Where There's A Will

The first major Broadway revival of Bye Bye Birdie since the original in 1960 opens today. Back then, the stars were Dick Van Dyke and Chita Rivera. Also featured were Dick Gautier, Paul Lynde, Michael J. Pollard, Susan Watson and Kay Medford.

The revival stars John Stamos and Gina Gershon, along with Bill Irwin in the Lynde role. But the name that really caught my eye was Will Jordan as the voice of Ed Sullivan. Jordan probably does the most famous impression of Sullivan, but he's been doing it since before the first Bye Bye Birdie. In fact, he did the voice in the original. Is this just an old recording, or did he create it afresh?

PS The new production has been slammed by the critics. Looks like it won't be around for long.