert Randolph
; Costume Design by
Miles White
; Lighting Design by
Peggy Clark
; Hair Styles by
Ernest Adler
Company Manager:
James Miller
Production Stage Manager:
James Karr
; Stage Manager:
Bruce W. Stark
Assistant Conductor:
Don Plumby
General Press Representative:
Maurice Turet
; Photographer:
Friedman-Abeles
Kay Medford
Mae Peterson
Dick Patterson
Albert Peterson
Gretchen Wyler
Rose Grant
James Denton
Hugo Peabody
Barbara Doherty
Ursula Merkle
Dick Gautier
Conrad Birdie
Marilyn Landers
Mrs. MacAfee
Barry Pearl
Randolph MacAfee
Nancy Tribush
Kim MacAfee
Ned Wertimer
Mr. MacAfee
Walter Adams
Shriner
Ronald Alter
Neighbor
Dish Washer
Duane Bodin
Shriner
Jill Choder
Alice
Sad Girl
Betty Chretien
Mrs. Merkle
Kay Cole
Helen
Another Sad Girl
Ann Collins
Neighbor
Joe Corby
TV Stage Manager
John Coyle
Reporter
Shriner
Dori Davis
Old Woman
Lada Edmund
Penelope Ann
Tom Gatch
Harold
Gary Giocomo
Harvey
Paul Glover
Reporter
Shriner
Maralyn Holland
Mayor's Wife
Todd Jackson
Mayor
Shriner
Will Jordan
Ed Sullivan's Voice
Recorded voice only
Bill Joyce
Reporter
Shriner
Paul Kastl
Henry
Dick Markel
Arthur
Lisa Martin
Nancy
Idola Miller
Suzie
Cheerleader
John Mineo
Karl
Laried Montgomery
Reporter
Neighbor
Bar Customer
Linda Noble
Carol
E.J. Peaker
Martha Louise
Teen Trio
Louise Quick
Margie Ann
Teen Trio
Bruce Roman
Peyton
Charles Rule
Neighbor
Bar Customer
Bonnie Schon
Deborah Sue
Teen Trio
Jaime Simmons
Neighbor
Don Slaton
Freddie
Ted Sprague
Conductor
Shriner
Knute Sullivan
Neighbor
Charles F. Maude
Dede Thomas
Linda
Cheerleader
K. C. Townsend
Gloria Rasputin
Swings:
Paul Kastl
and
Linda Noble
Understudies:
Joe Corby
(Conrad Birdie),
Dori Davis
(Mae Peterson),
Maralyn Holland
(Rose Grant, Gloria Rasputin),
Todd Jackson
(Albert Peterson),
Bill Joyce
(Mr. MacAfee),
Louise Quick
(Ursula Merkle) and
Jaime Simmons
(Mrs. MacAfee)
Cast
Evelyn Brooks
Mrs. MacAfee
Tour Stops
Past
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Engagement Dates
Theatre
City and State
Mar 12, 1962 - Mar 31, 1962
Forrest Theatre
Philadelphia, PA
Mar 05, 1962 - Mar 10, 1962
The Playhouse on Rodney Square
Wilmington, DE
Feb 05, 1962 - Mar 03, 1962
National Theatre
Washington, DC
Jan 29, 1962 - Feb 03, 1962
Ford's Theatre
Baltimore, MD
Jan 15, 1962 - Jan 27, 1962
Nixon Theatre
Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 08, 1962 - Jan 13, 1962
Shubert Theatre
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 18, 1961 - Jan 06, 1962
Fisher Theatre
Detroit, MI
Nov 13, 1961 - Dec 02, 1961
Meridian Hall
Toronto, ON
Nov 06, 1961 - Nov 11, 1961
Her Majesty's Theatre
Montreal, QC
Oct 09, 1961 - Nov 04, 1961
Shubert Theatre at the Boch Center
Boston, MA
People
Tour Stops
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Edward Padula
Book by
Michael Stewart
; Music by
Charles Strouse
; Lyrics by
Lee Adams
; Music orchestrated by
Robert Ginzler
; Dance arrangements by
John Morris
; Additional Scoring:
Elliot Lawrence
; Musical Director:
Shepard Coleman
Directed by
Gower Champion
; Choreographed by
Gower Champion
; Associate Choreographer:
Gene Bayliss
Scenic Design by
Robert Randolph
; Costume Design by
Miles White
; Lighting Design by
Peggy Clark
; Hair Styles by
Ernest Adler
Company Manager:
James Miller
Production Stage Manager:
James Karr
; Stage Manager:
Bruce W. Stark
Assistant Conductor:
Don Plumby
General Press Representative:
Maurice Turet
; Photographer:
Friedman-Abeles
Kay Medford
Mae Peterson
Dick Patterson
Albert Peterson
Gretchen Wyler
Rose Grant
James Denton
Hugo Peabody
Barbara Doherty
Ursula Merkle
Dick Gautier
Conrad Birdie
Marilyn Landers
Mrs. MacAfee
Barry Pearl
Randolph MacAfee
Nancy Tribush
Kim MacAfee
Ned Wertimer
Mr. MacAfee
Walter Adams
Shriner
Ronald Alter
Neighbor
Dish Washer
Duane Bodin
Shriner
Jill Choder
Alice
Sad Girl
Betty Chretien
Mrs. Merkle
Kay Cole
Helen
Another Sad Girl
Ann Collins
Neighbor
Joe Corby
TV Stage Manager
John Coyle
Reporter
Shriner
Dori Davis
Old Woman
Lada Edmund
Penelope Ann
Tom Gatch
Harold
Gary Giocomo
Harvey
Paul Glover
Reporter
Shriner
Maralyn Holland
Mayor's Wife
Todd Jackson
Mayor
Shriner
Will Jordan
Ed Sullivan's Voice
Recorded voice only
Bill Joyce
Reporter
Shriner
Paul Kastl
Henry
Dick Markel
Arthur
Lisa Martin
Nancy
Idola Miller
Suzie
Cheerleader
John Mineo
Karl
Laried Montgomery
Reporter
Neighbor
Bar Customer
Linda Noble
Carol
E.J. Peaker
Martha Louise
Teen Trio
Louise Quick
Margie Ann
Teen Trio
Bruce Roman
Peyton
Charles Rule
Neighbor
Bar Customer
Bonnie Schon
Deborah Sue
Teen Trio
Jaime Simmons
Neighbor
Don Slaton
Freddie
Ted Sprague
Conductor
Shriner
Knute Sullivan
Neighbor
Charles F. Maude
Dede Thomas
Linda
Cheerleader
K. C. Townsend
Gloria Rasputin
Swings:
Paul Kastl
and
Linda Noble
Understudies:
Joe Corby
(Conrad Birdie),
Dori Davis
(Mae Peterson),
Maralyn Holland
(Rose Grant, Gloria Rasputin),
Todd Jackson
(Albert Peterson),
Bill Joyce
(Mr. MacAfee),
Louise Quick
(Ursula Merkle) and
Jaime Simmons
(Mrs. MacAfee)
Cast
Evelyn Brooks
Mrs. MacAfee
Past
Filter by:
City
Engagement Dates
Theatre
City and State
Mar 12, 1962 - Mar 31, 1962
Forrest Theatre
Philadelphia, PA
Mar 05, 1962 - Mar 10, 1962
The Playhouse on Rodney Square
Wilmington, DE
Feb 05, 1962 - Mar 03, 1962
National Theatre
Washington, DC
Jan 29, 1962 - Feb 03, 1962
Ford's Theatre
Baltimore, MD
Jan 15, 1962 - Jan 27, 1962
Nixon Theatre
Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 08, 1962 - Jan 13, 1962
Shubert Theatre
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 18, 1961 - Jan 06, 1962
Fisher Theatre
Detroit, MI
Nov 13, 1961 - Dec 02, 1961
Meridian Hall
Toronto, ON
Nov 06, 1961 - Nov 11, 1961
Her Majesty's Theatre
Montreal, QC
Oct 09, 1961 - Nov 04, 1961
Shubert Theatre at the Boch Center
Boston, MA
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