Natasha Maimba, Minahil Sarfraz and Victor Flores took their first trip to the theatre to see Fiddler on the Roof.
Broadway’s Fiddler on the Roof is in for a new Golde, and it’s Judy Kuhn! The Tony nominee (four times over) will take over the role from Jessica Hecht starting November 22, and remain until the show closes, New Year’s Eve. This is amazing news because Golde is often an under-served, broadly played character, but Kuhn brings dignity to every role she inhabits.
This week, Michael C. Bernardi, a 31-year-old actor who for months has been quietly tending bar as Mordcha in the current Broadway revival of “Fiddler,” will step briefly into the lead role so closely associated with the father he barely knew.
Most people think of Tevye as the demanding role in this tale of a father struggling against societal change, trying to maintain his power as father over daughters and the threat to his way of life as a Jew.
Jacob and David Guzman have done everything together. That was until last season, when casting directors finally split the two apart. Jacob moved forward with Broadway’s Fiddler on the Roof while David was cut, “which was weird because it was the first time that I was going to do something without him in a professional sense,” says Jacob.
After reopening earlier this year, the theater district’s famous Carnegie Deli is back with a Broadway twist on NYC classic, inspired by the Tony Award-winning “Fiddler on the Roof.”
After she spent two years performing as Hodel in a production of “Fiddler on the Roof” in England, Ms. Silber had immersed herself so thoroughly in the character that she couldn’t stop thinking about her. So she started writing about what happens to Hodel, one of Tevye’s five daughters, after she boards a train to Siberia.
With an innovative fundraising campaign conducted both at the Broadway Theatre and via Twitter, the cast of the widely loved musical Fiddler on the Roof joined forces with Broadway Cares, an organization working to support efforts in the entertainment industry to respond to health issues and emergencies.
Jessica Hecht and Alexandra Silber are currently playing mother and daughter in the 2016 Tony-nominated revival of Fiddler on the Roof. We spoke to them about how they incorporated historical material into their roles, generational differences, doing a revival for a modern audience, and more.
With Bartlett Sher’s fantastic revival of Fiddler on the Roof currently on Broadway, it offered the perfect opportunity to visit with the cast and explore a celebrated tradition — Father’s Day — and hear about the men they’ll honor this Sunday.
The beloved classic musical, Fiddler on the Roof, has found a new home in the Broadway Theatre on 53rd and Broadway. Here are some fun facts.
When Vulture ran into lyricist Sheldon Harnick on the Tony Awards’ red carpet, we asked who would be presenting him with his lifetime-achievement award that evening. “I have no idea. Obama, I think,” Harnick joked.
The 61st annual Drama Desk Awards were handed out June 5 in a ceremony hosted by Michael Urie at midtown Manhattan venue Town Hall. Among the winners was Fiddler’s own Danny Burstein.
Danny Burstein, the six-time nominee, shares his experience on playing Tevye and enjoying the awards season ride.
In a decade’s time, Danny Burstein has received six Tony Award nominations. Though his Broadway career began with A Little Hotel on the Side in 1992, it wasn’t until his scene-stealing turn as Aldolpho in The Drowsy Chaperone that the Tony nods started to roll in.
Live video with Laura Osnes and Danny Burstein at the 2016 Tony Awards “Meet the Nominees” press reception.
Raise a glass and raise the roof because Broadway’s new hit is celebrating “Tradition” in its own untraditional ways.
Swiftly have flown the 43 years since students sang those words in their ambitious 1973 version of “Fiddler” at Shell Bank Junior High School, in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn.
The two Fiddler on the Roof stars chat about their roles and respective productions.
Fiddler on the Roof owns its Jewish roots by partnering with Birthright Israel Foundation—just in time for Passover.
Kelly Hall-Tompkins, plays eight performances a week on Broadway, and in her free time, plays at homeless shelters.
Sheldon Harnick, who penned the iconic lyrics of Fiddler on the Roof and She Loves Me, will receive the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.
NBC’s Harry Smith reports on an extremely important role in the Broadway musical “Fiddler On The Roof,” that never even appears on stage.
Broadway World kids review the classical musical!
The Great White Way revival of Fiddler on the Roof will release a cast album on Broadway Records.
For the “Fiddler”, one of the bolder decisions taken by the director, Bartlett Sher, was to hire someone to update the choreography.
The three actresses playing the daughters share their interpretation of the story, and relate their own experiences in a world still working towards equality.
There are really two artists who can lay claim to the title role: Jesse Kovarsky, the dancer; and Kelly Hall-Tompkins, the versatile violinist.
Broadway actor Adam Kantor shares the ways he’s connected with his role of Motel the tailor in Fiddler on the Roof.
Danny Burstein chats receiving the offer to play Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof and how he was flattered!
Choregrapher Hofesh Shechter is adding modern moves to the upcoming Broadway revival of ‘Fiddler on the Roof.’
The 91-year-old lyricist, a musical theater luminary best known for “Fiddler on the Roof,” explains why, he is not interested in retirement.
Five-time Tony Award nominee Danny Burstein is Tevye in the 50th anniversary staging of the classic American musical.
Alexandra Silber, Samantha Massell and Melanie Moore, sit down with Pei-Sze Cheng to discuss the Tony Award-winning production.
Choreographer Hofesh Shechter meticulously crafted just the right splaying of hands from his dancers.
Lincoln Theatre’s director, ANDRÉ BISHOPS, reveals the secrets of Bartlett Sher, whose revival of Fiddler on the Roof hits Broadway next month.
Beginning preview performances in November, the latest “Fiddler” stars Danny Burstein as Tevye.
At His Home Away from Broadway, Danny Burstein Talks Fiddler and Finally Being the Guy.
Fiddler on the Roof is heading back to Broadway, and the new production has released its first television spot.
The upcoming Broadway revival of musical “Fiddler on the Roof” has landed its Tevye, with five-time Tony nominee Danny Burstein.
BroadwayWorld has confirmed additional casting for the upcoming Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof.
Director Bartlett Sher will be helming the newest incarnation, with Danny Burstein starring as Tevye, with Jessica Hecht co-starring as his wife, Golde.
Fiddler has added some perfect matches to their roster. Alexandra Silber, Samantha Massell and more have joined the cast of Fiddler.
Melanie Moore, Adam Dannheisser and Karl Kenzler have joined the cast of the forthcoming Broadway revival.
BroadwayBox is backstage at the Broadway Theatre in the dressing room of Fiddler on the Roof standout Adam Kantor for 20 rapid-fire questions about Motel the tailor, Mark Cohen, backstage rituals, and much more.