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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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Cast & Crew
Jason Alexander
Albert J. Peterson
Vanessa Williams
Rose Alvarez
Chynna Phillips
Kim MacAfee
Tyne Daly
Mae Peterson
Marc Kudisch
Conrad Birdie
George Wendt
Harry MacAfee
Sally Mayes
Doris MacAfee
Jason Gaffney
Hugo F. Peabody
Blair Slater
Randolph MacAfee
Vicki Lewis
Gloria Rasputin
Frequently Asked Questions
Bye Bye Birdie was released on December 3, 1995.
The runtime of Bye Bye Birdie is 2h 11m.
Bye Bye Birdie is a Comedy, Drama, Music, TV Movie movie.
Bye Bye Birdie has a rating of 6.1 out of 10 on TMDB.
Bye Bye Birdie is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
Bye Bye Birdie was directed by Gene Saks.
The main cast of Bye Bye Birdie includes Jason Alexander, Vanessa Williams, Chynna Phillips.
Bye Bye Birdie is originally in English.