“FIDDLER ON THE ROOF IN YIDDISH” ANNOUNCES EXTENSION; NEW BLOCK OF TICKETS RELEASED
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE
THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED PRODUCTION OF
“FIDDLER ON THE ROOF IN YIDDISH”
DIRECTED BY JOEL GREY
EXTENDS ITS RUN
NEW BLOCK OF TICKETS RELEASED
BREAKS THE BOX OFFICE RECORD AT STAGE 42 DURING
ITS FIRST WEEK OF PERFORMANCES
New York, NY (February 27, 2019) – Producers Hal Luftig and Jana Robbins in association with Sandy Block announced that the critically-acclaimed, smash hit National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF) production of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish has extended its run due to popular demand on the heels of its recent opening on Thursday, February 21, 2019. The show, initially on sale as a limited run through June 30, 2019, has released a new block of tickets available to purchase through Sunday, September 1, 2019 at Stage 42 (422 W 42nd St.)
The producers also announced today that Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, which began previews on Monday, February 11, 2019, broke the house box office record at Stage 42 during its first week of performances.
Directed by Academy® Award-and-Tony® Award winner Joel Grey, the Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish cast includes, Broadway veteran Steven Skybell as Tevye, Emmy® Award-nominee Jackie Hoffman as Yente, Jennifer Babiak as Golde, Joanne Borts as Sheyndl, Michael Einav as Ensemble; Lisa Fishman Bobe Tsatyl, Kirk Geritano as Avrom; Abby Goldfarb as Female Swing; Samantha Hahn as Beylke; Cameron Johnson as Fyedka; John Giesige as Male Swing/Dance Captain; Ben Liebert as Motl Kamzoyl; Moshe Lobel as Understudy; Stephanie Lynne Mason as Hodl; Evan Mayer as Sasha; Rosie Jo Neddy as Khave; Raquel Nobile as Shprintze; Jonathan Quigley as Ensemble; Nick Raynor as Yosl; Bruce Sabath as Leyzer- Volf; Kayleen Seidl as Ensemble; Drew Seigla as Perchik; Adam B. Shapiro as Der Rov; Jodi Snyder as Frume-Sore; James Monroe Števko as Mendl; Lauren Jeanne Thomas as Der Fiddler; Bobby Underwood as Der Gradavoy; Mikhl Yashinsky as Nokhum/Mordkhe and Rachel Zatcoff as Tsaytl.
The creative team for this Fiddler features musical staging and new choreography by Staś Kmieć, musical direction by Zalmen Mlotek, set design by Beowulf Boritt, costume design by Ann Hould-Ward, sound design by Dan Moses Schreier, lighting design by Peter Kaczorowski, wig and hair design by Tom Watson, props by Addison Heeren and casting by Jamibeth Margolis, CSA.
The unprecedented success of this Yiddish language production of Fiddler – which is accompanied with English and Russian supertitles – was first presented by NYTF at the Museum of Jewish Heritage (36 Battery Place) and extended and sold out four times following its premiere there on July 4, 2018. It ran through December 30, 2018.
Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish had never been staged in the United States until this production was presented at NYTF. The story of Fiddler on the Roof is based originally on the Tevye the Dairyman vignettes by Sholem Aleichem. The Yiddish translation, originally performed in Israel in 1965, was artfully crafted by Shraga Friedman, a renown Israeli actor/director just one year after the Broadway debut of Fiddler on the Roof. Friedman, a native Yiddish speaker, was born in Warsaw and was able to escape from a war-torn Europe, along with his family, who made their way to Tel Aviv in 1941. Well acquainted with the works of Aleichem, Friedman used his translation to infuse Fiddler with rich literary references to the original Yiddish stories.
One of the most celebrated musicals of all time, Fiddler on The Roof, features music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, with original New York Stage Production directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins.
The original Broadway production of the show, which opened in 1964, was the first musical theatre production in history to surpass 3,000 performances; the show won the 1965 Tony Award for Best Musical in addition to eight other Tony Awards that year; and has performed in every metropolitan city in the world from Paris to Beijing.
Tickets are available to purchase through Telecharge.com, by phone at 212-239-6200 or in person at the Stage 42 Box Office (422 W. 42nd St.)
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Wednesdays at 7 pm; Thursdays at 1 pm and 7 pm; Fridays at 8 pm; Saturdays at 2 pm and 8 pm; Sundays at 1 pm & 6 pm.
CRITICAL PRAISE FOR “FIDDLER ON THE ROOF”
“Fiddler offers a kind of authenticity that no other American Fiddler ever has.”
The New York Times (Critic’s Pick)
“This soul-piercing Fiddler demands to be seen.”
The Hollywood Reporter
“It speaks to us all.”
Newsday
“A moving triumph and a piercing delight!”
The Daily Beast
“Joel Grey directs a thrilling new production in Yiddish”
The Wall Street Journal
“This beautiful new Yiddish-language Fiddler is: bashert – meant to be.”
NY Stage Review
“Here’s hoping that Yiddish Fiddler becomes a new tradition!”
Time Out New York
“This Fiddler is a fresh and joyful revisit! If you’re a parent, you’ll need tissues for ‘Sunrise, Sunset.’ If you went to Jewish camp, you’ll sway with ‘Sabbath Prayer.’ And if you’re human, you’ll weep over ‘Far from the Home I Love’ and ‘Anatevke.’
Theater News Online
“Anatevka crackles with a new, more authentic energy.”
The Jewish Week
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