One Response to “What parts are in the musical Bye bye Birdie?”
Dana Stansfield Said:
Unless this is a school production, the only parts suitable for someone 15 yrs old would be Kim (one of the main female characters), or her friends, and they all have to sing and/or dance.
The show is primarily about the perpetual battle between teenagers and their parents. If this is a community theater production, most likely the roles of the parents and other adult characters will be played by adults. If it’s a school production, though, there are a lot of female parts, both singing and speaking: Kim’s mother, Mrs. Macafee; Rosie Alvarez; and Mrs. Mae Peterson.
Unless this is a school production, the only parts suitable for someone 15 yrs old would be Kim (one of the main female characters), or her friends, and they all have to sing and/or dance.
The show is primarily about the perpetual battle between teenagers and their parents. If this is a community theater production, most likely the roles of the parents and other adult characters will be played by adults. If it’s a school production, though, there are a lot of female parts, both singing and speaking: Kim’s mother, Mrs. Macafee; Rosie Alvarez; and Mrs. Mae Peterson.