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Theater in General => Musicals => Topic started by: scenicdesign71 on Oct 29, 2022, 12:01 AM

Title: "Fiddler" in Yiddish, 2022
Post by: scenicdesign71 on Oct 29, 2022, 12:01 AM
Joel Grey's production returns for seven weeks, November 13 through January 1, this time at New World Stages:

https://nytf.org/fiddler/

Even in a very busy and exciting fall season, this return engagement would be high on my list of must-see recommendations to anyone who didn't catch it in the Before Times.  I very nearly missed it myself back then, finally getting a ticket in January 2020 (https://sondheimforum.com/index.php?topic=1127.msg5265#msg5265) just before it closed on West 42nd St (after two years of extensions, transfers, and more extensions) -- and it was easily the best Fiddler I've ever seen onstage (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/17/theater/review-yiddish-fiddler-on-the-roof.html): physically spartan (which in this context turns out to be an asset, not a liability), musically lush (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpBD8Wat-Bw&list=PLcvFO4lyuy_skAIqvxQitkom-R_1Q5CDW) and dramatically thrilling, with sensitive direction by Mr. Grey, musical staging by Staś Kmieć showcasing much of the original Robbins choreography, and a flawless cast led by Steven Skybell (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/theater/steven-skybell-tevye-yiddish-fiddler.html).