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Bye Bye Birdie (1995) TV Movie

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A TV-movie adaptation was produced for ABC in 1995 by RHI Entertainment. It starred Jason Alexander in the role of Albert and Vanessa Williams as Rosie. Tyne Daly played Mae Peterson. Marc Kudisch, who played Conrad Birdie on tour opposite Tommy Tune, reprised the role. Chynna Phillips played Kim MacAfee, Sally Mayes played Mrs. MacAfee and George Wendt played Harry MacAfee.



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 title song "Bye Bye Birdie", written for the 1963 film and sung by Ann-Margret, is re-arranged and rewritten as a quintet for Ursula and the Sweet Apple Birdie fan club girls at the soda shop. The verse of "One Boy" that Rosie sings was replaced with "Let's Settle Down".



The "How to Kill a Man" ballet was cut. "What Did I Ever See in Him?" is given a reprise sung by Albert, called "What Did I Ever See in Her?". The song "Baby, Talk to Me" returns to the show. "Spanish Rose" is moved to earlier in the story. "A Mother Doesn't Matter Anymore",



sung by Mae Peterson, has always been part of the stage productions but was cut from the 1963 film. Albert tells Rosie how he has finally broken free of his overbearing mother In "A Giant Step". This song was written for the 1990 US tour.

 

Minute-ish Musicals — Bye Bye Birdie

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…Gentlemen, the democracy is over! Parliament has been dissolved; the Magna Carta is revoked, and Birdie is back in town! Bye Bye Birdie Music by Charles Strouse Lyrics by Lee Adams Book by Michael Stewart

 

Shawn Cullen

Ah, 'Bye, Bye Birdie"! One of my all-time favorites. This movie set box office records at NYC's Radio City Music Hall when it opened there (yes, they used to show movies there!). It's a very clever film adaptation of a popular Broadway show, made at a time when movie musicals were no longer a guaranteed hit at the box office (tastes were changing). This film is very colorful and clever and the choreography and orchestrations are remarkable. Very much of its time, as one film critic wrote "If you took a 1962 issue of Mad Magazine and made it into a film, this would be it." It hits all the pop culture notes of the time: Cold War anxiety, Rock and Roll, the generation gap, the pervasive power of TV. And it's fun.