Fiddler On The Roof tour

[jamiekennywicked]

Posted: 3/27/10 at 9:33am

Hi. I was wondering what does everyone think of the current Fiddler tour with Harvey Fierstein? Is it worth seeing?



Oh, and whats the pre show curtain for the show? Thanks

[perfectlymarvelous]

Posted: 3/27/10 at 8:35pm

I haven't seen the tour but I saw Harvey in the Broadway revival of Fiddler and thought he was great.

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 3/27/10 at 9:19pm

I loved it. I'm not a huge fan of the score, and hadn't seen the film..so I went in pretty cold. I thought it was very moving and powerful.

Not to mention, the Motel is hot as hell.

Pre-Show is just a tree drop/scrim.

[frontrowcentre2]

Posted: 3/27/10 at 11:07pm

Played Toronto back in December and did excellent business, so much so that Mirvish is bringing it back for another week in June.

BUT ....

I was disappointed. I have seen better community theatre stagings. This one seemed rushed and instead of playing the characters everyone was doing cartoon-like immitaions. Firestein added all sorts of grimaces and tics as he mugged his way through it and there just wasn't any heart to the show. No drama. It was all played for laughs.

[uncageg]

Posted: 3/27/10 at 11:33pm

It will be here in Denver May 18th through the 23rd and was pretty much sold out 2 months ago. I think I will be there for opening night. Also, from what I am told, Fierstein is not doing the entire tour. Only certain markets. I do know that he is doing Denver.

[grandpianoalex]

Posted: 3/27/10 at 11:44pm

The Appleton, WI stop is the only remaining one listed that Fierstein will be out. Updated On: 3/27/10 at 11:44 PM

[The Boy From Ohio]

Posted: 3/28/10 at 3:16pm

How do you find out what cities he is doing? Fiddler is in Cincy Feb. 2011. No mention of Harvey, just Fiddler.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 3/28/10 at 3:42pm

I'm assuming that Harvey is doing the cities that Theodore Bikel isn't? The marketing materials on the troika website suggest that by 2011 the tour is going to be non-equity.

http://www.fiddlerontour.com/itinerary.html

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 3/28/10 at 4:09pm

Harvey HAS to be better than Topol was.

When I saw the tour, Topol was far too old to be playing the role. He looked tired, and everyone around him had the energy.

Topol DID manage to almost shove Motel into the pit at one point.

[The Boy From Ohio]

Posted: 3/28/10 at 4:17pm

Noooo, I hope it doesn't go non-equity.

[cathywellerstein]

Posted: 3/28/10 at 8:21pm

So it is going non equity?

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 3/28/10 at 8:25pm

Yes. The Fiddler marketing page has a link to the non-equity marketing materials for 2010/2011.

http://www.troika.com/_marketing/fiddler.html

[angelxschunard]

Posted: 3/28/10 at 8:54pm

I saw the tour when it was in San Francisco, partly just to see Rusty Mowery, lol. I thought the show was fun, but like frontrowcentre2 said, there was no heart. I was laughing my ass off the whole time, but still.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 3/17/11 at 3:29am

I saw the equity tour of this production with Chaim Topol in San Diego in 2009. The one thing I absolutely loved about the production was the set and the automation of the scenery. For the non-equity tour are the shows deck and automation of set pieces gone?

Posted: 3/17/11 at 5:45am

Is it based on the Jerome Robbins staging or a different one? (*I know legally they have to keep most of his dances)

[RippedMan]

Posted: 3/17/11 at 12:17pm

It's the newest version. The guy who is doing Arcadia.

[PRFRMR20]

Posted: 3/17/11 at 4:42pm

RippedMan is wrong... it is the original staging, blocking, concept.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 4/4/11 at 2:01am

I just got back from the touring production. It was absolutely wonderful. I saw the tour in San Diego with Chaim Topol two years ago and I really did not care for the show. I was not looking forward to seeing it again. I was very surprised by how much I loved it. John Preece was an incredible Tevye. My biggest problem with the show last time was Topol, and seeing Preece allowed me to enjoy the show much more. The rest of the cast was superb and did not miss a beat.
The automation for the set is gone. The cast members push the pieces on and off. I missed the automation a lot because it made the transitions much more graceful. The stage seemed a little small, especially when all the village pieces were crammed on there together. The blue curtains in the wings really got in the way of the set, especially when the big houses were being pushed on and off. The set was still very pretty and effective though.
Overall, this was a terrific show and I would definitely recommend it!