
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.

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

Radio Day
Radio Day

Cinderella
Cinderella
Bolletjes Blues
Bolletjes Blues

Drowning Mona
Drowning Mona

Bye Bye Birdie
Bye Bye Birdie

The Concert
The Concert

Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Get Your Gun

In the Good Old Summertime
In the Good Old Summertime

The Gospel
The Gospel

Happy New Year
Happy New Year
Untitled Oregon Trail Film
Untitled Oregon Trail Film

Idiyan Chandhu
Idiyan Chandhu