bye bye birdie the stage show

[eatlasagna]

bye bye birdie the stage show#1

Posted: 6/12/08 at 4:01pm

It's going to play here in San Diego at the end of the month. I've only seen the Ann Margaret movie a while back and I quite liked it. Will I enjoy the stage show? Is there huge differences?

Look I didn't use elipses!!!

[E.Davis]

re: bye bye birdie the stage show#2

Posted: 6/12/08 at 4:04pm

The song Bye Bye Birdie isn't in the stage show. I is only in the Vanessa Williams version. I think I could be wrong. i did the stage show at my high school with I was in 7th grade 6 years ago. i plyed Randolf and it was a blast. who are you playing?

"I think lying to children is really important, it sets them off on the right track" -Sherie Rene Scott-

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

re: bye bye birdie the stage show#2

Posted: 6/12/08 at 4:08pm

The differences are huge. A lot of songs cut or rearranged, entire subplots dropped, etc.

[fnyboi88]

re: bye bye birdie the stage show#3

Posted: 6/12/08 at 4:09pm

The song Bye Bye Birdie was written for Ann Margaret to sing in the movie. It also was in the remake. It is not in the stage version originally.

Broadway Shows I've Seen: Hairspray, Chicago, Little Shop of Horrors (2003), The Wedding Singer, Spamalot, Riverdance, Rent, Beauty and the Beast, Spring Awakening, Wicked, Legally Blonde, Phantom of the Opera, Sweet Charity (revival), Drowsy Chaperone, The Lion King, Dreamgirls(2010 Tour).

[E.Davis]

re: bye bye birdie the stage show#4

Posted: 6/12/08 at 4:10pm

Also the song or thing Hugo does in the movie(original) about the drummer man is not in the stage show. You should read the script first.

"I think lying to children is really important, it sets them off on the right track" -Sherie Rene Scott-

[WOSQ]

re: bye bye birdie the stage show#5

Posted: 6/12/08 at 4:33pm

The original cast recording will give you a plot synopsis of the show. The TV version follows the show much more than the first film which is a very entertaining B movie, make no mistake.

Alas the script has never been published to be bought retail at any rate. It sounds like you are planning to see Birdie and not be in it, correct? Go and have a ball. Check your intellect at the door and kick back and enjoy.

"If my life weren't funny, it would just be true. And that would be unacceptable." --Carrie Fisher

[BrodyFosse123]

re: bye bye birdie the stage show#6

Posted: 6/12/08 at 4:53pm

Come on, guys --- it's Ann-Margret NOT Ann Margaret. Geez!

[Patash]

re: bye bye birdie the stage show#7

Posted: 6/12/08 at 5:01pm

One major difference is that usually in the stage play the lead is a typical high school girl, like the others -- not a Swedish bombshell in her twenties looking a good ten years older with tons of hormones more developed than all her counterparts.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

re: bye bye birdie the stage show#8

Posted: 6/12/08 at 5:05pm

Also the song or thing Hugo does in the movie(original) about the drummer man is not in the stage show

The song is the show. It just has different lyrics.

[BrodyFosse123]

re: bye bye birdie the stage show#9

Posted: 6/12/08 at 5:09pm

Exactly, the song is "A Lot of Livin' to Do" -- and special lyrics were written for teen idol Bobby Rydell.

[eatlasagna]

re: bye bye birdie the stage show#10

Posted: 6/12/08 at 6:02pm

Oh i'm not in the show i just want to watch it. So is the title song in the show or not because I actually like that song! I want to go into this show fresh. So i don't want to listen to the cast album or soundtrack. Like I said, I enjoyed the movie from what I remember. I saw it like two years ago I think, but I don't remember the songs, only the KIDS song and that TELEPHONE SONG (which family guy hilariousl parodied).

[broadwayfan7]

re: bye bye birdie the stage show#11

Posted: 6/12/08 at 6:49pm

I think you will enjoy the show! Have fun!

"Everytime you step on that stage it is somebody's first Broadway show and somebody's last Broadway show. Make it count."

[Jon]

re: bye bye birdie the stage show#12

Posted: 6/12/08 at 7:16pm

Also, in the play, Hugo Peabody is a nerdy little fellow, not a teen idol.

[BrodyFosse123]

re: bye bye birdie the stage show#13

Posted: 6/12/08 at 9:10pm

In all fairness, Hugo Peabody in the film was played as a 'nerd'. Teen idol Bobby Rydell played him that way. Even sex kitten Ann-Margret made her Kim believable.

The whole theme to BYE BYE BIRDIE is that it is satire, therefore even Jesse Pearson's sleazy and greasy Conrad Birdie fit the bill. Most productions overlook this reality about the show and perform it 'straight'. Big mistake.

[eatlasagna]

re: bye bye birdie the stage show#14

Posted: 6/28/08 at 2:35am

so i saw the show today here in san diego... must say i was impressed... the first song about the english teacher didn't really catch my attention and kind of bored me... but after that the music was excellent... san diego just started a new musical theater company and this was their third show they have done... and they did an incredible job... almost didn't feel like a regional show at times... like it was a broadway touring company... i did miss the title song, though... good night out at the theater... so glad i decided to catch this show... hopefully a revival could do well... the only thing is that i'm not a child of the 50s so most of those references completely went over my head... oh well