You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. As the years go on, the youth get younger: early 20s in the 30s and 40s, college in the 50s, high school in the 60s. Peterson is neurotic, weak and easily manipulated by his mother. Have you heard about hugo and kim? The new material for the ending opens up the movie for some big-scale slapstick but also dilutes the proceedings with weak Cold War humor. Title: The story of the marriage of England's King Arthur to Guinevere. (1963). Bye Bye Birdie is a stage musical with a book by Michael Stewart, lyrics by Lee Adams and music by Charles Strouse. Thus, there is no necessity for Albert to bail Conrad out of jail and arrange for him to sneak out of town dressed as a middle-aged woman, presumably so he can report for Army induction as scheduled. "A Mother Doesn't Matter Anymore", sung by Mae Peterson was written for this version using some of the monologue it replaces. The story was inspired by the phenomenon of popular singer Elvis Presley and his draft notice into the Army in 1957. Kim reconsiders when, after a lengthy phone conversation with Ursula, she receives the phone call telling her that she has been chosen to be Birdie's last kiss before going into the armed forces. Michael Stewart has penned a sassy and fresh book, while Lee Adams and Charles Strouse have matched it with tongue-in-cheek lyrics and music. Randolph joins in, stating that his older sister and the other teens are "so ridiculous and so immature". Films. Kim and Hugo, the high school steadies, live in Sweet Apple, Ohio where most of the action takes place. was given a reprise sung by Albert, called "What Did I Ever See in Her?". The Crossword Solver found 20 answers to the "Bye Bye Birdie" song crossword clue. Rock-and-roll idol Elvis Presley was drafted into the Army in September 1957 and soon left the US for eighteen months in Germany, provoking a media circus that included Elvis giving a specially selected member of the Women's Army Corps 'one last kiss'. Bye Bye Birdie is a 1960 Broadway musical.. Bye Bye Birdie may also refer to: . – Orchestra/Teen Trio, "A Normal, American Boy" – Albert, Rosie, Reporters, Ensemble, "Wounded" – Ursula, Deborah Sue, and Margie, "Hymn for a Sunday Evening" – The MacAfee Family & Company, "How to Kill a Man" (Ballet) – Rosie, Albert, Company, "A Normal, American Boy" (Reprise, Act One Finale) – Albert and The Company, "What Did I Ever See in Him?" Title character - Wikipedia The show's musical theme was a fast-paced instrumental rendition of " Put On a Happy Face " from the 1960 Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie . Become a Redditor. In New York, the Broadway production opened on April 14, 1960, at the Martin Beck Theatre, transferring to the 54th Street Theatre and then the Shubert Theatre, closing on October 7, 1961 after 607 performances. In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too. The title character, "Conrad Birdie", is the Elvis-type character in the story. Bye Bye Birdie Miscellaneous Telephone Hour Hi Nacy! Kim MacAfee: A precocious teenage girl from Sweet Apple, outgoing president of the Conrad Birdie Fan Club who is on the cusp of giving up her fandom when she is chosen to receive her kiss from Conrad Birdie. [19] Robert Longbottom was the director-choreographer, with Stamos and Gershon starring as Albert and Rosie, Bill Irwin as Harry MacAfee, Jayne Houdyshell as Mrs. Mae Peterson, Nolan Gerard Funk as Conrad, Allie Trimm as Kim MacAfee and Matt Doyle as Hugo Peabody. "Kids" was performed in the MacAfee kitchen by Mr. MacAfee, Mama Mae Peterson, Albert, and Randolph. It closed after 31 previews and four performances. The title song "Bye Bye, Birdie", written for the 1963 film and sung by Ann-Margret, was re-arranged and rewritten as a quintet for Ursula and the Sweet Apple Birdie fan club girls at the soda shop. Hugo and Albert rescue Rosie from the crazed Shriners, and Albert finally stands up to his mother, telling her to go home. (Leads Albert to piano and seats him.) Welcome to Reddit, the front page of the internet. The positioning and context of several songs were changed as well. Laura Osnes played Kim and Leslie Kritzer played Rosie. The film ranked number 38 on Entertainment Weekly's list of the 50 Best High School Movies.[24]. Discover releases, reviews, track listings, recommendations, and more about Bye Bye Birdie Original Broadway Cast With Chita Rivera, Dick Van Dyke, Paul Lynde, Dick Gautier, Michael J. Pollard, Susan Watson And Kay Medford - Bye Bye Birdie at Discogs. Bye Bye Birdie is a 1963 American musical comedy film based on the 1960 stage production of the same name. Add the first question. The only casting error is Janet Leigh - but they needed a name, since everyone else in the cast was unknown at the time. Hugo Peabody: Kim's seemingly strait-laced new boyfriend. From A to Z Apr 20, 1960 May 07, 1960 . Comedy. "An English Teacher", "Normal American Boy", "One Hundred Ways", "What Did I Ever See in Him? Van Dyke stated that Birdie was "a romp'" on Broadway, but they "Hollywood-ized" the movie. He contributed to Birdie's initial success, and therefore Birdie "owes" him a favor. [1] Twitty is best remembered today for his long career as a country music star, but in the late 1950s, he was one of Presley's rock 'n' roll rivals. Her best friend Ursula is shocked. Despite plans to re-film the broadcast, Rosie and Kim resolve to leave Albert and Hugo, lamenting their stupidity for having fallen in love ("What Did I Ever See in Him?"). Songs no one had ever heard before – “Put On a Happy Face,” “A Lot of Livin’ To Do,” “Kids” – became instant standards. RIFF-it good. Doris McAfee Michael Evans. Listen while you read! IBDB (Internet Broadway Database) archive is the official database for Broadway theatre information. 13. Hi Helen! BYE, BYE BIRDIE is a stage musical with lyrics by Lee Adams and music by Charles Strouse. "[37] In the New York Daily Mirror, Robert Coleman wrote that "Edward Padula put over a sleeper in the Broadway sweepstakes, and it's going to pay off in big figures ... Rivera explodes like a bomb over West 45th Street. Conrad Birdie is the biggest rock & roll star of the 60's ever to be drafted. A frustrated fan of the hopeless Washington Senators makes a pact with the Devil to help the baseball team win the league pennant. Rosie dumps Albert who, trying to cover for the mishaps of the evening, then leads a chorus of "Normal American Boy". He noted that "one of the best things about it is that practically nobody is connected to it. (Fred Astaire and Morton DaCosta had already declined.) Certificate: Passed Kim and Hugo, the high school steadies, live in Sweet Apple, Ohio where most of the action takes place. Bye Bye Birdie Bye Bye Birdie Szenenbild -- May 05, 1963 - Talented Ann-Margaret, who sets, sings, and dances in ''Bye Bye Birdie'', is shown abroad TWA star-stream which brought her from Los Angeles, to prepare for her appearance on the Ed Sullivan show on the CBS -TV network next Sunday evening. Soon, he strikes up a romance with a beautiful young woman. login. The original 1960–1961 Broadway production was a Tony Award–winning success. Bye Bye Birdie is neither fish, fowl, nor good musical comedy. Marc Kudisch, who played Conrad Birdie on tour opposite Tommy Tune, reprised the role. "[26] Susan Watson, who created the role of Kim on Broadway, later said, "Anyone who likes the film didn't see the show. Chynna Phillips played Kim MacAfee, Sally Mayes played Mrs. MacAfee and George Wendt played Harry MacAfee. As teenage idol Conrad Birdie is conscripted into the Army, a legion of fans fight for publicity one last time. Rosie interrupts a Shriners meeting in Maude's private dining room. Conrad is not arrested, but Hugo knocks him out with a single punch "live" on The Ed Sullivan Show and wins Kim's heart. West Side Story Apr 27, 1960 Dec 10, 1960 . Hugo tells the MacAfees and the other parents that the teenagers have gone to the Ice House, and they all declare that they don't know what's wrong with their kids ("Kids Reprise"). The first adaptation to include the title song as part of the story (a group of teenage girls sing it near the beginning as a farewell to Conrad Birdie). In that version, Ann-Margret sang the song as a prelude and reprised it as the film ended. Rose Alvarez: Albert's secretary and long-suffering significant other, loathed by Albert's mother. Mae Peterson: Albert's racist, manipulative and melodramatic widowed mother, who is remarkably effective at the art of the guilt trip. Albert gets Mae to leave Sweet Apple on the same train, getting Conrad and his mother out of his life for good. Hugo Peabody Jesse Pearson. Producer Edward Padula had the idea for a musical initially titled Let's Go Steady, a "happy teenage musical with a difference". Meanwhile, Conrad, Albert and Rosie prepare to go to Sweet Apple. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? So if you haven't seen it, get it - I just watched in in NYC's Bryant Park with thousands of jaded New Yorkers, and it won over that audience completely. "Put On a Happy Face" was performed by Albert and Rosie in the MacAfees' back yard; "A Lot of Livin' to Do" was performed by Conrad, Kim, and Hugo at a teen dance; and "Rosie" was sung at the end of show by Albert, Rosie, Hugo, and Kim. Joseph Le Conte Middle School, Hollywood, California, USA. What we have is a funny, smart, classic film musical that gets virtually everything right. Hugo goes to Maude's Roadside Retreat, hoping to get drunk, but grumpy proprietor Charles F. Maude sees that he's underage and refuses to serve him. If it wasn't dated, it wouldn't work! However, Champion did not like the book, and the writers were fired, with Michael Stewart then hired. "[25] Paul Lynde, who played Mr. MacAfee on stage and in the film, later quipped "They should have retitled it 'Hello, Ann-Margret!' A widow accepts a job as a live-in governess to the King of Siam's children. Kim sneaks out of her house and joins her friends. The music is all easy to listen to and one can hear and understand all of the words. Conrad Birdie Paul Lynde. Finian's Rainbow May 23, 1960 Jun 01, 1960 . Soon, tabloid reporters arrive with questions about the seedy details of Conrad's personal life, but Rosie, Albert and the girls answer for him, hoping to protect his reputation and bankability ("Normal American Boy").[4]. Gloria, a tap dancer, secretly hopes that a connection with Albert could be her way into show business. Check out some of our favorite child stars from movies and television. Albert tells Rosie they're not going back to New York; they're going to Pumpkin Falls, Iowa, a small town in need of a (married) English teacher. Originally titled Let's Go Steady, Bye Bye Birdie is set in 1958. (Reprise) – Rosie, "A Lot of Livin' to Do" – Conrad, Kim and Teenagers, "Baby, Talk to Me" – Albert and Bar Patrons, "Shriner's Ballet" (dance) – Rosie & Shriners, "A Mother Doesn't Matter Anymore. Did they really get pinned? Charles Maude: Owner of Maude's Roadside Retreat, second tenor in male quartet, and member of the adult ensemble. It starred Dick Van Dyke reprising his stage role as a slightly rewritten Albert Peterson, Maureen Stapleton as Mama Mae Peterson, Janet Leigh as Rosie, Paul Lynde reprising his stage role as Mr. MacAfee, Bobby Rydell as Hugo Peabody, and Ann-Margret as Kim MacAfee. Albert Peterson: The central character of the story, a poet and former aspiring English teacher who was lured into the music business after penning a hit for Conrad Birdie. The changes dull some of the Broadway original's satire, reducing Conrad Birdie to a running gag. TROPHY CASE. Conrad receives a hero's welcome in Sweet Apple, and Hugo worries that Kim likes Conrad more than she likes him, but Kim assures Hugo that he is the only one she loves ("One Boy"). The plot of illegitimate Mordred to gain the throne and Guinevere's growing attachment to Sir Lancelot, threaten to topple Arthur and destroy his "round table" of knights. redditor for 5 months. The original Broadway production of Bye Bye Birdie opened at the Martin Beck Theatre April 14, 1960.The production, directed and choreographed … Kim reflects on how happy she is with her maturity, believing at 15 she has fully reached adulthood ("How Lovely to Be a Woman"). Conrad Birdie: A rock and roll superstar with an implied checkered past and an unpredictable personality who is drafted into the Armed Forces. [citation needed] After brainstorming, Stewart and Adams "came up with the idea of a rock-and-roll singer going off to the Army and its effect on a group of teenagers in a small town in Ohio. ", "Baby, Talk to Me", and "Spanish Rose" were omitted from the film. Who ever heard of Edward Padula ... Charles Strouse and Lee Adams ... Gower Champion? The Mayor's Wife (Edna): The repressed wife of the mayor; she comedically faints multiple times during Conrad Birdie's performance of "Honestly Sincere". Tyne Daly played Mae Peterson. Rosie is furious, and fantasizes about violent ways to murder Albert ("One Hundred Ways Ballet"), but instead comes up with a better idea: she convinces Hugo to sabotage the last kiss. [16], The Roundabout Theatre Company's limited-run Broadway revival began previews at Henry Miller's Theatre on September 10, 2009, opened to unanimously negative reviews on October 15,[17] and was scheduled to close January 10, 2010 before it was extended until April 25. Bye Bye Birdie is one of the great film musical soundtracks of all time. At the very beginning of the film, Kim MacAfee (played by Ann-Margret in the role that made her a star) has just discovered that teen idol Conrad Birdie has been drafted. Albert is not Birdie's agent but a talented research chemist who is struggling as a songwriter only to please his mother, who is overbearing and insensitive, but not racist as in the musical. The "How to Kill a Man" ballet was cut. "- Mrs. Mae Peterson, "Kids" (Reprise) – Randolph, Mr. MacAfee, Mrs. MacAfee, and Company, The Original Broadway Cast recording was released by, The Original London Cast recording was released by, The film soundtrack featured Dick Van Dyke, Janet Leigh, Ann-Margret, Bobby Rydell, Paul Lynde and Jessee Pearson, released by, The television soundtrack was released by RCA Records (1995) featuring, This page was last edited on 16 April 2021, at 19:34. [9] After a two-and-a-half-week pre-run tryout at the Manchester Opera House,[10] the show opened in London's West End at Her Majesty's Theatre in June 1961, with Peter Marshall as Albert, Rivera reprising her role as Rosie, Angela Baddeley as Mae and Marty Wilde as Conrad Birdie. "The 'something more' had been right there in the newspaper. The film version includes an additional character, a suave English teacher who flirts with Rosie. "[37], New York Herald Tribune critic Walter Kerr praised Gower Champion's direction but criticized the libretto and score, stating that "Mr. Champion has been very much responsible for the gayety (sic), the winsomeness, and the exuberant zing of the occasion ... he has not always been given the very best to work with ... every once in a while, Michael Stewart's book starts to break down and cry ... Lee Adams's lyrics lean rather heavily on the new "talk-out-the-plot" technique, and Charles Strouse's tunes, though jaunty, are whisper-thin. The vitriol below from fans of the Broadway original is absurd. Martha Graham and her Dance Company May 04, 1960 May 07, 1960 . Rosie DeLeon Dick Van Dyke. Albert's mother will do anything to break him up with Rosie. 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