Bye Bye Birdie – Broadway Musical Blog

Bye Bye “Birdie,” Hello New Work and New Horizons

January 25, 2010Casting, Closing soon, Eyeing Broadway, Gossip, Opening soon1 Comment

Bye Bye "Birdie" [picapp align="none" wrap="false" link="term=bye+bye+birdie&iid=6822616" src="3/a/5/4/Opening_Night_Of_d5b1.jpg?adImageId=9478895&imageId=6822616" width="234" height="200" /] The universally panned production of Bye Bye Birdie, starring John Stamos and Gina Gershon, closed on Broadway on Jan 24 after playing 117 performances. Though selling at 90% capacity, producers decided the show's success would dwindle upon the departure of its stars and so…

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Closing, opening, cast albums, casting and more in a huge Broadway news round-up

December 14, 2009December 14, 2009Awards, Broadway Musicals on Screen, Cast album, Casting, Closing soon, Gossip, On Broadway, Opening soon, Touring musicalsLeave a Comment

A lot has been happening on Broadway these last few weeks. Here are the biggest of the announcements: Closing soon Bye Bye Birdie has offically announced that it will play its final performance on Jan 24. Though technically an extension of its limited run, many had expected this expensive production to run much longer, and…

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Mamma Mia, Bye Bye Birdie and South Pacific In the News

October 19, 2009October 19, 2009Gossip, On Broadway, ReviewsLeave a Comment

[picapp src="2/d/a/2/Thank_You_For_a98c.jpg?adImageId=6194569&imageId=6458170" width="234" height="156" /] The Good Mamma Mia, the 13th longest running show in Broadway history, celebrated 8 years on Broadway yesterday, Oct 18! The musical currently stars Beth Leavel, John Dossett, Judy McLane, Allison Briner, Halle Morse, Michael Mindlin, Patrick Boll, Alyse Alan Louis, David Andrew Macdonald and Eric William Morris. [picapp src="8/2/f/5/Opening_Night_Of_03e1.jpg?adImageId=6194675&imageId=6822495"…

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Bye Bye Birdie opens on Broadway tonight after a very rough final dress rehearsal

October 15, 2009Gossip, On Broadway, Opening soonLeave a Comment

[picapp src="4/1/5/2/John_Stamos_performs_5032.JPG?adImageId=5688079&imageId=6515467" width="234" height="351" /] They say bad dress means a good opening. If that's true, tonight's performance of Bye Bye Birdie will tear down the house. Bye Bye Birdie had a LOT of trouble at last night's dress rehearsal when the electronically controlled set wouldn't move off the stage for a full 20 min.…

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Rejoice – you can see Bye Bye Birdie on the cheap!

September 24, 2009October 7, 2009For fun, On BroadwayLeave a Comment

Broadway's Bye Bye Birdie is offering lots of ways for folks to get tickets on the cheap. They've got the standard student rush tickets at half price, available 1 hour before the show, but they are also offering “general rush” tickets that can be bought by anyone on the day of the performance for $26.50,…

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Catch your favorite Broadway stars on TV

September 24, 2009September 24, 2009Broadway Musicals on Screen, For fun, On BroadwayLeave a Comment

Lots of Broadway stars are making television appearances this week: John Stamos (Bye Bye Birdie, Cabaret, Nine) will appear on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on September 29. Kristin Chenoweth (The Apple Tree, Wicked, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown) will appear on the "Late Show with David Letterman" on Thursday September 24. New Yorkers can…

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Video performances from Broadway on Broadway 2009

September 14, 2009September 14, 2009For fun, On Broadway, Opening soonLeave a Comment

If you missed the fabulous performances at yesterday's Broadway on Broadway concert, check out these video clips (NOTE: Some of the fan footage is better than others): Next to Normal Rock of Ages Hair Bye Bye Birdie In the Heights Burn the Floor Chicago Finian's Rainbow Shrek Wicked The Lion King Jersey Boys Mamma Mia

A whole lot of gossip and news

September 10, 2009September 17, 2009Casting, Eyeing Broadway, Opening soonLeave a Comment

Curtain up on Bye Bye Birdie! The Broadway revival of Bye Bye Birdie starts previews this evening. The production, which stars Gina Gershon, John Stamos and Nolan Gerard Funk will officially open on October 15 at the brand new Henry Miller’s Theatre. O'Hara returns to South Pacific! Another exciting bit of news: Kelli O'Hara, who…

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West Side Story no longer bilingual; Fez hat dance scene cut from Bye Bye Birdie

August 25, 2009October 7, 2009On Broadway, Opening soon2 Comments

The bilingual West Side Story revival, which incorporated "the unprecedented element of selectively weaving Spanish throughout both the book and songs," is reverting back to English. This week, two songs that had previously been performed in Spanish - "A Boy Like That" ("Un Hombre Asi") and "I Feel Pretty" ("Siento Hermosa") are now being delivered…

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Get in Line for Broadway’s Bye Bye Birdie, right now.

August 10, 2009August 12, 2009Opening soon1 Comment

Tickets go on sale for Broadway's Bye Bye Birdie today at noon. If you're in NYC, get over to the box office now. Those who line up today can: Purchase $10 tickets for the first preview of Bye Bye Birdie; limit of two tickets per person. Meet the star who will play Conrad Birdie —…

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