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Among the familiar musicals that seem determined to survive the summer: West Side Story, about street-fighting Montagues and Capulets; Fiorello! a lively reminiscence of the Little Flower; and Bye Bye Birdie, a romp about a rock-'n'-roll groaner. On the dramatic side, the air-conditioned perennials are The Miracle Worker, the story of the child Helen Keller and her teacher, superbly played by Patty Duke and Anne Bancroft; The Tenth Man, Paddy Chayefsky's modern use of ancient Jewish mysticism; and Toys in the Attic, the savage piece about three women v. a spineless...
Nothing new in sight till September. In the meantime, the fittest shows survive both heat and familiarity. Among the musicals still leg-kicking: West Side Story, about street-fighting Montagues and Capulets; Fiorello!, a lively reminiscence of the Little Flower; and Bye Bye Birdie, a romp about a rock-'n'-roll groaner. On the dramatic side, there are The Miracle Worker, the story of the child Helen Keller and her teacher, superbly played by Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke; The Tenth Man, Paddy Chayefsky's modern use of ancient Jewish mysticism; and Toys in the Attic...
...Broadway Bye Bye Birdie. Director Gower Champion's fresh and frantic musical about an Elvis-type crooner swings through the evening like a pendulum gone wild...
...Bye Bye Birdie. Rock 'n' rollers of the unsilent generation turn this musical about a pompadoured, gold-jacketed crooner into one of the season's best, least pretentious musicals...
...Bye Bye Birdie. Shrieking, ranting, rock-'n'-rolling teen-agers turn this musical about an Elvis Presleyish crooner into an infectiously lively party...