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Bye Bye Birdie is definite in 2009-10 Roundabout plans
#25re: Bye Bye Birdie is definite in 2009-10 Roundabout plans
Posted: 1/25/09 at 6:27pmI think Allie would make a GREAT Kim too! plus, this isn't til next season, so she would be atleast 14 or 15, and she does look a little older, plus, Kim is only supposed to be 15... and again, Debra Monk would be an awesome Mae!
dg22894
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/22/08
#26re: Bye Bye Birdie is definite in 2009-10 Roundabout plans
Posted: 1/25/09 at 6:40pmAllie would be a great Kim. The guy who played Brett in 13 would be a good Hugo.
#27re: Bye Bye Birdie is definite in 2009-10 Roundabout plans
Posted: 1/25/09 at 6:51pmI really feel like the actors to play the teenage characters should be a bit older. I know Kim and Hugo are supposed to be in high school, but at least cast 17-18 year olds.
In my pants, she has burst like the music of angels, the light of the sun! --Marius Pantsmercy
#28re: Bye Bye Birdie is definite in 2009-10 Roundabout plans
Posted: 1/25/09 at 6:53pmI also can't imagine anyone from Spring Awakening sounding vocally appropriate for the period.
Amneris
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#29re: Bye Bye Birdie is definite in 2009-10 Roundabout plans
Posted: 1/25/09 at 7:00pmyeah but when you deal with Broadway, they usually have like 35-40 year olds playing teens and that is absolutely stupid. Just give kids who can do it a chance who are the real age!
#30re: Bye Bye Birdie is definite in 2009-10 Roundabout plans
Posted: 1/25/09 at 7:06pmI understand your point, but there are teenagers who sing in a more traditional musical theatre style. Don't feel you need to limit casting options to teenagers who have already been on Broadway-- for Bye-Bye Birdie, Spring Awakening-style vocals would NOT work, but that doesn't automatically mean that there are NO other teenagers who can play the roles.
In my pants, she has burst like the music of angels, the light of the sun! --Marius Pantsmercy
Amneris
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#31re: Bye Bye Birdie is definite in 2009-10 Roundabout plans
Posted: 1/25/09 at 7:08pmI am sure there are a bunch of kids out there who could do it that we do not even know about yet!
#32re: Bye Bye Birdie is definite in 2009-10 Roundabout plans
Posted: 1/25/09 at 7:25pm
Then I guess we're in agreement there! 
In my pants, she has burst like the music of angels, the light of the sun! --Marius Pantsmercy
goldenstate5
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#33re: Bye Bye Birdie is definite in 2009-10 Roundabout plans
Posted: 1/25/09 at 7:31pm
Nathan Lane would be a terrific Harry as well. Now the eternal question is: which Jonas brother will play Conrad?
...just kidding. 
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#34re: Bye Bye Birdie is definite in 2009-10 Roundabout plans
Posted: 1/25/09 at 7:32pmI sure do hope they can rope Cheyenne Jackson as Birdie!
#35re: Bye Bye Birdie is definite in 2009-10 Roundabout plans
Posted: 1/25/09 at 7:34pmHa, that WOULD be fun, Pianolin. Though he's already done his 'Elvis' bit on Broadway.
In my pants, she has burst like the music of angels, the light of the sun! --Marius Pantsmercy
mc1227
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/07
#36re: Bye Bye Birdie is definite in 2009-10 Roundabout plans
Posted: 1/25/09 at 8:10pm
I'm so excited about this production. Hopefully, they will get it right.
My ideal would be a Torch Song Reunion of Matthew Broderick as Albert and Harvey Fierstein as Harry McAfee.
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dg22894
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/22/08
#37re: Bye Bye Birdie is definite in 2009-10 Roundabout plans
Posted: 1/25/09 at 8:21pm
I would love to see Charlotte D'Ambrose (sp) as Rosie. Cheyanne as Conrad, Tayne Daly(Sp) reprising her role as Mae, Harvey Firestien or Nathan Lane as Harry Macafee.
Updated On: 1/25/09 at 08:21 PM
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#38re: Bye Bye Birdie is definite in 2009-10 Roundabout plans
Posted: 1/25/09 at 8:24pmya dat (sp) wud (sp) b(sp) awzom (sp) !
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#39re: Bye Bye Birdie is definite in 2009-10 Roundabout plans
Posted: 1/25/09 at 8:27pm
^^ LOL
yeah, Charlotte D'Amboisse would BUTCHER Rosie just like her awful Cassie :/
#40re: Bye Bye Birdie is definite in 2009-10 Roundabout plans
Posted: 1/25/09 at 8:27pm
I really do want to see Tyne Daly back as Mae-- I thought she was wonderful in the film. (Assuming you did mean Tyne Daly and not Taye Diggs! )
In my pants, she has burst like the music of angels, the light of the sun! --Marius Pantsmercy
dg22894
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/22/08
#41re: Bye Bye Birdie is definite in 2009-10 Roundabout plans
Posted: 1/25/09 at 8:29pm
^^ I did
sorry I am really bad at spelling
#42re: Bye Bye Birdie is definite in 2009-10 Roundabout plans
Posted: 1/25/09 at 8:29pm
The last workshop Roundabout did (which was also directed by Robert Longbottom) was very positively recieved.
That cast included Gavin Lee (who replaced Tom Cavanagh at the last minute) as Albert, Stephanie J. Block as Rosie, Benjamin Walker as Conrad, Bill Irwin as Mr. MacAfee, Kaitlin Hopkins as Mrs. MacAfee, Meredith Hagner as Kim, Matt Doyle as Hugo, Harrison Chad as Harvey, and Sarah Hyland as Ursula.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
mc1227
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/07
#43re: Bye Bye Birdie is definite in 2009-10 Roundabout plans
Posted: 1/25/09 at 8:45pmAfter seeing the dog that is "Pal Joey", another musical from Roundabout is almost scary, even if it is one of my all time favorites.
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perfectliar
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/1/04
#44re: Bye Bye Birdie is definite in 2009-10 Roundabout plans
Posted: 1/25/09 at 8:49pm
Roundabout has had a few clunkers, but they're also the people who did the revivals of NINE, CABARET, ASSASSINS, and THE PAJAMA GAME.
It's not always bad.
dg22894
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/22/08
#45re: Bye Bye Birdie is definite in 2009-10 Roundabout plans
Posted: 1/25/09 at 9:05pmMatt Doyle as Hugo would be AMAZING
#46re: Bye Bye Birdie is definite in 2009-10 Roundabout plans
Posted: 1/25/09 at 9:05pmI know he's like REALLY old for the role, but I always picture Christian Borle as Hugo.
In my pants, she has burst like the music of angels, the light of the sun! --Marius Pantsmercy
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#47re: Bye Bye Birdie is definite in 2009-10 Roundabout plans
Posted: 1/25/09 at 9:07pm
The thing is, unless Conrad and Hugo are also super-young, Allie Trimm as Kim would be unbearably pederastic (is that a word?)
On second thought, maybe James Barbour WOULD be good as Conrad.
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jake6970
Broadway Star Joined: 9/21/07
#48re: Bye Bye Birdie is definite in 2009-10 Roundabout plans
Posted: 1/25/09 at 9:12pmI said it before, but I think Phoebe Strole would be a great Kim.
ActingIsLovee
Stand-by Joined: 1/16/08
#49re: Bye Bye Birdie is definite in 2009-10 Roundabout plans
Posted: 1/25/09 at 9:12pmI'm honestly not so excited about this production, as I'm not the biggest fan of Birdie. But if they could get some of this casting, it could be great! I agree with whoever said Jackie Hoffman as Mae. She'd be hilarious.
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