1.0Broadway: The American Musicalhttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/broadwayeva glaserhttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/broadway/author/eva-glaser/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ZBSaG9z0FL"><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/broadway/stars/charles-strouse/">Charles Strouse</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/broadway/stars/charles-strouse/embed/#?secret=ZBSaG9z0FL" width="600" height="338" title="“Charles Strouse” — Broadway: The American Musical" data-secret="ZBSaG9z0FL" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/broadway/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Composer Charles Strouse's big break came in 1960 with "Bye Bye Birdie," which is often cited as the first musical to acknowledge the existence of rock 'n' roll. It starred Dick Van Dyke and Chita Rivera and ran for 607 performances.https://www.pbs.org/wnet/broadway/files/2012/10/strouse_c_pic1.jpg