This weekend, The Performing Arts Academy of Galesburg will present ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ at The Orpheum Theatre. Performers Nevaeh Bickerton and Rose Leary share more details:
“Bye Bye Birdie is a classical musical that opened on Broadway in 1960. Our performances are May 1st and 2nd at 7 pm and May 3rd at 2 pm,” says Bickerton.
“Our kind of main figure is Conrad Birdie, who is actually based on Elvis. His name comes from singer star Conway Twitty,” Leary adds.
“Some well-known songs are”Put On a Happy Face”, “Telephone Hour”, “Kids!”, and “Lot of Livin’ To Do,” Bickerton informs.
The Performing Arts Academy of Galesburg students are 3rd graders through high school seniors.
For more information or tickets, visit www.galesburgorpheum.org.
