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Reimagining Fiddler

In 1964, Fiddler on the Roof made theater history. The original Broadway production of the show won nine Tony Awards and was performed more than 3,000 times, setting a musical record. Based on the Tevya stories of beloved Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichen, Fiddler on the Roof depicts Eastern European Jewish life during a time of radical change, as experienced by a simple, lovable milkman. Now, more than 40 years after its original opening, a revival of the production is back on Broadway. Join us for a conversation with eminent theater scholars as well as representatives from the current show on the challenge of refreshing a musical set in Imperial Russia more than a century ago, and their decision to draw on a melding of ethnic and contemporary dance to modernize the production. The three sisters of the current cast Alexandra Silber (Tzeitel), Samantha Massell (Hodel) and Melanie Moore (Chava) will perform a song and participate in the discussion.

Bartlett Sher, Director of Fiddler on the Roof
Alisa Solomon, Professor & Director of the Arts Concentration at Columbia University
Marc Henry Aronson, Writer, Editor, Publisher, and Historian
Edna Nahshon (moderator), Professor of Jewish Theater and Drama at The Jewish Theological Seminary and Curator of New York’s Yiddish Theater: From the Bowery to Broadway

Reception and exhibition viewing to follow!











When: Mon., Mar. 28, 2016 at 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Ave.
212-534-1672
Price: $15 museum members, $25 adults
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In 1964, Fiddler on the Roof made theater history. The original Broadway production of the show won nine Tony Awards and was performed more than 3,000 times, setting a musical record. Based on the Tevya stories of beloved Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichen, Fiddler on the Roof depicts Eastern European Jewish life during a time of radical change, as experienced by a simple, lovable milkman. Now, more than 40 years after its original opening, a revival of the production is back on Broadway. Join us for a conversation with eminent theater scholars as well as representatives from the current show on the challenge of refreshing a musical set in Imperial Russia more than a century ago, and their decision to draw on a melding of ethnic and contemporary dance to modernize the production. The three sisters of the current cast Alexandra Silber (Tzeitel), Samantha Massell (Hodel) and Melanie Moore (Chava) will perform a song and participate in the discussion.

Bartlett Sher, Director of Fiddler on the Roof
Alisa Solomon, Professor & Director of the Arts Concentration at Columbia University
Marc Henry Aronson, Writer, Editor, Publisher, and Historian
Edna Nahshon (moderator), Professor of Jewish Theater and Drama at The Jewish Theological Seminary and Curator of New York’s Yiddish Theater: From the Bowery to Broadway

Reception and exhibition viewing to follow!

Buy tickets/get more info now