BYE BYE BIRDIE

Book by Michael Stewart, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse

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Inspired by the true story of singer Elvis Presley getting a draft notice for the U.S. Army in 1957, Bye Bye Birdie  is a Tony Award-winning production that has captavated audiances for over 50 years. This Musical the story of Presley-esque Conrad Twitty, who has been drafted into the army. This is especially bad news for agent and songwriter Albert Peterson, who works with his sweetheart and secretary Rose "rosie" alvarez. She comes up with a plan for Conrad's last performance; On the Ed Sullivan Show, he'll do the song "One Last Kiss" , and then one lucky lady will recieve a kiss from Conrad himself. The lucky girl choseen is Kim MacAfee, of Sweet Apple Ohio. She is thrilled about the kiss, but the various men in her life are not so thrilled, especially her boyfriend Hugo Peabody and her father Harry MacAfee.   

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