Bye Bye Birdie (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.
Director: Gene Saks
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Jason Alexander as Albert J. Peterson |
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Vanessa Williams as Rose Alvarez |
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Chynna Phillips as Kim MacAfee |
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Tyne Daly as Mae Peterson |
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Marc Kudisch as Conrad Birdie |
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George Wendt as Harry MacAfee |
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Sally Mayes as Doris MacAfee |
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Jason Gaffney as Hugo F. Peabody |
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Blair Slater as Randolph MacAfee |
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Vicki Lewis as Gloria Rasputin |
| Editing | Eric Albertson | Editor |
| Production | Lynne Carrow | Casting |
| Sound | Patrick Ramsay | Sound |
| Sound | Irwin Fisch | Music Director |
| Art | Charles C. Bennett | Production Design |
| Crew | Ann Reinking | Choreographer |
| Production | Robert Halmi Sr. | Executive Producer |
| Art | Cynthia T. Lewis | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Todd Kasow | Music Editor |
| Camera | Glen MacPherson | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Charles Strouse | Music |
| Sound | Larry Hochman | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Mark Hummel | Music Arranger |
| Production | Tim Bell | Producer |
| Production | J. Boyce Harman Jr. | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary E. McLeod | Costume Design |
| Sound | Charles Strouse | Songs |
| Writing | Michael Stewart | Writer |
| Directing | Gene Saks | Director |
| Writing | Lee Adams | Lyricist |
