Fiddler on the Roof Returning to Broadway- Page 2
Fiddler on the Roof Returning to Broadway
Stage Door Sally
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/4/09
#25Fiddler on the Roof Returning to Broadway
Posted: 3/6/14 at 3:00pm
I like how New York cabaret star Miles Phillips sang Tevye on this Stage Stars recording, the link has samples.
http://stage-stars.com/fiddlerontheroof.aspx
Mattbrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/23/05
#26Fiddler on the Roof Returning to Broadway
Posted: 3/6/14 at 3:09pmBestie, seeing as how Christian Bale swore off musicals after Newsies, I doubt he'd be up to this.
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#27Fiddler on the Roof Returning to Broadway
Posted: 3/6/14 at 3:15pmDanny Burstein will be amazing.
#28Fiddler on the Roof Returning to Broadway
Posted: 3/6/14 at 3:19pmAt least there has been only one Fiddler production on Broadway in the last 23 years. Can't say the same for Gypsy, Follies or La Cage. I loved the last production of Fiddler and if this is up to the same standard Sher had for South Pacific and Piazza, I'd easily see this Fiddler as well.
#29Fiddler on the Roof Returning to Broadway
Posted: 3/6/14 at 3:20pmLove the idea of Burstein headlining this show, he's a master of his craft.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#30Fiddler on the Roof Returning to Broadway
Posted: 3/6/14 at 4:14pmKevin Kline and Meryl Streep will play all the parts. Barty got the idea when he saw Meryl play a Jewish man in Angels In America.
#31Fiddler on the Roof Returning to Broadway
Posted: 3/6/14 at 4:18pm
"And yet, when the time comes, all those saying 'pass' will be at the first preview."
Trust me, no. Some can revisit the same show over and over, some get their fill.
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#32Fiddler on the Roof Returning to Broadway
Posted: 3/6/14 at 4:32pmOk, so they'll wait til it's on TDF.
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Jack Hughes
Chorus Member Joined: 3/23/07
#34Fiddler on the Roof Returning to Broadway
Posted: 3/6/14 at 5:38pmMandy Patinkin and Patti Lupone
MrMidwest
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
#35Fiddler on the Roof Returning to Broadway
Posted: 3/6/14 at 6:47pmFighting anti-semitism through art. <3
#36Fiddler on the Roof Returning to Broadway
Posted: 3/6/14 at 6:51pmDanny Burstein would be an inspired choice! If he doesn't end up getting cast, I'll be quite disappointed thinking about what could have been.
AndersonTours
Stand-by Joined: 12/19/10
#37Fiddler on the Roof Returning to Broadway
Posted: 3/6/14 at 7:49pmI can honestly say that I have loved Burstein in everything I've seen him in. He's truly one of New York's greatest actors. This is amazing news.
Hank
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#38Fiddler on the Roof Returning to Broadway
Posted: 3/6/14 at 8:54pmI'll probably see this show (again) this summer at Surflight on LBI,NJ. But the thought of Danny Burstein would be enough of a draw to get me back in too.
Brick
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/21/06
#39Fiddler on the Roof Returning to Broadway
Posted: 3/6/14 at 9:22pm
I agree about Burstein, though I wonder if the title alone is enough to fill seats.
I'm fascinated by the mention this production will be based on the original conception and choreography by Robbins. The choreography doesn't surprise me, but the concept? I wonder if this will be like Sher approach to AWAKE AND SING, which was in the same house as the original production, with the same scenic design - though with changes to how the set was employed, and the staging, of course.
If so, a very interesting challenge and one I'd only give to Sher.
#40Fiddler on the Roof Returning to Broadway
Posted: 3/6/14 at 9:29pm
I personally don't feel the time is right for a revival of FIDDLER, but who am I? think Burstein is very right for this, but nothing immediately excites me about this.
I will say, to entertain this "massive star" rumor... if Bette Midler went full circle and played Golde....THAT I would not miss.
Brick
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/21/06
#41Fiddler on the Roof Returning to Broadway
Posted: 3/6/14 at 9:33pmTHAT would be amazing! I believe her when she says she's not doing a musical, but perhaps if she didn't have to headline it? (It would distort the balance of the show, of course, without another star.)
#42Fiddler on the Roof Returning to Broadway
Posted: 3/6/14 at 9:37pmHonestly, I love the show. And I think Danny Burstein would be fantastic as Tevye.
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AnythingGoes23
Broadway Star Joined: 11/21/11
#43Fiddler on the Roof Returning to Broadway
Posted: 3/7/14 at 3:34am
Isn't he doing My Fair Lady too?
Patti would be great as Yenta
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#44Fiddler on the Roof Returning to Broadway
Posted: 3/7/14 at 4:12am
Paul Giamatti as Tevye
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Golde
Kristen Johnston as Yente
#45Fiddler on the Roof Returning to Broadway
Posted: 3/7/14 at 8:20amSort of on-topic, but I would recommend the new book WONDER OF WONDERS about Fiddler. It goes into a lot of detail about the original stories by Sholem Aleichem and the many stage productions and the movie of Fiddler. After reading Patti LuPone's book, I wasn't surprised to learn what an a**hole Topol was, but he gets savaged pretty badly in this book, too.
jas1234
Understudy Joined: 9/3/11
#46Fiddler on the Roof Returning to Broadway
Posted: 3/7/14 at 8:38amReally looking forward to "Fiddler". Bart Sher should give it a brilliant production, hopefully on a par with "South Pacific." I don't understand the need for star casting when the show itself is a star--in this case, especially so. It's a beloved, classic Broadway musical and I think the most important element is to do it with the right cast that can bring it alive again. I hope it's a faithful and not re-imagined production.
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