DuBois, PA—Veteran Reitz Theater Players’ Directors’ Joe & Becky Sensor are proud to open Cultural Resources’ summer musical, Bye, Bye Birdie based on a book by Michael Stewart, with lyrics by Lee Adams and music by Charles Strouse.
Agent and songwriter Albert Peterson (Starring Thomas Hibbert) finds himself in trouble when hip-thrusting rock and roll superstar Conran Birdie (Max Sensor-photo) is drafted into the Army. Albert’s secretary and sweetheart, Rose “Rosie” Alvarez (Starring Emma Reed and Misti Bruner), comes up with a last-ditch publicity stunt to have Birdie record and perform a song before he is sent overseas. They plan to have Birdie sing Albert’s new song “One Last Kiss” on the Ed Sullivan Show before going into the Army.
Bye, Bye, Birdie showcases a large ensemble that includes some of our regions most talented performers. Some feature performers are Raeanne Reynolds and Kaiya Forsythe as Kim MacAfee, Jonathan Heid as Harry MacAfee, Dominic Umbaugh as Hugo, and Darla Brunquell as Mrs. Mae Peterson.
Join us and The DuBois Dinner for our Opening Night Celebrations at 6:30 PM on Friday, July 6th.
Show dates are July 6, 7, 12, 13, & 14 at 7:30 PM and July 8, 14, & 15 at 2:00 PM. Tickets are $15 general admission and are available online at www.ReitzTheater.com, at the box office on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 1:30 PM until 6:00 PM, and at Ace Hardware (formerly Kohlhepp’s True Value).
Cultural Resources, Inc.’s production of Bye, Bye Birdie is sponsored in part by Wireless Corrections and Fore Your Health.