Bye Bye Birdie (1995 film)
Bye Bye Birdie is a 1995 television film produced by RHI Entertainment based on the 1960 stage musical by Charles Strouse, Lee Adams, and Michael Stewart. The musical had previously been made into a film in 1963.
The TV movie, which was broadcast by ABC, won an Emmy Award in 1996 for Outstanding Music and Lyrics, and was nominated for Outstanding Music Direction and Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special.[1]
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
- Brigitta Dau - Ursula Merkle
- Angela Brydon - Sad Face Girl
- Shelley S. Hunt - Alice
- Marlowe Gardiner-Heslin - Suzie (as Marlowe Windsor-Menard)
- Brenna Quan - Penelope-Ann
- Angela Quinn - Debra Sue
- Debbie Timuss - Nancy
- Julie Tomaino - Margie
- Chiara Zanni - Helen
- Kristian Ayre - Harvey Johnson
- Duane Keogh - Freddie
- Chancz Perry - Karl
- Jay Brazeau - Mayor
- Nicole Robert - Mayor's Wife (Edna)
- Garry Chalk - Maude
- Ian Capper McIntyre - Mr. Johnson (as Capper McIntyrre)
- Sheelah Megill - Mrs. Merkle
- Suzanne Ristic - Mary
Songs
- Main Title (Bye Bye Birdie) - The Teens
- An English Teacher - Vanessa Williams
- The Telephone Hour - The Teens
- How Lovely To Be A Woman - Chynna Phillips
- Put On a Happy Face - Jason Alexander
- A Healthy, Normal American Boy - Vanessa Williams
- One Boy - Chynna Phillips
- Let's Settle Down - Vanessa Williams
- Honestly Sincere - Marc Kudisch
- Hymn for a Sunday Evening (Ed Sullivan) - Sally Mayes
- One Last Kiss - Marc Kudisch
- What Did I Ever See In Him - Vanessa Williams
- A Lot of Livin' to Do - Marc Kudisch
- Kids - Sally Mayes
- Spanish Rose - Vanessa Williams
- Talk To Me - Jason Alexander
- A Mother Doesn't Matter Anymore - Tyne Daly
- A Giant Step - Jason Alexander
- Rosie - Vanessa Williams
- End Credits (Bye Bye Birdie) - Chynna Phillips
Further reading
- "TV Weekend: 50's Revisited in New 'Bye Bye Birdie" by John J. O'Connor, The New York Times (Dec 1, 1995)
- "Bye Bye Birdie review" by Jeremy Gerard, Variety (Dec 3, 1995)
- "'Bye Bye Birdie' Spreads Its Wings on ABC" by Susan King, The Los Angeles Times (Dec 3, 1995)
- "1995 Bye Bye Birdie, With Jason Alexander and Vanessa Williams, on BroadwayHD", Theatermania (Feb 7, 2019)
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References
- "Bye Bye Birdie". Television Academy (Emmys.com). Retrieved 20 April 2020.
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