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UT Tyler to Present 2010 Spring Musical

The University of Texas at Tyler School of Visual and Performing Arts and Department of Music will present the 2010 spring musical “Bye Bye Birdie” Feb. 7 – 8, Dr. Molly Johnson, associate professor of voice and director of opera and music theater, announced.

Performances are 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7 and 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8 at the UT Tyler R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for students, seniors and groups of 10 or more. There is no admission charge for UT Tyler students, faculty and staff. 

Tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance in the UT Tyler Fine Arts Center, room 2009.

“Rock star Conrad Birdie is about to be inducted into the army. As a farewell publicity stunt, he travels to the town of Sweet Apple, Ohio to give a farewell kiss to one of his biggest fans, 15-year-old Kim MacAfee,” Johnson said.

For more information, call 903.566.7490 or visit www.uttyler.edu/music.

One of the 15 campuses of the UT System, UT Tyler offers excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service. More than 90 undergraduate and graduate degrees are available at UT Tyler, which has an enrollment of more than 6,000 high-ability students at its campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine.