BYE BYE BIRDIE & MERRILY May Be Part Of Roundabout's '09-'10 Season

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 1/22/09 at 10:07am

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[Parks]

Posted: 1/22/09 at 10:19am

Bye Bye Birdie would be fun, I think!

[uncageg]

Posted: 1/22/09 at 10:32am

Didn't they announce Merrily a while ago?

[ashley0139]

Posted: 1/22/09 at 10:55am

Bye Bye Birdie I could take or leave. Merrily I would be ecstatic.

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/22/09 at 11:13am

This is really exciting. I love both shows. And cannot wait for MERRILY. I hope Roundabout doesn't screw these up. Though I think they could screw up BIRDIE more than MERRILY.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 1/22/09 at 11:16am

They are "contenders".

What kind of announcement is that?

[barcelona20]

Posted: 1/22/09 at 11:22am

Non-profit institutions should not be doing shows like Bye Bye Birdie.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 1/22/09 at 11:26am

Should be interesting...hopefully they'll pull themselves out of this slump they've been in for the past year or so.

[mywonderwa11]

Posted: 1/22/09 at 11:46am

I like BIRDIE and MERRILY...well, that should go without saying. We'll see...

[Pianolin717]

Posted: 1/22/09 at 11:55am

hope they do Birdie!!!!

[changinandhow]

Posted: 1/22/09 at 12:23pm

Seeing what they did with Pajama Game a couple of years ago, I would LOVE to see them do Birdie. It'd be adorable.

[Brick]

Posted: 1/22/09 at 12:27pm

I agree a non-profit should not be doing BYE BYE BIRDIE. No project is a sure-fire bet, and it hasn't received a revival, but it is a well-known property that could find a commercial audience.

But I couldn't be more thrilled to have a MERRILY - and directed by Lapine!

[Ed_Mottershead]

Posted: 1/22/09 at 12:34pm

"This is really exciting. I love both shows. And cannot wait for MERRILY. I hope Roundabout doesn't screw these up. Though I think they could screw up BIRDIE more than MERRILY."

Oh, I think the Roundabout is fully capable and adept at messing up any musical. Or just about anything, period.

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 1/22/09 at 12:43pm

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG is happening in the spring of next year, directed by James Lapine.

If a revival of BYE BYE BIRDIE makes it onto Roundabout's schedule next season over a revival of SIDE SHOW (which had previously been discussed as the prime candidate to open the Henry Miller's Theater,) it will be a crying shame.

[blaxx]

Posted: 1/22/09 at 1:06pm

Though I think they could screw up BIRDIE more than MERRILY.

I sadly think the opposite.

[changinandhow]

Posted: 1/22/09 at 1:10pm

If a revival of BYE BYE BIRDIE makes it onto Roundabout's schedule next season over a revival of SIDE SHOW (which had previously been discussed as the prime candidate to open the Henry Miller's Theater,) it will be a crying shame.

Side Show is one of my favorites, but I would much rather see Roundabout do Birdie than this "revised" Side Show monstrosity they have cooking.

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/22/09 at 1:12pm

I sadly think the opposite.

- I trust Lapine. And with Sondheim still involved, I do not see how it could be messed up.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 1/22/09 at 1:16pm

I think ANYONE is capable of messing up ANYTHING. The original Merrily had both Sondheim AND Harold Prince involved and look how well that turned out.

[blaxx]

Posted: 1/22/09 at 1:22pm

Those are my thoughts too. What happened to the Doyle version? Or the Donmar? I thought we would see those.

[Actor 7]

Posted: 1/22/09 at 3:10pm

Both Merrily and Bye Bye Birdie should be done by Roundabout. When Bye Bye Birdie is done with original orchestrations as it was done at City Center Encores a few years ago, it holds up quite well and sounds amazingly good on just about every level. It can be revived quite well and it has never had a Broadway revival. Merrily also deserves a chance at Roundabout. They will do a very good job with both of these shows and I hope they actually do them.

[TheCharleston]

Posted: 1/22/09 at 3:12pm

The Doyle version was a critical hit, I thought, over in England?

Why aren't we seeing that version?? I've heard nothing but WONDERFUL things about it!

[PalJoey]

Posted: 1/22/09 at 3:35pm

Do the actors play instruments?

[fashionguru_23]

Posted: 1/22/09 at 3:57pm

"I think ANYONE is capable of messing up ANYTHING. The original Merrily had both Sondheim AND Harold Prince involved and look how well that turned out."

I laughed at how ironic this statement was. It very true!

I think that Birdie could do well for Roundabout. It is a "family" show, and a classic show. Not to put down the Disney shows or anything, but it could give the next generation of theatre lovers its first kick with a great show.
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[dg22894]

Posted: 1/22/09 at 4:07pm

I hope they do Birdie.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 1/22/09 at 4:19pm

Does this mean no SIDESHOW?