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Bye Bye Birdie Photo Album

In March 2002, Janna and Joe played the lead roles of daughter and father (Kim Macafee and Harry Macafee, respectively) in the FPAC production of Bye Bye Birdie in Franklin, MA. Janna sang, acted and danced her way through the role of the precocious Kim (the role Ann Margaret played in the movie) while Joe stomped and sang his way through the role of the irate and aging dad. Much to their surprise local newspaper reviews focused on the two and were positive. For both Janna and Joe it was a special performance since this was the first (and only) time that the two have been onstage exchanging lines together.
(Webmaster's note: These pictures are from both performances and from live-run dress rehearsals, none of them were posed, thus some blurs. There are currently 2 pages of these photos and there will be more added as they come in from other sources. This is NOT the official FPAC/FSPA photo set and should you want hardcopy prints of the show, you should be able to buy them starting in mid-April 2002 by visiting their website: http://members.tripod.com/FPAC/ or by phoning the Franklin School for the Performing Arts at 508-528-8668).

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The Cast of Bye Bye Birdie:

"Albert Peterson" - Nick Fuller
"Kim Macafee" - Janna Burke
"Rose Alvarez" - Peri Chouteau
"Conrad Birdie" - Steve Spierdowis

"Mr. Macafee" - Joe Burke
"Mrs. Macafee" - Kellie Stamp
"Randolph Macafee" - Garrett Gleason
"Hugo Peabody" - Chris LeBeau

"Ursula Merkle" - Katy O’Donnell
Mae Peterson - Jude Pratt
Director - Raye Lynn Mercer
Conductor & Musical Director - Hallie Wetzell

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Rose (Peri) and Albert (Nick)...	...in the office at Almaelou Music Corp.	Rose wants to get married...
...but Albert is afraid of Momma, which drive Rose nuts...			Rose sings "An English Teacher"
...but Rose has a scheme to pay the bills and liberate Albert: Conrad will kiss a girl on TV in Sweet Apple, Ohio!	In Sweet Apple Kim (Janna) talks to Ursula about being selected to kiss Conrad Birdie...		...which she assures Ursula she has outgrown...
		...but nonetheless she decides to do it!	Kim sings "How Lovely to Be a Woman"

			At the NY Railroad Station Albert sings "Put on a Happy Face"
		Birdie Arrives in Sweet Apple with the Town turned out to greet him! (click to access the CLOSEUP)	Kim tries to convince boyfriend Hugo...
...that the name "Conrad Birdie" won't make her faint... (oops)	Sweet Apple'sMayor attempts to award the key to the city... (click to access the CLOSEUP)	...but Birdie puts on a show and the citizens faint! (click to access the CLOSEUP)	Afterwards in the Macafee household, Mr. Macafee (Joe) encounters trouble...
	...and tries to demonstrate who the boss is in this house...	...only to be persuaded by Albert to appear on the Ed Sullivan show!	The Macafee family (Janna, Joe, Kelley and Garrett)...
	...sing the glory of appearing on Ed Sullivan!		Birdie (Steve) sings on the Ed Sullivan TV show while Mr. Macafee (Joe) hams it up behind him!

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