Latest News. ULM Events Calendar. Warhawk Athletics. KEDM The Hawkeye - Student Newspaper. UL System News Center. Maps and Parking. Thursday, March 22, Friday, March 23, Saturday 24 and 2 p. The musical captures the electricity that swept the country when Elvis Presley burst onto the scene, and the angst his fans felt when Elvis had to put his career, then red hot, on ice to serve in the Army.
In the musical, Birdie is riding high in when the Army comes knocking with his draft notice. Peterson agrees, if he can ever dig out of debt. Rosie has a brainstorm. Rosie believes the publicity will make the record a sure-fire hit, enough to get Peterson in the black, and the two of them will be able to live in quiet suburban bliss. The teen picked to kiss Birdie, Kim MacAfee, has recently agreed to go steady with a jealous boyfriend.
Adults and adolescents have butted heads forever. So even though the cast of 26 students may not quite understand all of the historical references — Ed Sullivan was dead before the cast members were born — the themes still speak to them.
Stephens said casting the show is always her most important job when staging a musical at ULM. In fact, for this show we have double-cast our leads. The biggest challenge is to put the right people in the right places. Because Stephens is a dancer with Broadway credentials, she is able to guide cast members, many of them who have never taken dance lessons, through the steps.
The original production opened on Broadway in and won the Tony for best musical of the year. David Merrick originally produced the show on Broadway. The production, which will feature a live pit orchestra, has performances at p.
