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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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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1995-12-03
- video_camera_front Companies RHI, ABC
- timer Runtime: 131 Mins
- star Rating: 6.1 / 10
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- info IMDB ID tt0112605
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Bye Bye Birdie
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smart_display Cast
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
groups Crew
Eric Albertson
Editor
Lynne Carrow
Casting
Patrick Ramsay
Sound
Irwin Fisch
Music Director
Charles C. Bennett
Production Design
Ann Reinking
Choreographer
Robert Halmi Sr.
Executive Producer
Cynthia T. Lewis
Set Decoration
Todd Kasow
Music Editor
Glen MacPherson
Director of Photography
Charles Strouse
Music
Larry Hochman
Orchestrator
Mark Hummel
Music Arranger
Tim Bell
Producer
J. Boyce Harman Jr.
Producer
Mary E. McLeod
Costume Design
Charles Strouse
Songs
Michael Stewart
Writer
Gene Saks
Director
Lee Adams
Lyricist
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