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Kentucky Arts and Culture

Bye, Bye Birdie: A Window on 1960

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Credit Rich Copley / Lexington Herald Leader
"The Telephone Hour" features the teens of Sweet Apple gossiping in "Bye Bye Birdie." The Rep presents "Bye Bye Birdie" at the Lexington Opera House, 401 W. Short Street in Lexington, Ky., Aug. 3-5, 2012.

When it debuted on Broadway, “Bye Bye Birdie” was commentary on contemporary life.  Today, the musical-comedy is a period-piece about pop-culture in 1960.  It’s an attitude embraced by the producers who are reviving “Bye, Bye Birdie” in Lexington.  Here with a preview is Rich Copley of the Lexington Herald Leader.  He spoke with WEKU’s Charles Compton.