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#26

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

Posted: 3/31/09 at 8:55am

Stamos as Birdie? That's funny. He is old enough to be cast as Mr. McAfee, but I can see him as Albert.
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#31

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

Posted: 3/31/09 at 10:33am

Stamos is 45 years old. He's actually too old for Albert, but he's far too old to play Conrad. As I said earlier, he is age appropriate for Mr McAfee (though not the right type - Bill Irwin seems ideal for that role).
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#32

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

Posted: 3/31/09 at 10:48am

How old is Albert supposed to be in the script? I kinda assumed mid-thirties and he's been hemming and hawing with marrying Rosie for a decent length of time, right?

I think Stamos can pull it off, age-wise. Frankly, work or work done, I think he looks fantastic and better then he did back in his Full House days (then again, I wasn't a fan of the longer hair he sported in early seasons). And he has a very nice voice that I enjoy listening to. I saw a clip of him in Cabaret and was surprised with what he pulled off there, so I'm curious about him pulling Albert off.
#40

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

Posted: 3/31/09 at 6:47pm

I'm not sure how old Dick Van Dyke when he made the movie, but he sure looked like he was 40, as did Janet Leigh. I don't think those two characters need to be younger at all. McAffee can easily be well into his 50's. Conrad should be in his mid-late 20's and the only characters that should be age appropriate are the teens, especially Kim and Hugo.
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#41

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

Posted: 3/31/09 at 9:05pm

I know that in a revival they can change dialogue - but according to the original script Albert turns 33 during the course of the show - it's a one line joke during the first scene "I'm not 33, I'm a long way from 33, I won't be 33 until tomorrow!" and then never referenced again. Dick Van Dyke was 35 when he opened in the show on Broadway.
#43

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

Posted: 3/31/09 at 9:45pm

I love those pictures! Thank you.
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#44

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

Posted: 3/31/09 at 9:55pm

im not sure i'd believe stamos as precisely 33, but so what? on stage, we wont be able to discern. and look at that picture brody posted -- stamos is liquid hot! a total DILF!
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#47

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

Posted: 4/1/09 at 9:28am

"You're 33 years old, Albert. You can take a whole aspirin."

I'd like to see Stamos play insecure for a change
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#49

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

Posted: 4/1/09 at 6:17pm

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#50

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

Posted: 4/1/09 at 6:27pm

I would definitely like to see Stamos back on Broadway, but I don't see him as any character in Bye Bye Birdie.

They should cast Derek Keeling as Conrad. He totally looks the part and has a good voice.
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