Peace Out, Birdie! Adam Shankman Eyes a Hip Hop Bye Bye Birdie Film Update
Adam Shankman, director of the hit movie-musical Hairspray and the upcoming film adaptation of Rock of Ages, is developing a hip hop movie version of the classic musical Bye Bye Birdie, according to Variety. Featuring music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Lee Adams and a book by Michael Stewart, Bye Bye Birdie begins when hip-swinging '60s superstar Conrad Birdie is drafted into the army…