Director: Meredith Bennett
Musical Director: Meredith Bennett
Choreographer: Alex Self

A loving send-up of the 1950s, small-town America, teenagers, and rock & roll, Bye Bye Birdie remains as fresh and vibrant as ever. Teen heartthrob Conrad Birdie has been drafted, so he chooses All-American girl Kim MacAfee for a very public farewell kiss. Featuring a tuneful high-energy score, plenty of great parts for teens, and a hilarious script, Birdie continues to thrill audiences around the world.

Bye Bye Birdie opened on Broadway on April 14, 1960 and played for 607 performances at the Martin Beck Theatre (later at the 54th Street and the Shubert Theatres) starring Chita Rivera as Rose and Dick Van Dyke as Albert. The show played for 268 performances in London at Her Majesty's Theatre. In 2009, it was revived on Broadway at Henry Miller’s Theatre.

Students should record a video singing a 1 minute cut of a musical theatre song. Send video by end of day January 21st to fireflytheatrical@gmail.com. Students who are called back to sing/read for specific roles will be notified on January 22nd, and callbacks will be held Saturday January 24th from 5-7 pm. ALL auditioners need to attend the dance call from on Saturday January 24th from 4-5 pm. Please bring jazz dance shoes if you have them (tennis shoes if not, but no barefoot/sock dancing or dancing in open toed shoes allowed.)

This is a production-based class. All students who register for Bye Bye Birdie must be enrolled in at least one Firefly Theatrical class for the Spring 2026 semester (acting, improv, or dance).

Grades 8-12
Auditions: videos due Jan 21 (Dance Call: Aug 10, 4-5 pm. Callbacks: Aug 10, 5-7 pm)
Rehearsals: Feb 5, 2026 - May 2, 2026 - Saturdays 12:30-3:30 pm, Thursdays 6-9 pm (no rehearsals Feb 19, Feb 21, Apr 4, Apr 9, Apr 30; May 2nd rehearsal 10am-1pm)
Tech Week: Sunday May 3 -Wednesday May 6 from 6-10 pm nightly
Performances: May 7 (7 pm), May 8 (7 pm), May 9 (2 pm & 7 pm)
Cost: $550 (or three $184 payments)

Technical Track: Technical track students meet at the same time as the performers but work on set construction, painting, costumes, and props. Tech students are the crew for the performance days running spotlight, helping backstage, and other responsibilities. Tech students skip audition portion below and go to parent portal to register for Urinetown (Tech Track).
Tech Track Cost: $325

Registration: You will need to login or create an account on the Parent Portal. Please be sure to fill out your student’s birth date as you will only see the classes available to them sorted by age requirement. If you try to create an account and it says one already exists, select “Forgot Your Password?” to create a new password for your email address (and be sure to check the accuracy of all information in the account).