Our 28th Season
BYE, BYE BIRDIE (Summer Youth Theatre production)
Director - Larry GabbardMusic Director - Tony Bellomy
Choreographer - Kristin Ruggieri
Bye, Bye, Birdie is America’s first rock and roll musical and received the 1961 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Direction and Best Choreography of a Musical.
It is 1958, and America’s teens are swept away by the rock and roll craze, but their idol and heartthrob Conrad Birdie has been drafted to serve in the US Army, leaving many teenage girls beside themselves with grief, not to mention Almaelou Music Corporation (Conrad’s recording label) in a panic! Almaelou co-owner and Conrad’s manager, Albert Peterson, along with his faithful girlfriend and secretary, Rose Alvarez have a plan on how they can give Conrad a proper send-off and still keep teens clambering for more: Conrad Birdie will give one of his adoring, female fans one, last kiss goodbye on the Ed Sullivan show with millions of Americans watching!
Randomly yet fatefully selected for this kiss is 15 year-old Kim MacAfee from Sweet Apple, Ohio – president of the Conrad Birdie fan club. But Kim has just been “pinned” to her steady boyfriend, Hugo Peabody. Can their relationship survive this test? Will the wholesome town of Sweet Apple survive Conrad’s hip-swiveling, degenerative influence? Will the MacAfees survive their home being turned upside-down while Conrad, Albert and Rose stay with them until the broadcast? And when Albert’s domineering and disapproving mother shows up, will Albert and Rosie survive each other?
BYE, BYE, BIRDIE CAST LIST (as of June 7, 2018)
Cast listed in alphabetical order by actor’s last name
*The character names in parentheses are character names that do not appear in the script, but have been assigned by the directors.
Daisy Beach Ensemble (Daisy Lou)
Lucy Beach Ensemble (Midge)
Brooke Boccuzzi Ensemble (Bobbie Sue)
Austin Cappetta Mr. Harry MacAfee
Grace Cashman Penelope Ann/Ensemble
Libby Christinat Nancy/Ensemble
Sabatino Cruz Randolph MacAfee
Donny DeFala Lee/Ensemble
Caroline Eagleton Reporter #1 and Ensemble (Carly)
Grace Eagleton Ensemble (Sammy)
Robert Failla Ensemble (Lonnie)
Zachary Foust-Clark Ensemble (Bobby)
Elsa Franks Ensemble (Ellie)
Mathew L. Freitas Maude’s Customer #2/Quartet 2nd Tenor and Ensemble (Joe)
Liam Gelling Charles F. Maude/Quartet Baritone
Skye Gillespie Deborah Sue/Ensemble
Julianna Goldfluss Kim MacAfee
Brady Hayes Mr. Johnson
Patrick Hayes Mayor
Nicole Henkel Gloria Rasputin and Ensemble (Peggy)
Arianna Hernandez Suzie/Ensemble
Katie Hoffmeister Rose Alvarez
Grace Huber Edna: the Mayor’s Wife
Frankie Isola Maude’s Customer #1/Quartet 1st Tenor and Ensemble (Mack)
Theodore King Harvey Johnson
Courtney Kollar Mrs. Doris MacAfee
Aki Lasher Reporter #3 and Ensemble (Janet)
Miya Lasher Ensemble (Laurie)
Anthony Laszlo Maude’s Dishwasher/Quartet Bass and Ensemble (Frank)
Rachel Lese Mrs. Merkle
Daniel McArthur Ensemble (Cory)
Justin McArthur Albert Peterson
Michael McArthur Ensemble (Peter)
Colleen McCurley Sad Girl and Ensemble (Mary Jane)
Matthew O’Callaghan Karl/Ensemble
Simon Pepa Ensemble (Mark)
Owen Priscott Ensemble (Flip)
Sabrina Rollings Alice/Ensemble
Daniella Sallese Ensemble (Molly)
Emma Sawch Margie Ann/Ensemble
Lauryn Schiller Helen/Ensemble
Jayce Schwartz Conrad Birdie
Sabrina Sgandurra Ensemble (Janie May)
Emma Sharma Phylis/Ensemble
Sydney Sibilia Ensemble (Georgie)
Chloe Simner Ensemble (Sissy)
Kate Sloan Ursula Merkle
Ava Spinelli Mastrone Ensemble (Jennie)
Franki Spinelli Mastrone Sad Girl and Ensemble (Sherry)
Tiara Starks Ensemble (Ethel)
Austin Tovar Ensemble (Freddy)
Joseph Turner Hugo Peabody
Zoe Usowksi Mrs. Mae Peterson
Zach Vlcek Ensemble (Patrick)
Alexandra Watkinson Ensemble (Ollie)
Zara Williamson Ensemble (Amy Lynn)
BYE, BYE, BIRDIE CREW LIST (as of June 7, 2018)
Crew listed in alphabetical order by last name.
Ian Borowik
Amber Cruz
Belle DeFala
Meredith DiGiacomo
Molly Emmens
Kennison Harmon
Sarah Kadlick
Manuel Mayen
Kaitlyn Pepa
Lorraine Rinaldi
Katya Ulyanov
Nora Watson