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Wow, Jeffrey Karasarides! Such welcome news! And thank you so much for noticing a Fiddler reference embedded in a post about Mo’ana (😉), & then acting so quickly to share the good news with all of us.Actually, I have been alerting people at AJT (Association for Jewish Theatre) & The Forward to the fact that even though 9/22/29 may seem very far away, it’s actually growing closer every day.I certainly understand that investors might be wary of boycotts or whatever in this troubled time… But I ...

Well, alas, all mention of it has vanished completely from Thomas Kail's IMDb page (see link below), so Ke3's explanation sounds likely. I am very sad because IMHO *Fiddler on the Roof* really needs an onscreen update. (I have never been a fan of the film. I think Topol was badly miscast -- albeit very good on stage in his later years -- and Jewison violated the spirit of the Robbins version, mostly especially with respect to the Yente character. All of this is discussed in considerable detai...

Proud to say that we (FF2 Media) called it the night Julie made her debut. "On May 4th, FF2 posted my review of standby Julie Benko’s opening night performance as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl." https://ff2media.com/blog/2022/07/14/star-is-born-glow-of-julie-benko-in-funny-girl/

Just posted by the Forward: "There’s not just one Fanny; there’s a lot of Fannies. The show was able to do well even after Barbra left — it still ran for at least a year and a half with Mimi Hines. So it’s not defined by one performance. It can hold so many different kinds of people." Yay, Julie: You have your head on your shoulders & you're ready to take whatever comes! https://forward.com/culture/theater/512857/julie-benko-is-getting-her-big-break-in-funny-girl-and-shes-not-afraid-of-compar...

Josh Gad? Audition? For which part? A bit young to play Tevye. "Right? Of course, right."

BW’s 2022 ‘Funny Girl’ Revival & the “Star is Born” Glow of Julie Benkohttps://ff2media.com/blog/2022/07/14/star-is-born-glow-of-julie-benko-in-funny-girl/On May 4th (~ 2 months ago), FF2 posted my review of standby Julie Benko’s opening night performance as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl.Although I have seen many Broadway performances, Julie’s performance was a rare chance to actually see a star being born, and watching her debut is a memory I will always treasure. Since then, Julie has earned ma...

A new adaptation of Fiddler on the Roof -- to be helmed by Thomas Kail -- was announced on May 28, 2020.https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Thomas-Kail-to-Direct-FIDDLER-ON-THE-ROOF-Film-Adaptation-with-Steven-Levenson-Writing-the-Script-20200528Wondering if this still happening. No recent updates on IMDb.

A new adaptation of Fiddler on the Roof -- to be helmed by Thomas Kail -- was announced on May 28, 2020.https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Thomas-Kail-to-Direct-FIDDLER-ON-THE-ROOF-Film-Adaptation-with-Steven-Levenson-Writing-the-Script-20200528Wondering if this still happening. No recent updates on IMDb.