
The creative team behind Strouse’s first big Broadway hit, “Bye Bye Birdie” included, from left, director/choreographer Gower Champion, composer Charles Strouse, producer Ed Padula, writer Michael Stewart and lyricist Lee Adams.

The creative team behind Strouse’s first big Broadway hit, “Bye Bye Birdie” included, from left, director/choreographer Gower Champion, composer Charles Strouse, producer Ed Padula, writer Michael Stewart and lyricist Lee Adams.