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Currently in previews, Bye Bye Birdie stars John Stamos, Gina Gershon, Bill Irwin and Nolan Gerard Funk with Jayne Houdyshell, Dee Hoty, Matt Doyle, Jake Evan Schwencke and Alllie Trimm.

Auditions are open for performers ages 12-20. Auditions will be Tuesday, September 15 from 5pm-9pm at KD Studio, 2600 Stemmons Frwy Suite 117 Dallas, TX 75207

The casts of Roundabout Theatre Company's productions of THE UNDERSTUDY and ORDINARY DAYS met the press in their New York City rehearsal halls on Friday, September 11th and BroadwayWorld.com's camera were there!

Roundabout Theatre Company's (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) Broadway production of Bye Bye Birdie begins previews tomorrow, Thursday, September 10th at 8:00PM.

Eppler's richly textured script might best be described as a send-up of Anastasia meets Grey Gardens, with some Sleeping Beauty, Annie, You Can't Take it With You and The Grifters (and an affectionate nod to Fiddler on the Roof) thrown in for good measure, all presented in a farcical manner that works on every level. Kudos to director David Compton for keeping things moving at a good clip and coaxing some stellar performances from his cast of gifted players.

Roundabout Theatre Company's (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) Broadway production of Bye Bye Birdie begins previews tomorrow, Thursday, September 10th at 8:00PM.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is proud to announce a major expansion of ACCESS Roundabout, a multi-faceted audience development initiative that allocates over 34,000 affordable tickets, as low as $10, to theatergoers. Beginning with the 2009-2010 season, ACCESS Roundabout will increase the number of affordable tickets available by 12,000!

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) & Shea Sullivan will present R.R.R.E.D. A Secret Musical for FOUR PERFORMANCES ONLY, October 1-3 at the 45th Street Theater. Based on a true study, R.R.R.E.D., with music & lyrics by Katie Thompson & book by Adam Jackman, Patrick Livingston & Katie Thompson, is directed by Andy Sandberg (Tony Award winning Producer of Hair), with musical supervision by Charlie Alterman (Next to Normal).

Roundabout Theatre Company (Artistic Director, Todd Haimes) is pleased to announce the huge event to celebrate the box office opening at Broadway's new Henry Miller's Theatre (124 West 43rd Street) will be a live Twitter event.

After a 48 year absence, Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents the first new Broadway production of Bye Bye Birdie as the inaugural production of the new Henry Miller's Theatre (124 West 43rd Street) beginning Thursday, September 10th, 2009 with an official opening on Thursday, October 15th, 2009. This will be a limited engagement through January 10th, 2010.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Artistic Director, Todd Haimes) is pleased to announce Bank of America's support of the upcoming Broadway production of Bye Bye Birdie. As part of their generous support, Bank of America has made it possible for all tickets to the first performance on September 10 to be sold for $10.00. These tickets will only be available for purchase at the Henry Miller's Theatre box office, beginning at 12pm on Monday, August 10. The box office is located at 124 West 43rd Street. Limit two tickets per person.

REALLY REALLY, a new play by emerging playwright Paul Downs Colaizzo, will be featured in the Kennedy Center's Page-to- Stage festival this September.

REALLY REALLY, a new play by emerging playwright Paul Downs Colaizzo, will be featured in the Kennedy Center's Page-to- Stage festival this September.

Imagination Players is bringing a Broadway classic to the stage at the KD Studio Theatre. ?Bye Bye Birdie? tells the story of a rock and roll singer who is about to be inducted into the army. His manager plans a farewell party at which the star is to kiss one lucky fan good bye on ?The Ed Sullivan Show? before he departs to serve his country. Rehearsals will be held Saturdays starting September 19th, running thru November 7 from 10am-2pm. Performances, at the KD Studio Theatre, will be November 13, 14 and 15, 2009.

Conrad Birdie himself is taking your questions! BroadwayWorld.com members are getting an exciting and exclusive opportunity to have their questions answered by Conrad Birdie himself. Send your questions in to askbirdie@broadwayworld.com up until Tuesday, September 8, 2009... We'll then be sitting down with the young star to have him answer YOUR questions!

BroadwayWorld.com presents its newest column, Twitter Watch, which will bring you only the best and most interesting reports straight from the mouths of Broadway stars, shows and more on the hot social networking service - Twitter!

Auditions are open for performers ages 12-20. Auditions will be Tuesday, September 15 from 5pm-9pm at KD Studio, 2600 Stemmons Frwy Suite 117 Dallas, TX 75207

Bye Bye Birdie's Gina Gershon was featured in New York Magazine on August 23, 2009. The article is by Emma Rosenblum and begins

The New York Daily News reports that according to Gina Gershon, who stars as Rose in the upcoming revival of BYE BYE BIRDIE, the production has said 'bye bye' to an iconic dance sequence that has been in the show since its debut in 1960.

Upright Cabaret, L.A.'s premier theatrical showcase featuring an eclectic mix of artists from stage, screen and recording, presents its third and final of its wildly successful 'WICKED' Summer Night at the Ford, featuring the man who has given the world such musical theatre treasures as Wicked, Pippin, Godspell, The Baker's Wife and many more, STEPHEN SCHWARTZ: MAKING GOOD, featuring the West Coast premiere of songs from his new opera Séance on a Wet Afternoon, with musical direction by Chris Bratten, directed by Upright Cabaret Artistic Director Billy Porter and performing ONE NIGHT ONLY, Sunday, August 23 at 7:30pm at the Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East in Hollywood.