Bye Bye Birdie

Seinfeld's Jason Alexander stars in this made-for-television remake of the 1963 classic musical. Alexander stars as Albert J. Peterson, a man hoping to make his fortune and get the girl by promoting the big send-off for a newly drafted pop star named Conrad Birdie (Marc Kudish). A song-and-dance ...more

Television adaptations of Broadway musicals received a brief revival of sorts in the 1990s, led by the Bette Midler version of +Gypsy. Although their quality varied, most were notable for being very faithful adaptations. The 1995 Bye Bye Birdie is no exception. Three new (and not very good) songs were added, and a few lyrics were changed here and there, but for the most part this version preserves the stage script and score intact. And that's one of the problems. On-stage, the musical zooms by; ...more