Bye Bye Birdie (1995)
2h 11m
Running Time
December 3, 1995Release Date
Bye Bye Birdie (1995)
2h 11m
Running Time
December 3, 1995Release Date
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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
Charles Strouse
Songs / Music
Gene Saks
Director
Mary E. McLeod
Costume Design
Michael Stewart
Writer
Todd Kasow
Music Editor
Tim Bell
Producer
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Bye Bye Birdie is a 1995 musical comedy television film directed by Gene Saks with a screenplay by Michael Stewart based on his book of the 1960 stage musical of the same name. It features music and lyrics by Charles Strouse and Lee Adams respectively. It stars Jason Alexander and Vanessa Williams and features Chynna Phillips, Tyne Daly, Marc Kudisch, George Wendt, and Sally Mayes. It was produced by RHI Entertainment and released by ABC on December 3, 1995. It is the second film adaptation of the musical, the first being in 1963.