John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?
John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?
Alison88
Understudy Joined: 6/6/06
#1John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?
Posted: 3/30/09 at 11:43pm
I was flipping through channels about five minutes ago, and stumbled on E! News. They were interviewing John Stamos and he said that his next project after ER was Broadway. He then said he will be doing Bye Bye Birdie, but I didn't catch what part he said he would play. Conrad or Albert? Hmm.
Updated On: 3/31/09 at 11:43 PM
#2re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?
Posted: 3/30/09 at 11:50pmI can't imagine him wanting to play Conrad. What an odd piece of casting, especially when I thought there were so many other people that seemed more appropriate for the role (the Workshop's Gavin Lee or David Hyde Pierce).
#2re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?
Posted: 3/30/09 at 11:51pmI could totally see him as Conrad
blueroses
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/18/04
#3re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?
Posted: 3/30/09 at 11:54pmHe'll always be Blackie to me.
#4re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?
Posted: 3/30/09 at 11:54pm
I'm not a huge fan of Stamos, but can we please get beyond the Uncle Jesse thing?
The man has done a lot of varied work since Full House went off the air, both on Broadway and television. It's not as if he's done nothing at all since Full House.
blueroses
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/18/04
#5re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?
Posted: 3/30/09 at 11:56pmBoy, did he age well. He looks better than ever.
shesamarshmallow
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/06
#6re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?
Posted: 3/30/09 at 11:58pmI'm not at all opposed to the idea of him as Albert.
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#7re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?
Posted: 3/31/09 at 12:00amLike everybody in Hollywood, I'm sure he's had some work done. He looks good, but not good enough to pass for a teen heart throb being drafted off to war. I could see him as Conrad 20 yrs ago.
#8re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?
Posted: 3/31/09 at 12:02am
he's far too old for conrad, he will definitely be playing albert.
#9re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?
Posted: 3/31/09 at 12:03am
Conrad makes more sense than Albert to me...but it would seem that they would want to cast someone younger?
'Tis a puzzlement.
--Aristotle
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#10re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?
Posted: 3/31/09 at 12:03amJohn "Uncle Jesse" Stamos is mean. John "Broadway Box Office Poison" Stamos is more contemporary.
#11re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?
Posted: 3/31/09 at 12:07am
findingnamo, box office poison? i'm pretty sure that nine wasn't a commercial hit with the original revival cast and cabaret did just fine with him.
birdie will be a hit regardless because it's a roundabout production.
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#12re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?
Posted: 3/31/09 at 12:09am
He's playing Albert Peterson, per Roundabout.
Only an idiot would think of him for Conrad Birdie as Stamos is already past the mid-40's mark.
The 1960 originals: Dick Van Dyke, Chita Rivera and Dick Gautier: 
#13re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?
Posted: 3/31/09 at 12:25amWhen is this production supposed to open?
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#14re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?
Posted: 3/31/09 at 12:26amInteresting casting choice. Well, I wish him the best.
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#15re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?
Posted: 3/31/09 at 12:30am
birdie will be a hit regardless because it's a roundabout production.
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#16re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?
Posted: 3/31/09 at 12:30am
i'm pretty sure that nine wasn't a commercial hit with the original revival cast and cabaret did just fine with him.
- NINE's revival was done by Roundabout too.
#17re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?
Posted: 3/31/09 at 12:31amGod, he's gorgeous. I hate Bye Bye Birdie, but if I wasn't poor...I think I'd cough it up to go see him.
#18re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?
Posted: 3/31/09 at 12:45amBrodyFosse123, where did Roundabout confirm the casting of Stamos?
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#19re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?
Posted: 3/31/09 at 12:49amAlbert is not that interesting a role, IMO, to me it's Rosie the one lead who really steals the show so I'm more intrigued about who they cast or are thinking of casting in the lead.
#20re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?
Posted: 3/31/09 at 12:55amHopefully they won't need a "star" for Rosie now. There are so many talented Broadway females for the role.
#21re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?
Posted: 3/31/09 at 1:26amI really hope Andrea Burns gets it.
#22re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?
Posted: 3/31/09 at 1:40amMe too!!
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#23re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?
Posted: 3/31/09 at 6:08am
Really? Albert? I don't see it. BUT, there is NO way he could possibly still pull of Birdie. (And why would he want to?)
#24re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?
Posted: 3/31/09 at 8:48am
"When is this production supposed to open?"
September.
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