The original cast of Bye Bye Birdie, by Lee Adams, Michael Stewart, and Charles Strouse, performs scenes from the show on The Ed Sullivan Show. The performers include Dick Van Dyke, Dick Gautier, Paul Lynde, and Chita Rivera. Sullivan’s voice is imitated by Will Jordan. The Broadway production was directed and choreographed by Gower Champion, and the original staging is reproduced here. This episode was originally broadcast live on June 12, 1960:
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