Bye Bye Birdie Mishap Upstaged by Don Rickles and Bob Saget (Gothamist)

Last night the final preview performance of the Broadway revival of Bye Bye Birdie was halted for about 20 minutes when the electronically controlled set failed to clear during a scene change. The curtain fell, and star John Stamos came out to the footlights to stall for time. Fortunately for him, inimitable cut-up Don Rickles was in the audience cracking wise . “I’m too old for this,” Rickles …

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Bye Bye Birdie Mishap Upstaged by Don Rickles and Bob Saget (Gothamist)

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