“Bye Bye Birdie” rocks the stage, 7:30 p.m. April 13, 14, 15 and 2 p.m. April 16, Nazareth Area High School, 501 E. Center St., Nazareth.

Director Sandra Jameson is assisted by Assistant Director Devin Cetnar, Visual Directors Sue Durner and Molly Samuelson, Choreographer Jenelle Castrignano, Vocabulary and Music Director Craig Albert, Orchestra Director Rick Hilborn and Technical Director Chelsea Soto.

Rock star and Army conscript Conrad Birdie performs a farewell concert prior to reporting for duty in 1958. The satiric musical revolves around a desperate songwriter and his secretary, as well as a fan, her family and the teenager’s jealous boyfriend.

The musical, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Lee Adams, and book by Michael Stewart, opened on Broadway in 1960 and in 2009 as a Broadway revival.

The original Broadway production was nominated for eight Tony Awards, receiving four Tonys in 1961.

“Bye Bye Birdie” was released as a movie in 1963 and in 1995 as a television production.

Production numbers include “A Lot of Livin’ to Do,” “Honestly Sincere,” “The Telephone Hour,” “Kids” and “Put On a Happy Face.”

Ticket information: adavis@nazarethasd.org