Bye Bye Birdie Videos & Multimedia

VIDEO: Liza Minnelli Talks SMASH Guest Role on 'Today'

Broadway legend Liza Minnelli guest stars as herself on this week's all new episode of SMASH, titled 'The Surprise Party.' The 4-time Tony Award winner stopped by this morning's Today Show on NBC to talk about her guest starring role and reveals what first inspired her to be an actress. Check out the appearance in full below! (more...)

MEGA STAGE TUBE: Scott Alan Live at Rockwell in LA - All the Performances!

Scott Alan performed a Los Angeles concert on March 11th at the Rockwell and has just released his entire concert for viewing online. Click below to watch all of the evening's performances! (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Corey Cott, Taylor Louderman and More in BROADWAY LOVES BRITNEY - Highlights!

Check out highlights from 'The TRL Generation: Broadway Loves Britney' concert, which took place on Sunday, March 3rd at the Canal Room, starring Corey Cott, Taylor Louderman, Jason Gotay, Emma Hunton and many more! (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Watch PBS's BROADWAY MUSICALS: A JEWISH LEGACY from 'Great Performances'!

As Sir Robin carols merrily to King Arthur in Monty Python's Spamalot, 'In any great adventure, if you don't want to lose...you won't succeed on Broadway if you don't have any Jews.' Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy is a new, 90-minute documentary by Michael Kantor, creator of the Emmy-winning series, Broadway: The American Musical. The special just aired on Great Performances yesterday, January 1 on PBS. Click below to watch! (more...)

STAGE TUBE: First Look at Chanhassen Dinner Theatre's BYE BYE BIRDIE - Highlights!

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres brings its audiences a fresh rendition of a musical classic never before seen on the Main Stage with Bye Bye Birdie. It is currently running through March 30, 2013. BroadwayWorld has a first look at highlights from the show below. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 10/15- BYE BYE BIRDIE

Today in 2009 the first Broadway revival of Bye Bye Birdie opened at Henry Miller's Theatre (now the Stephen Sondheim Theatre), where it ran for 117 performances. Originally titled Let's Go Steady, the satire on American society is set in 1958. The story was inspired by the phenomenon of popular singer Elvis Presley and his draft notice into the Army in 1957. The original Broadway production was a Tony Award-winning success. It spawned a London production and several major revivals, a sequel, a 1963 film and a 1995 television production. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: SOS Star Candice Guardin Captures NYC's Family Impersonations; Show Plays Laurie Beechman 10/15

The SOS show, 'SOS, A Journey Out of the Forgotten Borough... Staten Island...' is returning to theLaurie Beechman Theatre on Monday, October 15th at 7 p.m. Candice Guardin impersonates more than 15 characters, including her family, as she takes you through what 'growing up Ginni' was really like, all while singing with a full band. Recently Guardin headed to the streets of NYC to ask people to impersonate their family members. You won't believe what they say. Watch the video below! (more...)

BWW Interviews: Susan Egan en concierto

Nuestro presentador Javi Gabrielsson ha entrevistado hoy a la actriz Susan Egan que mañana ofrecerá una Masterclass y un concierto en el Teatro Compac Gran Vía de Madrid, dentro del 'Ciclo Broadway In Spain: The Masterclass Series!'. ¡No te pierdas el fabuloso directo de la estrella de Broadway y conoce en persona a esta gran artista! (more...)

STAGE TUBE: First Look at Alexandra Silber, Will Reynolds and More in Walnut Street's LOVE STORY - Performance Highlights!

Walnut Street Theatre opens its landmark 204th season with the American premiere of Erich Segal's LOVE STORY, the musical. With direction and musical staging by Annabel Bolton, this emotionally charged production is a delicate story of life and love and is currening runningns through October 21st on the WST Mainstage. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production below. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Behind-the-Scenes Look at Walnut Street Theatre's LOVE STORY

Walnut Street Theatre opened its landmark 204th season with the American premiere of Erich Segal's LOVE STORY, the musical. With direction and musical staging by Annabel Bolton, this emotionally charged production is a delicate story of life and love and opens tonight on September 12th and runs through October 21st on the WST Mainstage. BroadwayWorld takes you behind-the-scenes in the video below. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Nick Jonas Jams with John Stamos - 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You' and More!

Below, watch HOW TO SUCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING's Nick Jonas and THE BEST MAN's John Stamos on drums performing Frankie Vallie's 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You' at the Bitter End in Greenwich Village, NYC! Plus, watch a clip of The Jonas Brothers jamming with Stamos, and former Billy Joel sax player Richie Cannata, HERE. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Chita Rivera Talks Creating BYE BYE BIRDIE's 'Rosie'

Two-Time Tony Award winner Chita Rivera will perform songs from her legendary Broadway career in her own concert Chita Rivera: MY BROADWAY presented by Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, August 7-11 at the Civic Center Musical Hall. Below, the actress talks with the the theatre's artistic director, Michael Baron, on origination role of 'Rosie' in the now oft-performed hit Bye Bye Birdie. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Stamos, Davis, Shepherd Chat BEST MAN on GMA

John Stamos, Cybill Shepherd and Kristin Davis appeared on this morning's 'Good Morning America' to discuss their new headlining roles in the Broadway revival of Gore Vidal's THE BEST MAN. The actors joined the cast of the Tony-nominated revival on Tuesday, July 10. Check out the interview below! (more...)

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 6/7- Charles Strouse

Happy Birthday, Charles Strouse! Strouse's first Broadway musical was the 1960 hit Bye Bye Birdie, with lyrics by Lee Adams, who would become his long time collaborator. Following this was Golden Boy (1964, also with Adams), starring Sammy Davis, Jr. and It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman (1966, based on the popular comic strip) which introduced the song 'You've Got Possibilities' sung by Linda Lavin. In 1970, Applause (starring Lauren Bacall, with book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and lyrics by Adams) won Strouse his second Tony Award. In 1977, Strouse adapted another comic strip for the stage, creating the hit Annie, which garnered him his third Tony Award and two Grammy Awards. Other Strouse musicals include Charlie and Algernon (1979), Dance a Little Closer (1983, with lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner), Rags (1986), Nick & Nora (1993), and An American Tragedy (1995, with lyrics by David Shaber). (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - Inside MAME Dress Rehearsal with Louise Pitre!

Goodspeed Musicals will 'coax the blues right out ‘a the horn' with its much-anticipated new production of MAME. The bold and brassy musical comedy will runs now through July 1 at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn. [Official Press Opening will be May 9, 2012.] Check out a sneak peek into last night's - April 28 - dress rehearsal for MAME. Watch the video below! (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Jason Alexander Talks Appearance on NBC's HARRY'S LAW

Actor Jason Alexander will be appearing as a guest star in tonight's episode of HARRY'S LAW on NBC. In the episode, entitled, 'Bad to Worse', Harry (Kathy Bates) represents Richard Cross (Alexander), a recently fired biology teacher who claims he was terminated for failing a student for rejecting Darwinism. The case pits Harry against the overzealous Pastor who fired him. (more...)

BWW TV: Goodspeed's HELLO! MY BABY- Performance Highlights!

Goodspeed Musicals is re-imagining favorite Tin Pan Alley tunes with the new-fashioned musical comedy Hello! My Baby. The show from Goodspeed's 2011 Festival of New Artists will run through 27, 2011 at The Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn., Goodspeed's home for developing new works. Check out performance highlights from the show below! (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Matt Doyle Gives Concert at Le Poisson Rouge

On August 15th, Matt Doyle (War Horse, Spring Awakening, Bye Bye Birdie) celebrated the release of his debut EP, 'Daylight', with a concert at Le Poisson Rouge. Check out highlights from the show below! (more...)

STAGE TUBE: The Muny's BYE BYE BIRDIE Highlights!

The Muny's production of Bye Bye Birdie is led by Lara Teeter as Albert Peterson, Andrea Burns playing Rose Alvarez, and Samantha Massell playing Ursula Merkle. The show features direction by Paul Blake, musical direction by Sam Davis, and choreography by Kelli Barclary. It runs through August 14. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: 2nd Night of HAIRSPRAY at the Hollywood Bowl

The Hollywood Bowl's production of HAIRSPRAY reunites original Broadway stars Harvey Fierstein and Marissa Jaret Winokur. Both Fierstein and Winokur, playing mother Edna Turnblad and daughter Tracy Turnblad, were awarded Tony Awards for best leading actor in a musical and best leading actress in a musical respectively for their appearances in HAIRSPRAY on Broadway. This is the first time that they have performed these roles together in Los Angeles; this is also Fierstein's Hollywood Bowl debut. (more...)