Did Our Real-People Reviewers Put On a Happy Face at Bye Bye Birdie?

Bye Bye Birdie may be one of the most produced and beloved musicals in Broadway history, but somehow the lovable tuner about a rock star whose kiss turns a small town upside down has taken nearly 50 years to get back to the Rialto. After that half-century wait, everyone’s anxious to see what the very first revival of the show that launched Dick Van Dyke to stardom (and boosted Chita Rivera’s star power) looks like in the new millennium—and what new its new cast (led by stars John Stamos and Gina Gershon) are doing with some seriously familiar material. So, did the new Bye Bye Birdie have our panelists putting on a happy face? Watch the review to find out!