John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?

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John '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

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re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?

Posted: 3/30/09 at 11:50pm

I 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).

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re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?

Posted: 3/30/09 at 11:51pm

I could totally see him as Conrad

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re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?

Posted: 3/30/09 at 11:54pm

He'll always be Blackie to me.

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re: 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.

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re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?

Posted: 3/30/09 at 11:56pm

Boy, did he age well. He looks better than ever.

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re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?

Posted: 3/30/09 at 11:58pm

I'm not at all opposed to the idea of him as Albert.

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re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?

Posted: 3/31/09 at 12:00am

Like 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.

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re: 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.

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re: 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.

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re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?

Posted: 3/31/09 at 12:03am

John "Uncle Jesse" Stamos is mean. John "Broadway Box Office Poison" Stamos is more contemporary.

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re: 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.

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re: 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.



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re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?

Posted: 3/31/09 at 12:25am

When is this production supposed to open?

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Posted: 3/31/09 at 12:26am

Interesting casting choice. Well, I wish him the best.

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Posted: 3/31/09 at 12:30am

birdie will be a hit regardless because it's a roundabout production.

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re: 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.

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re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?

Posted: 3/31/09 at 12:31am

God, 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.

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re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?

Posted: 3/31/09 at 12:45am

BrodyFosse123, where did Roundabout confirm the casting of Stamos?

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re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?

Posted: 3/31/09 at 12:49am

Albert 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.

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re: John 'Uncle Jesse' Stamos cast in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie?

Posted: 3/31/09 at 12:55am

Hopefully they won't need a "star" for Rosie now. There are so many talented Broadway females for the role.

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Posted: 3/31/09 at 1:26am

I really hope Andrea Burns gets it.

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Posted: 3/31/09 at 1:40am

Me too!!

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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?)

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Posted: 3/31/09 at 8:48am

"When is this production supposed to open?"

September.

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