The current North American tour of “Fiddler” was halted on March 13, a day before Broadway went dark.
A large cohort feels that a remake of Fiddler was unnecessary at best and sacrilege at worst.
MGM will produce a remake of the iconic 1964 musical about the struggles and joys of Jewish life in the fictional Eastern European shtetl of Anatevka.
‘Too Jewish.” That’s what potential backers said about Fiddler on the Roof when it was proposed to them in 1964. It could never bring in a general audience.
The success of Yiddish “Fiddler” shows that Yiddish, from afar, can attain a certain symbolic stature in the public eye of the theatre class
“I just can’t tell you how extraordinary this made me feel,” Clinton said.
‘Parasite’ buzzes, ‘Fiddler' facts and ‘Fauda’ frontman goes ‘Underground’
Inspired by Sholem Aleichem’s Tevye and His Daughters, the story relates a gripping tale of life in a small Russian shtetl in the early 1900s.
Binder and Salter have produced more than 30 shows together since founding Encore! in 2007.
A beloved often-told story comes vibrantly to life next week at a stage near you
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