It's Time to Telephone Your Best Friend and Celebrate BYE BYE BIRDIE!

By: Oct. 28, 2016
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Last night, BroadwayWorld announced that BYE BYE BIRDIE will be NBC's next live musical starring Jennifer Lopez as Rose "Rosie" Alvarez.

Continuing its role as the broadcast leader in bringing event programming to a national audience, it was announced today that NBC is joining forces with Jennifer Lopez for "Bye Bye Birdie Live!," a 2017 holiday production of the celebrated Broadway musical. Lopez will star in the iconic role of "Rosie" and executive produce with her producing partners Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Benny Medina alongside award-winning film, TV, and live musical executive producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.

Harvey Fierstein, who has won Tony Awards for both acting ("Torch Song Trilogy," "Hairspray") and writing ("La Cage Aux Folles," "Torch Song Trilogy"), will pen the teleplay adaptation for "Bye Bye Birdie Live!" Fierstein wrote the teleplay for NBC's Dec. 7 presentation of "Hairspray Live!," in which he will also co-star.

To celebrate the iconic musical being the next live NBC production, BroadwayWorld has rounded up some of our favorite Bye Bye Birdie performances from over the years! Check it out below!

Bye Bye Birdie 2009 Revival Cast Performs "Honestly Sincere

Laura Osnes performs "Got A Lot of Livin' To Do" at The Kennedy Center

Chita Rivera performs "Spanish Rose"

Chita Rivera and Brent Spiner perform "An English Teacher" and "Rosie"

2009 Broadway Revival Cast performs "Telephone Hour"

John Stamos and the 2009 Broadway revival cast performs

Bye Bye Birdie film stars perform "Telephone Hour"


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