BYE BYE BIRDIE footage- Page 2

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 8/27/09 at 8:31pm

Hey, I used to like Oklahoma and grew out of it.

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 8/27/09 at 8:35pm

And into High Fidelity? My point exactly.

[HollyGolightly2]

Posted: 8/27/09 at 8:48pm

Why would you want to 'grow out' of a show anyway? Does this mean that once people hit 18, they should stop watching Disney movies and grow out of them, too?

Just because a show isn't considered 'adult' and/or 'deep' doesn't mean it's only suited for children who 'don't know any better'.

I understand losing interest after a while, but growing out of a show because you think it's not good enough for you seems a little sad. Why can't we love Next to Normal AND Bye Bye Birdie?
Updated On: 8/27/09 at 08:48 PM

[RachelO]

Posted: 8/27/09 at 10:01pm

I laughed at the "Jonas Brothers going to Ohio" line, seeing as that's exactly where they are at the moment.

Looking forward to the show, and hoping that I get a chance to get into the city to see it. :)

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 8/27/09 at 10:19pm

I cannot get enough of The Telephone Hour! Should we expect a cast recording? Apple Tree w/ Cheno was like this show (limited run) and didn't have one. I think the only thing that has changed about John Stamos is his voice. He looks pretty much how he did on the last season of Full House, IMO.

[gypsy4]

Posted: 8/27/09 at 10:19pm

I'm not that fond of the Telephone Hour choreography, why Birdie is one of my favorites you can either have a fantastic production or a crappy one.

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 8/27/09 at 10:26pm

"Growing out of it" might not be the best way to put it. But you can't help when things you used to like start to pale and seem silly. "Oklahoma" wasn't ever a favorite of mine, but it's much more difficult for me to enjoy it now than it was when I was a young child. I respect the achievement that it was, but to modern eyes it looks like every cliche and embarrassing stereotype about musicals that non-theatre people think of and ignorantly apply to any show they hear of. I understand its historical significance but sure, I now enjoy High Fidelity more. Because I think it has better characters and a score that more clearly and purposefully tells a story. People's taste change, I don't see why that would be hard to believe.

I have never seen Bye Bye Birdie in its entirety in any form, but I think I should enjoy it...
Updated On: 8/27/09 at 10:26 PM

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 8/27/09 at 10:49pm

Im just glad Gina didn't say "gangbangey" in her interview.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 8/27/09 at 10:51pm

I think the biggest disappointment is this show will be Gina Gershon.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 8/27/09 at 11:48pm

Going to reserve judgement until I actually see the show...

[ljay889]

Posted: 8/28/09 at 12:38am

Interesting new lyrics for the title song! I'm glad it's been added.


Can't wait!

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 8/28/09 at 1:02am

Interesting new lyrics for the title song! I'm glad it's been added.

Those aren't new lyrics. In the 1963 (for which that title song was written for), Ann-Margret sings 2 versions of the song: one version that opens the film and another version which closes the film (for its ending). The lyrics they are singing are from the ending version of the song... which works perfectly if the revival uses it as the curtain call song.

Here's Ann-Margret (in BYE BYE BIRDIE) singing/performing the end credits portion of the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wKoVAQkGLc

[ljay889]

Posted: 8/28/09 at 1:04am

^ You're right! I didn't realize they are the lyrics of Margret's closing. Makes sense now.

[ljay889]

Posted: 8/28/09 at 1:44am

Another video here


http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/good_day_ny/090827_john_stamos_bye_bye_birdie

[J'aime GG]

Posted: 8/28/09 at 6:32am

I still can't get over how much Matt Doyle looks like Juno.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 8/28/09 at 7:22am

Ha, he does sort of.



And I don't think "growing out" of liking a show is anything you really pick and choose to do. It's just something that happens. I mean my screename is based on RENT, and while I still like parts of it, it's not really my favorite show anymore. I'm not saying Birdie is a bad show at all, it has some decent tunes, but it's just not all that spectacular to me. To each his own.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 8/28/09 at 7:22am

Ha, he does sort of.



And I don't think "growing out" of liking a show is anything you really pick and choose to do. It's just something that happens. I mean my screename is based on RENT, and while I still like parts of it, it's not really my favorite show anymore. I'm not saying Birdie is a bad show at all, it has some decent tunes, but it's just not all that spectacular to me. To each his own.

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 8/28/09 at 7:55am

Wow there BroadwayWorld again getting ready to write the very talented Gina Gershin off before she even sings a note of the show.

You guys do this so many times (Jessica Biel recently) and often then have to swallow your words. Jessica turned out to be one of the bright spots in Guys and Dolls and her singing voice was great, before that however people were saying she was gonna be horrid

Gershon is very talented and i for one think you should watch her in the show 1st before knocking her down

[Smaxie]

Posted: 8/28/09 at 8:02am

I'd call "Put On a Happy Face, "One Boy," "A Lot of Livin' to Do," "Baby, Talk to Me," and "Rosie" a lot more than "decent tunes". They are excellent songs. Birdie also has one of the finest set of orchestrations of any Golden Era musical. Robert Ginzler's work on that show is sublime.

[Dolly_Levi]

Posted: 8/28/09 at 10:13am

the material for Bye Bye Birdie is first rate.
I have very high hopes for this production.
It could be a big, fat hit.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 8/28/09 at 10:34am

Eh, that's your opinion Smaxie. They don't really do it for me, but then again, my only exposure to the show has been through crappy college/high school/regional productions, so we'll see how I like it with people who can actually sing & act.

[madbrian]

Posted: 8/28/09 at 10:44am

"Dee Hoty...Wish I had seen her as Donna in MAMMA MIA."

No, you don't. I am a fan of hers, but she was all wrong for that show.

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 8/28/09 at 10:45am

BIRDIE is one of my all-time favorites and I have never doubted this production for a second. I can't wait to see this on September 10th. That choreography for "The Telephone Hour" is perfect. And they all sound like they're supposed to, not all pretty and perfectly sung like in every other production of it.

[zepka102]

Posted: 8/28/09 at 10:50am

I saw a REALLY bad version of it this summer and it was actually my first exposure to the show. I was hoping it wouldn't taint my wanting to see this revival, but I'm actually pretty anxious for it. It looks good, from what we saw here.

[Smaxie]

Posted: 8/28/09 at 11:15am

I have to imagine this is a case where the songs in Bye Bye Birdie have become so ubiquitous that people take their quality for granted.