Janet Dacal and George Merrick star in Goodspeed Musicals’ Bye Bye Birdie. The production includes two added songs by Charles Strouse and Lee Adams: “Bye Bye Birdie” from the 1963 film and “A Mother Doesn’t Matter Anymore” from the 1995 television adaptation. Jenn Thompson directs. Performances run through September 4 at The Goodspeed in East Haddam, CT.