Bye Bye Birdie
Updated:
18 Jun 2024
Directors:
Gene Saks
Michael Stewart
Lee Adams
Charles Strouse
Tim Bell
Robert Halmi Sr.
J. Boyce Harman Jr.
Glen MacPherson
Eric Albertson
Lynne Carrow
Charles C. Bennett
Cynthia T. Lewis
Mary E. McLeod
Patrick Ramsay
Irwin Fisch
Todd Kasow
Larry Hochman
Mark Hummel
Ann Reinking
Charles Strouse
Actors:
Jason Alexander
Vanessa Williams
Chynna Phillips
Tyne Daly
Marc Kudisch
George Wendt
Sally Mayes
Jason Gaffney
Blair Slater
Vicki Lewis
Genre:
Western,
War,
Thriller,
TV Movie,
Science Fiction,
Romance,
Mystery,
Music,
Horror,
History,
Fantasy,
Family,
Drama,
Documentary,
Crime,
Comedy,
Animation,
Adventure,
Action
Country:
no data
Year:
1995
In 1995, ABC presented a telemovie version of the Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie produced by RHI Entertainment. It starred Seinfeld's Jason Alexander and Vanessa Williams of Desperate Housewives. While this version remained mostly faithful to the original musical (Michael Stewart remains the only credited author of this version), several songs were added and re-arranged, and dialogue was slightly rewritten to smoothly facilitate the musical changes. The musical revolves around an Elvis Presley-type rocker who's about to join the Army. To mark the occasion, his manager's secretary arranges for him to kiss a random fan goodbye on The Ed Sullivan Show. Bye Bye Birdie earned four Tony awards in 1961, including Best Musical and Best Actor in a Musical for its original star, Dick Van Dyke. In addition to Alexander and Williams, ABC's production starred Tyne Daly, George Wendt, Chynna Phillips and Mark Kudisch.
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