when i be 17 my high school stag bye bye birdie which be no great surprise and since it be perfect high school material and repute to be the most staged musical in the world . i be a music student and retain strong memory of the production and it song and as well a a linger disregard for the dick van dyke movie version which have ( deliberately ) obscure the elvis reference and camp it up for a swing 60 audience . so and when the 1995 version star jason alexander hit my cable tv screen and i be delight with what i saw . alexander turn in an exceptional performance a albert and a performance in strong contrast to his good know persona from a certain tv series . the remainder of the cast be entertain and convince in their role ( chynna phillips be perhaps the only one who do not look her part and supposedly a naive and innocent schoolgirl ) . but best of all and the musical number familiar from the stage show be all preserve in this movie and perform a stage musical song should be ( allow for the absence of a stage ) . so and if you know the musical ( and few do not ) and then check out this telemovie . it do the stage show justice in a way which can probably not be better and which be good enough for me . what be good than render a writer work faithfully and with colour and style .