‘Bye Bye Birdie’ Revival Announced, Details Revealed

The Charles Strouse/Lee Adams Broadway classic Bye Bye Birdie is back onstage after 48 years away from the musical scene, and the full cast of the upcoming Broadway revival has just been announced. The Roundabout Theatre Company just released details concerning the revival of this musical must-see, and none other than John Stamos, Gina Gershon and Bill Irwin will take lead roles in the upcoming production of Bye Bye Birdie. The revival is set to take place at the new Henry Miller’s Theatre (at 124 West 43rd Street) as the venue’s inaugural performance, and the production is set to run from Thursday, September 10, 2009 through January 10, 2010 with the official opening taking place on Thursday, October 15, 2009.

Aside from Stamos, Gershon and Irwin, other actors and actresses to take key roles in the upcoming musical Bye Bye Birdie include Jayne Houdyshell, Dee Hoty, Matt Doyle, Molly Ephraim, Allie Trimm and Nolan Gerard Funk. Direction and choreography will be handled by the great Robert Longbottom, and the electrifying rock ‘n’ roll musical comedy is expected to be just as exuberant as it was in 1960, when the musical first opened on Broadway.

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