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...performance was led adroitly by the veteran conductor Leonard de Paur, who first gained fame in the 1940s as leader of the De Paur Infantry Chorus. The women-Dramatic Soprano Juanita Waller (Aurore) of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Mezzo Barbara Conrad (Clothilde) of Pittsburg, Texas-provided most of the vocal excitement. Waller has a pearl-luscious voice, and her time along the European operatic trail (Bremen, Düsseldorf, Naples) has obviously been well spent. Conrad, that rare operatic find, a truly sexy mezzo, scored her biggest success to date last spring singing Carmen at the Houston Spring Opera Festival...
...play focuses around the drafting of Conrad Birdie, a teen-age rock star. Rosie, however, comes up with a way to turn the loss of her boss's only client into a financial bonanza--pick a Birdie fan at random for Conrad to kiss on the Ed Sullivan Show after singing his new song, "One Last Kiss." Rosie also wants Albert (xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx), her boss, to quit songwriting, break away from his protective mother, and become an English teacher. Her dreams all come to pass by the final curtain call...
...trouble with the play is that it drags a bit in the second half, as it increasingly centers on reconciliation of Rosie and Albert and most of the exciting "We Love You Conrad" numbers have past...
...Birdie is a good musical about a ridiculous subject: Conrad Birdie's farewell to his fans before being drafted. It'll be reviewed on these pages tomorrow. At Mather House tonight, tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday at 8:15 p.m. Tickets...
...Birdie, a classic musical comedy about teenage life in the '50s, is about Conrad Birdie, an Elvis Presley figure who decides to kiss one girl goodbye on national television before being drafted. Some of the songs, like "Going Steady" and "Kids," are classics, and the grand climax--on the Ed Sullivan show--is a knockout. At Mather House tonight, tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday at 8:15 p.m. Tickets...