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The Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie starred Dick Van Dyke and Chita Rivera. It opened in April 1960 at the Martin Beck Theatre and ran for 607 performances. Satirical plot involves a rock & roll singer drafted into the army. Music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Lee Adams. (US:12)
“Great fun. Dick Van Dyke at his best, Chita Rivera is glorious. Classic 60s musical, light hearted and entertaining, it proved to be a masterpiece. Good score, terrific performances all added up to make it the hit it was.”
“When Bye Bye Birdie opened on Broadway in April 1960, rock and roll was for kids and Broadway musicals were for adults. Thus, much more so than in the movie version three years later, the stage show was a satire of rock and roll. The rock and roll numbers in it are satires on the music and lyrics that were typical of rock and roll at the time.”
“This musical is a sweet little show that is in between the classic musical style and the modern musical. Its quite enjoyable to listen to if you want some light toe tappers. It also has some good ballads and duets.”
“With an outstanding cast and many wonderful songs, this semi-spoof of a late 50s rock star, a songwriter, his overbearing mother and the woman he loves and almost loses is a highly underrated and entertaining musical. Grounded as it is in its time period, it explores timeless themes and is as fresh today as when it was first released.”
“This is a great soundtrack, it is fun and enjoyable to listen to. The best songs on this LP are all of them.”
“The original recording is wonderful, because the music and lyrics are wonderful. If you are child of the fifties and/or sixties you will thoroughly enjoy this LP, so much fun, that you will 'put on a happy face'.”
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