Bye Bye Birdie

My friend Allison and I recently took our daughters, who are best friends, to a High School production of "Bye Bye Birdie." I've heard of this play but had no idea what it was about. The action is set in the 50's and Birdie is a teen heartthrob very much like Elvis. Birdie is leaving the States to join the Army  (hence the Bye Bye) and a contest ensues to award his last good-bye kiss to a young fan. Kind of a strange plot, really. The conflict in this play is between Birdie's manager and that fellow's long-suffering secretary who has been waiting on a proposal from him for eight years and who is fed up with his obliviousness(?).

 What I enjoyed about this play the most was first, the company and secondly, the amazing dancing by the female lead, a high school senior and a beauty who played Rosie, the Spanish Rose. Her talent was  remarkable in both singing and dancing. She stole the show and it was a privilege to watch her perform. It was easy to see that this young lady will go far! Allison and I were both surprised to find out that the song  "Put On A Happy Face" comes from this musical.

I wanted to capture this image before  both of these friends' teeth grow in! It is our hope that we can laugh about this someday when these girls are grown, to see both of them missing their two front teeth at the same time! Girls, we love your happy faces!