Bye Bye Birdie opened last week at Goodspeed. It is a revival of a classic Broadway show with the addition of two new songs not in original score. It is a trip down memory lane for anyone who lived though the 1950s and 60s.
Conrad Birdie (he is Elvis like) has been drafted and his agent needs to turn that into a money making opportunity. Thus begins the story.
Some of the songs are very familiar, "Put on a Happy Face" is one. Other are less familiar but just as catchy " A Mother Doesn't Matter any More".
The cast had a lot of energy and there is definitely dancing and running in the aisles. The two female leads, Tristen Buettel as Kim and Janet Dacal as Rose both have very strong and pleasant voices.
If you appreciate a nostalgic trip through the Elvis years of fan frenzy and pelvic gyrations, you will love this show.
It was an enjoyable evening of entertainment and if it doesn't quite stand up to the last show "Anything Goes" it is still worth going to East Haddam to enjoy.
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