Bye Bye Birdie
By Charles Strouse and Lee Adams
by arrangement with Warner/Chappell Music
Season 16 May-1 June 2002
Venue Belconnen Theatre
TheStory
It's the late 1950s and teenagers from across the United States are going crazy for the handsome rock star, Conrad Birdie. Meanwhile Albert Peterson, his manager, is going into debt and has staked his financial future on Conrad's success. Albert's secretary, Rosie, is increasingly frustrated with the time and money Albert is losing on his project. Disaster strikes when Conrad receives a draft notice to join the military. Thus, Albert attempts to stage a farewell party for Conrad in which he is to kiss one lucky fan on the Ed Sullivan Show before he leaves for the army. Kim MacAfee from Sweet Apple, Ohio, is the lucky girl chosen to be kissed. But conflict arises when her boyfriend, Hugo Peabody, gets jealous and Rosie becomes fed-up with the abusive treatment she receives from Albert's mother. Eventually, things turn out OK. Kim and Hugo resolve their problems and Albert agrees to leave managing, become an English teacher and marry Rosie.
ProductionTeam
| Director | Peter Brady |
| Musical Director | Graham Magarry |
| Choreographer | Jordan Kelly, with Rebecca Camilleri |
| Stage Manager | Amanda Graupner |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Adam |
| Production Manager | Ken Stubbs |
| Set Design | Deborah Mundair |
| Costume Design | Shelly Harris |
| Lighting/Sound Design | Chris Neal, Justin Watson |
| Dance Captain | Rebecca Camilleri |
| Props | Nick Leon |
| Set Construction | Ken Stubbs, Bob Morris, Peter Brady |
| Graphic Design | Claire Wilson |
| Crew | Mattthew Butters, Helena Mills, Ken Stubbs |
| Wardrobe Assistants | Bindi Kelly, Jeda Kelly, Tamika Moniga, Fran Lyndon-Gee |
Cast
| Rosie Alvarez | Sue Lake-Harris |
| Albert Peterson | Jamie Swan |
| Kim Macafee | Tamryn Liddell |
| Hugo Peabody | Dillon Malloch |
| Mae Peterson | Pam McManus |
| Conrad Birdie | Craig Francis |
| Harry Macafee | Graham Bauerle |
| Doris Macafee | Linda Francis |
| Randolph Macafee | Toby Francis |
| Mayor | Gary Gledhill |
| Ursula Merkle/Understudy Rosie | Susan Davenport |
| Deborah Sue | Kaitlin Klusewitz |
| Gloria Rasputin | Tina Smith |
| Mrs Merkle | Melita Aguis |
| Mayor's Wife | Michelle Paganella |
| Maude/Reporter/Bodyguard | Bob Morris |
| Harvey Johnson/Reporter | George Poulakis |
| Policeman/Bodyguard | Dominic McKenna |
| Sad Girl | Anna Johnstone |
| Conrad's Teen Trio | Renay Hart, Millicent Kruger, Laura Wise |
| Male Quartet | Gary Gledhill, Dylan Malloch, Dominic McKenna, George Poulakis |
| Chorus | Melita Aguis, Katherine Brand, Kirsten Brooks, Chermere Brown, Sarah Burns, Laura Christie, Gary Geldhill, Renay Hart, Anna Johnstone, Taryn Klusewitz, Millicent Kruger, Hali Kyrgios, Dominic McKenna, Stephanie McKenna, Bob Morris, Michelle Paganella, George Poulakis, Gaby Schmid, Tina Smith, Laura Wise, Natalie Woods |