Opened:
February 26, 2004
Ended:
January 8, 206
Country:
USA
State:
New York
City:
New York
Company/Producers:
James L. Nederlander, Stewart F. Lane/Bonnie Comley, Harbor Entertainment, Terry Allen Kramer, Bob Boyett/Lawrence Horowitz and Clear Channel Entertainment.
Theater Type:
Broadway
Theater:
Minskoff Theater
Theater Address:
200 West 45th Street
Running Time:
2 hrs, 45 min
Genre:
Musical
Director:
David Leveaux
Review:
In the current production of Fiddler on the Roof (book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, choreography by Jerome Robbins), well directed by David Leveaux, the great, classic musical is brought to wonderful fruition. Harvey Fierstein is the most entertaining Tevye since Zero Mostel. His powerful presence fills the theater -- his comic timing and nuance go beyond the vehicle itself. He's moving, with great heart, and so funny that it lifts the show beyond the writing.
The entire cast is top-level Broadway - fine clear singers, dancers, actors, and they all blend in this well-balanced, thoroughly enjoyable production of a great musical.
Parental:
mild violence
Cast:
Harvey Fierstein (Tevye), Andrea Martin (Golde), Nancy Opel (Yente), Stephen Lee Anderson (Constable), David Ayers (Fyedka), Yusef Bulos (Rabbi), Laura Michelle Kelly (Hodel), Sally Murphy (Tzeitel), Tricia Paoluccio (Chava), Robert Petkoff (Perchik), Molly Ephraim (Bielke), Lea Michele (Shprintze), Joy Hermalyn (Fruma Sarah)
Technical:
Sets:Tom Pye; costumes: Vicki Mortimer; Lghting:Brian MacDevitt; Sound: Acme Sound Partners; Hair/Wigs: David Brian Brown; Orchestrations: Don Walker; Additional orchestrations: Larry Hochman; Choreography: Jerome Robbins (original).
Other Critics:
TOTALTHEATER David Lefkowitz +
Critic:
Richmond Shepard
Date Reviewed:
May 2005
