Parents' night videos

The kids are off at the strike party for Bye Bye, Birdie this evening, and I am feeling nostalgic for the show. Seems like a good opportunity to share the videos I made at parents' night. Parents' night is the final dress rehearsal for the show and is the one chance that we get to bring in our cameras.

"Overture"--Mike plays the guitar solo at the beginning, and Annabelle is one of the unhappy Birdie fans:



"Telephone Hour"--Mike plays an ordinary teen-age boy (dressed in green), and Annabelle is in her blue skirt and white top (look at the top left at the beginning of the song):



"Put on a Happy Face"--Annabelle starts off the number sitting on the floor at the right side and is in the first set of tap dancers:



"Healthy, Normal, American Boy"--Annabelle is in the second row of the fan club girls when they line up at about the 1-minute mark; Mike is wearing a cream-colored jacket and black pants:



"Honestly Sincere"--Annabelle is in a blue skirt and white blouse, but she tends to be on the outside edges in this number and isn't easily seen (Oh, I just found her. Look far left at 2:50.) You would have to try to miss Mike though:



"Breakfast Scene"--Not a musical number, but pretty funny:



"Gloria Rasputin"--Annabelle's big scene! She is an aspiring secretary and tap dancer with questionable fashion sense:



"One Last Kiss"--This song ends with Kim's boyfriend Hugo running in and punching Birdie out. I wish I had known not to stop the filming when Mike hit the floor, because Kim's father steps up and finishes off the final word of the song in a very funny way:



"Lotta Livin' to Do"--Mike sings as Birdie, and Annabelle is in the chorus, wearing black pants and a yellow top with a black belt:



"Finale and Curtain Call"--Annabelle is back in her Gloria Rasputin duds for this one, and Mike is handsome in a WWII-era Army uniform: