"Bye Bye Birdie"
Video: Watch "Bye Bye Birdie" at Ruth Eckerd Hall!
Take a trip back 50 years to Sweet Apple, Ohio and listen to the gyrating sounds of rock and roll superstar Conrad Birdie as he woos innocent teen Kim MacAfee and creates an uproar in the small town.
This summer, Clearwater's CITY PLAYERS, INC. will perform the stage musical Bye Bye Birdie at Ruth Eckerd Hall from July 23rd to 25th.
City Players is the only local theater group that provides a hearing impaired interpreter for every performance. And, this performance will provide the same service, but with an added bonus. Twenty free tickets for the Saturday performance will be given away to the deaf community. The tickets include admission to the show and backstage access after the show, with time set aside for question and answer sessions with the cast. To submit a request for free tickets, contact Carol Downing at the Blossom Montessori School for the Deaf at (727) 539-7879.
The Clearwater Marine Aquarium will host a preview of the performance and give aquarium guests a chance to meet cast members. Cast members will perform "Put on a Happy Face" at the Aquarium's Bright House Atlantis Theater on Thursday, July 22nd at 12:30 p.m.
General admission for City Players' Bye Bye Birdie musical is $23 in advance and $26 on the day of event. Tickets may be purchased by contacting Ruth Eckerd Hall box office at (727) 791-7400. For information on group sales, call (727) 539-7535.
City Players is a self-supporting theatre group and has been producing community theatre productions for 40 years. It is comprised of approximately 100 talented staff and performers. Check for upcoming performances at ("City Players, Inc.") on Facebook.