(RANDOLPH, NJ) -- Brundage Park Playhouse presents Bye Bye Birdie across three weekends from June 19-28, 2026. Teenagers, rock & roll and national television – Bye Bye Birdie captures the energy and excitement of the late 1950s with warmth, hilarity and an exuberant score.
The year is 1958, and the much-adored rock-and roll idol, Conrad Birdie, has been drafted into the US Army. His songwriter and agent, Albert & his secretary/some-time girlfriend, Rosie, hatch a plan for a farewell performance to take place on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in NYC, which they hope will help sell Birdie’s new song “One Last Kiss”. To cap off the performance, Birdie will actually give ‘one last kiss’ to Kim MacAfee, an avid member of the Conrad Birdie fan club from Sweet Apple, Ohio.
The cast includes Austin Kurbansade (Albert Peterson), Alyssa Goldman (Rosie Alvarez), Joel Frank (Conrad Birdie), Alex Gelpke (Mr. Harry MacAfee), Alicia Cadmus (Mrs. Doris MacAfee), Summer Rose Alfonso (Kim MacAfee), Braden Mooney (Randolph MacAfee), Michael Gopon (Hugo Peabody), Aimee Wolosin (Ursula Merkle), Haley Ornstein (Mae Peterson), Chrystina Keperos (Gloria Rasputin), Cecily Denton (Nancy), Leah Buck (Helen Rose), Ava Grace Rozynski (Alice), Samantha Linnell (Margie), Vanessa Dresner (Suzie), Mira Sparks (Penelope), Joe Lanigan (Harvey Johnson), Micah Millard (Karl), Balti Rosarion (Fred u/s Hugo), Lindsay Anderson (Mrs. Merkle), Anthony Gianforcaro (Mr. Johnson/ Charles F. Maude), Jared Zak (Mayor / Ed Sullivan), Melissa Mooney (Edna (Mayor’s Wife), Carri Buck (Reporter), and Eric Anderson (Reporter/Quartet)
The production is Directed by Anna Gelpke with Musical Direction by NicolePaige Kurbansade and Choreography by Jeorgi Smith.
Performances take place Fridays at 7:00pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 3:00pm. Tickets are available for purchase online. The theater is located at 2 Bungalow Lane in Randolph, New Jersey.
Bye Bye Birdie opened on Broadway on April 14, 1960 and played for 607 performances at the Martin Beck Theatre (later at the 54th Street and the Shubert Theatres) starring Chita Rivera as Rose and Dick Van Dyke as Albert. The show played for 268 performances in London at Her Majesty's Theatre. In 2009, it was revived on Broadway at Henry Miller’s Theatre. The original Broadway production won Four 1961 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, out of eight nominations. It also took home the 1961 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical.
Brundage Park Playhouse is committed to the patrons and its primary goal, which is to service the community by bringing quality entertainment and innovative programming as a convenient and affordable venue. Volunteers are always needed in assisting as ushers and support staff. Please call the playhouse at 973-989-7092 if you are interested in joining the dedicated BPP family.
