Yenta, the matchmaker (Cheryl Stern), has been enlisted to find them eligible husbands-those whose pocketbooks are more important than their looks or personalities. It opens with-you guessed it-a fiddler on the roof, charmingly performed live by Max Chucker, followed by a super energetic "Tradition," introducing all the characters that center around Tevye (Adam Heller), a poor dairyman his wife, Golde (Lori Wilner) and their five daughters, the three oldest of whom are of marrying age. The play takes place in pre-revolution 1905 in the small Russian village of Anatevka, where the Jewish families are under threat of eviction by the tsar. The production moves like clockwork with spot-on performances, perfectly-timed scene changes-Michael Schweikardt designed an inviting, rustic turn-of-the-century set-enchanting musical numbers under Michael O'Flaherty's direction, and creatively choreographed dance by Parker Esse. The Goodspeed production under the precise direction of Rob Ruggiero does great justice to this classic musical. And oh, what a wonderful musical score-music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, with one memorable, heartfelt tune after another. The themes of religious persecution, poverty, and people being displaced from their homes unfortunately still ring true, but so do the themes of love and faith and family and freedom. The play, book by Joseph Stein, based on Tevye and His Daughters and other tales by Sholem Aleichem, opened in 1964 and was the longest-running Broadway musical for a decade before Grease took the lead. The three eldest daughters: Jen Brissman as Chava Barrie Kreinick as Tzeitel, and Elizabeth DeRosa as Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof at Goodspeed Opera House.į iddler on the Roof is one of those musicals that stay fresh and relevant despite its age.
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