Productions2 on Broadway
| 1960 | Martin Beck Theatre Original. April 14, 1960 · Gower Champion | 607 performances · 1 Tony wins |
| 2009 | Henry Millers Theatre Revival. October 15, 2009 · Robert Longbottom | 117 performances |
Every Broadway staging held in broadway-data, sourced to IBDB. West End runs are not yet held.
Licensing 2 entries
| US | Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark | available |
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In the literature56 passages
The incidental music was by Charles Strouse, whose first Broadway score was Bye Bye Birdie (1960). book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p889
another hit, Bye Bye Birdie, also ended its run there. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p207
Their first effort, Bye Bye Birdie (4/14/60; 607 performances), was a true sleeper and an immediate smash. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p528
At the high points of his career, Strouse has shown .a rare ability to time the subjects of his projects to popular taste. Annie and Bye Bye Birdie both profited by their perfect convergence with what the public was. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p530
Chita Rivera dances for joy in Gower Champion’s Bye Bye Birdie. book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p15
She was catapulted to stardom with West Side Story, finally achieving leading lady status in 1960’s Bye Bye Birdie. book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p182
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