One of the joys (and troubles) with live theater is that you never quite know whats going to happen.
Last night was the final preview performance of Broadways’ Bye, Bye Birdie, starring Full House alum John Stamos. Just as the cast was about to go into a rousing performance of Put on a Happy Face, an “electronically controlled set failed to clear during a scene change” and the show was put on hold for almost 20 minutes.
Always the charmer, John decided to entertain the audience while they waited, pulling up other celebrities to join him on stage to tell jokes and keep everyone happy. One of his esteemed guests was the legendary Don Rickles, who heckled John from his seat by screaming “Are they gonna fix it or is this going to be a weekend?”
Then it was time to get the family together as John dragged fellow Full House resident Bob Saget onstage to banter with him. Danny Tanner Bob was forced to speak into John’s forehead, where he was miked and rejoiced that it wasn’t John’s crotch instead. They even brought out John’s Bye Bye Birdie costar Gina Gershon and got her to a little something from Showgirls! (Relax, she feathered her hands…whoopee!)
Finally, after 20 minutes, the show was ready to continue and ran without anymore problems. Let’s hope the same will be said about the show’s opening tonight.
In our opinion though, we would much rather see John Stamos wing it for 20 minutes than Bye Bye Birdie. Maybe they can incorporate that into the intermission!
[Image via WENN.]
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