With swiveling hips and a 1,000-watt smile, Conrad Birdie, rock ‘n’ roll superstar and heartthrob of America’s teenagers, is going into the army. In one last burst of publicity, ...

Bye Bye Birdie” comes from a more innocent time in musical theater, when the cynicism was lighter, plots were looser and a character’s motivation could be defined by the person ...

Bye Bye Birdie soared onto the Broadway scene in 1960 ... the musical drew inspiration from the real-life draft notice of Elvis Presley in 1957. Elvis's induction into the army more ...

Ironically, Bye Bye Birdie was inspired by Elvis — but the next year, she was his co-star in Viva Las Vegas. From there, Ann-Margret appeared in a steady stream of beloved films, including The ...