In 1995, ABC presented a telemovie version of the Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie produced by RHI Entertainment. It starred Seinfeld's Jason Alexander and Vanessa Williams of Desperate Housewives. While this version remained mostly faithful to the original musical (Michael Stewart remains the only credited author of this version), several songs were added and re-arranged, and dialogue was slightly rewritten to smoothly facilitate the musical changes. The musical revolves around an Elvis Presley-type rocker who's about to join the Army. To mark the occasion, his manager's secretary arranges for him to kiss a random fan goodbye on The Ed Sullivan Show. Bye Bye Birdie earned four Tony awards in 1961, including Best Musical and Best Actor in a Musical for its original star, Dick Van Dyke. In addition to Alexander and Williams, ABC's production starred Tyne Daly, George Wendt, Chynna Phillips and Mark Kudisch.
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| Sound | Todd Kasow | Music Editor |
| Art | Cynthia T. Lewis | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Patrick Ramsay | Sound |
| Sound | Mark Hummel | Music Arranger |
| Production | Lynne Carrow | Casting |
| Camera | Glen MacPherson | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Ann Reinking | Choreographer |
| Sound | Irwin Fisch | Music Director |
| Sound | Charles Strouse | Music |
| Sound | Larry Hochman | Orchestrator |
| Production | Robert Halmi Sr. | Executive Producer |
| Production | J. Boyce Harman Jr. | Producer |
| Art | Charles C. Bennett | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary E. McLeod | Costume Design |
| Production | Tim Bell | Producer |
| Editing | Eric Albertson | Editor |
| Sound | Charles Strouse | Songs |
| Writing | Michael Stewart | Writer |
| Directing | Gene Saks | Director |
| Writing | Lee Adams | Lyricist |
