Bye Bye Birdie (1995)

Bye Bye Birdie (1995)

Rock-and-roll icon Conrad Birdie is about to go into the Army, and plans are being made to arrange his final going-away concert. 1995-12-03 United States of America 131 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

Jason Alexander is Albert J. Peterson
Albert J. Peterson
Vanessa Williams is Rose Alvarez
Rose Alvarez
Chynna Phillips is Kim MacAfee
Kim MacAfee
Tyne Daly is Mae Peterson
Mae Peterson
Marc Kudisch is Conrad Birdie
Conrad Birdie
George Wendt is Harry MacAfee
Harry MacAfee
Sally Mayes is Doris MacAfee
Doris MacAfee
Jason Gaffney is Hugo F. Peabody
Hugo F. Peabody
Blair Slater is Randolph MacAfee
Randolph MacAfee
Vicki Lewis is Gloria Rasputin
Gloria Rasputin

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