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| based_on = ''[[Bye Bye Birdie]]''<br /> by [[Michael Stewart]] |
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| writer = [[Harvey Fierstein]] |
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| starring = <!-- Organized by broadcast credit order, with new main cast added to the end of the list -->[[Jennifer Lopez]] |
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| Bye Bye Birdie Live! | |
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| Based on | Bye Bye Birdie by Michael Stewart |
| Written by | Harvey Fierstein |
| Starring | Jennifer Lopez |
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| Producers | Jennifer Lopez Craig Zadan Neil Meron |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
Bye Bye Birdie Live! is an upcoming live television production of Bye Bye Birdie, set to air in December 2017. It follows The Sound of Music Live!, Peter Pan Live!, The Wiz Live!, and Hairspray Live! in what has become a holiday season tradition for NBC. Harvey Fierstein, the decorated Broadway actor and writer, will adapt the musical for television, as he did for NBC’s The Wiz Live!, and Hairspray Live!. Jennifer Lopez will serve as an executive producer alongside Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, and Benny Medina.[1] Lopez will star in a lead role as Rose "Rosie" Alvarez.[2]
Cast
- Jennifer Lopez as Rose "Rosie" Alverez[2]
References
- ^ "'Bye Bye Birdie,' Starring Jennifer Lopez, Set as NBC's 2017 Live Holiday Musical". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ^ a b Coscarelli, Joe (2016-10-28). "Jennifer Lopez Will Star in a Live TV Adaptation of 'Bye Bye Birdie'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-11-02.