[.ca] Bye Bye Birdie, Hallmark/ABC Broadcast

bye bye birdie:
Wow the movie is great and so is the soundtrack!!!!!! one totally awesome cd. my personal fav is telephone hour .

Vanessa Williams and Jason Alexander sing BIRDIE:
BYE BYE BIRDIE was dusted off for a television version in 1995, featuring a cast made up of Broadway veterans and newcomers alike. The soundtrack album is a bouncy and enjoyable delight. Vanessa Williams takes on her second Chita Rivera-originated role, as beleagured secretary Rose Alvarez. Jason Alexander (THE RINK) returns to his musical theatre roots as Albert Peterson. The rest of the cast is sensational: Marc Kudisch (reprising his national tour role) as Conrad Birdie; Tyne Daly (GYPSY, CALL ME MADAM) as Mae Peterson; George Wendt as Mr MacAfee, and Sally Mayes (SHE LOVES ME) as Mrs MacAfee. The only shortcoming is the sorely-miscast Chynna Phillips as Kim, who hardly convinces as a teenager. Several new songs were written for this new version of the Broadway classic, including "Let's Settle Down", belted to perfection by Miss Williams; and "A Mother Doesn't Matter Anymore", a great character-turn for Tyne Daly as the grasping Mae. The other numbers, including the classics "An English Teacher", "A Lot of Livin' to Do" and "Kids" are all performed to perfection. And yes, Vanessa Williams even performs "Spanish Rose", with some slight lyric alterations. A must-own for BIRDIE fans.

Similar to the Musical:
This October, I was thrilled to actually play Kim McAfee in a stage version of the musical Bye Bye Birdie. I already owned both the video and soundtrack to the Movie Musical version with Anne Margaret. I have to say that I found this NEW TV version to be almost IDENTICAL to the script I was memorizing for the show. It was very interesting to see how much smaller the role of Kim actually was. I enjoyed how the TV version stayed very close to the original script. However, I was quite disappointed when I discovered that YEARS ago, the part of KIM was increased just for Anne Margaret. The young woman who plays Kim appears to be 23 going on 24...as opposed to the actual song in the script about "When she was a skinny child of 14.." Ms. Phillips who portrayed Kim in the new TV version was terrible. I was soo sad to think that she was the BEST hollywood could come up with. Her popish style voice went directly against the way a young teen from Sweet Apple, Ohio would sound... She had no real acting ability...moving off of KIM... the REST of the show was quite enjoyable...however if you are going for a NICE storyline or a good sound i would NOT choose this version. Although I loved Venessa Williams and Jason Alexander was cute..the whole story didn't work too well as a movie musical. It is MUCH better on LIVE stage!! I hope this review was at least a little bit helpful. I just had an opinion and I thought I'd share it with someone who was interested... ~*little red*~

Great Soundtrack, Only a few dissapointments!:
Let me just say this is a wonderful soundtrack for the TV remake of the classic musical "Bye Bye Birdie". Jason Alexander, Vanessa Willams, Chynna Phillips, George Went, Marc Kudisch and Tyne Daly are the lead singing roles, and they are all fantastic. Jason and Vanessa were FANTASTIC as Albert and Rosie, and their singing was very impressive. Jason does great with "Put On A Happy Face", "Talk To Me", "A Giant Step", and others. Vanessa blew me away with "An English Teacher", "Lets Settle Down", "Spanish Rose", and others. Chynna Phillips...well, I think she has a nice voice she sounds pretty good with her songs, but she is bit too old for the role of Kim. But she did good with "How Lovely To Be A Woman", "One Boy" and others. George Went is fabolous as Kim's father, and does very well with "Ed Sullivan", and "Kids". Broadway star Marc Kudisch makes a GREAT Conrad, I was very impressed with his performance he does great with "Honestly Sincere", and "One Last Kiss". And.. Tyne Daly as Mae Peterson is just fantastic, she just so great, and her song "A Mother Dosent Matter Anymore" is wonderful! The only thing that dissapoints me with this soundtrack is... Not all the songs from the movie are included on this CD. The wonderful "Bye Bye Birdie" in the malt shop with the Sweet Apple Girls, isn't included here, which really dissapoints me, because that was a great song and wonderful arrangement of "Bye Bye Birdie". Also Alberts "What Did I Ever See In Her?" isn't here, and also Rosie's reprise of her "Lets Settle Down". I would've been so happy if those songs were included, but what can we do now... So Overall, this is a GREAT disc... a wonderful arrangement of the classic "Bye Bye Birdie" songs. I must say if you don't have this soundtrack yet, get it soon..because its becoming increasingly rare and hard to find now. So go get a copy, because its wonderful!!!

Amazing Remake:
I recently watched the video of Bye Bye Birdie and had to purchase the soundtrack. Jason Alexnder blows me away with his amazing talent. I wish he would record a solo album. Chynna Phillips is very convincing as the teen ready to explore new worlds. Marc Kudisch is really great and I can't wait to hear and see more of him

• Main Title (Bye Bye Birdie)
• English Teacher
• Telephone Hour
• How Lovely to Be a Woman
• Put On a Happy Face
• Healthy, Normal American Boy
• One Boy
• Let's Settle Down
• Honestly Sincere
• Hymn for a Sunday Evening (Ed Sullivan)
• One Last Kiss
• What Did I Ever See In Him
• Lot of Livin' to Do
• Kids
• Spanish Rose
• Talk To Me
• Mother Doesn't Matter Anymore
• Giant Step
• Rosie
• End Credits