Date 28/10/2016 - News People
NBC says Jennifer Lopez will headline its 2017 live holiday musical "Bye Bye Birdie". She will play Rosie, the role originated on Broadway in 1960 by Chita Rivera.
Tony Award-winning Harvey Fierstein will write the script. "Birdie" is an homage to circa-1950s rock 'n' roll mania and centers on the character Conrad Birdie, who is reminiscent of a young Elvis Presley. Currently, Lopez stars in NBC's cop drama "Shades of Blue" and will judge its upcoming competition series, "World of Dance."
