Fiddler on the Roof is BACK: November 2015
Fiddler on the Roof is BACK: November 2015
#1Fiddler on the Roof is BACK: November 2015
Posted: 10/28/14 at 5:57pm
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/broadway-revival-of-fiddler-on-the-roof-to-begin-in-november-2015-334234
Personally, I hope Ben Fankhauser (from NEWSIES) plays Motel.
Updated On: 10/28/14 at 05:57 PM
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#2Fiddler on the Roof is BACK: November 2015
Posted: 10/28/14 at 6:02pmOddest sentence from Playbill: "The revival will be based on the original conception and choreography of Jerome Robbins, who won a 1965 Tony Award for his direction and choreography of the musical, and will feature choreography by Israeli-born artist Hofesh Shechter." Based on the original choreography but with new choreography?
Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.
#2Fiddler on the Roof is BACK: November 2015
Posted: 10/28/14 at 6:05pmMaybe like how the PIPPIN revival was done? Based on he style of and using some of the same moves as Fosse, but not an exact replica?
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#3Fiddler on the Roof is BACK: November 2015
Posted: 10/28/14 at 6:06pm
This is awesome, I hope Mr. Burstein is Tevye!
Updated On: 10/28/14 at 06:06 PM
Stew123
Stand-by Joined: 2/17/10
#4Fiddler on the Roof is BACK: November 2015
Posted: 10/28/14 at 6:14pmHow can they do a revival without a star? And why the need to revive this show? Makes no sense to me. Can they get Cher instead of Sher to do it?
#5Fiddler on the Roof is BACK: November 2015
Posted: 10/28/14 at 6:18pmThe title itself is suppose to be the star!
IanMorton1
Chorus Member Joined: 10/24/14
#6Fiddler on the Roof is BACK: November 2015
Posted: 10/28/14 at 6:30pmCher what??? You mean the singer?
#7Fiddler on the Roof is BACK: November 2015
Posted: 10/28/14 at 6:31pmStew123, didn't you hear?! Cher IS Tevye!
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#8Fiddler on the Roof is BACK: November 2015
Posted: 10/28/14 at 6:33pm
How can they do a revival without a star? With taste and integrity hopefully. BTW did South Pacific have a huge star? Did Pippin?
Having said that, there is a big star I would love to see as Golde opposite Danny, not that she would be likely to do it, but because I think she'd nail it! Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Stew123
Stand-by Joined: 2/17/10
#9Fiddler on the Roof is BACK: November 2015
Posted: 10/28/14 at 6:35pm
South Pacific was at a non-profit. Pippin had never been revived before on Broadway. Two completely different situations.
Get Cher the singer to star in it, and it would do far better than having Sher as the director!
#10Fiddler on the Roof is BACK: November 2015
Posted: 10/28/14 at 6:39pmON THE TOWN doesn't have a star...
Stew123
Stand-by Joined: 2/17/10
#11Fiddler on the Roof is BACK: November 2015
Posted: 10/28/14 at 6:50pmAgain. How many times has On the Town been revived? And how would you say it's doing so far at the box office?
#12Fiddler on the Roof is BACK: November 2015
Posted: 10/28/14 at 6:54pm
I have no idea about the box office. But I do know that many revivals have been successful and recouped without a star. You seem to be of the opinion that that is impossible, and it's obviously not. Also, there have only been 2 revivals of ON THE TOWN and those revivals did not get half the glowing reviews this one has gotten.
Updated On: 10/28/14 at 06:54 PM
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#13Fiddler on the Roof is BACK: November 2015
Posted: 10/28/14 at 7:00pmYeah...yawn. I'm sure it will be great, but it was done so recently. And it's not a show like Gypsy where you're curious to see certain moments, etc. It's a fine show, just not the most exciting thing.
#14Fiddler on the Roof is BACK: November 2015
Posted: 10/28/14 at 7:21pmIt was last revived (very controversially) in 2004, it wasn't that recent!
#16Fiddler on the Roof is BACK: November 2015
Posted: 10/28/14 at 7:27pmFor lacking any real Jewish soul!
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#17Fiddler on the Roof is BACK: November 2015
Posted: 10/28/14 at 7:33pmWithin ten years is pretty recent when you look at all the other amazing shows that could be revived. I can't imagine this would be a "hot ticket" but we'll see with casting.
#18Fiddler on the Roof is BACK: November 2015
Posted: 10/28/14 at 7:36pmBut if you take a look at all the productions we've had on Broadway within the past ten years, it feels like a hundred! Updated On: 10/28/14 at 07:36 PM
Jonwo
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/16/06
#19Fiddler on the Roof is BACK: November 2015
Posted: 10/28/14 at 8:30pmWonder what theatre they're aiming for? My guess would be The Winter Garden after Wolf Hall or the Imperial.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#20Fiddler on the Roof is BACK: November 2015
Posted: 10/28/14 at 8:48pmWith this now a reality, can Man Of Last Mancha & Gypsy be far behind. Let us keep reviving the same small group.of shows over and over and over again
Poster Emeritus
#21Fiddler on the Roof is BACK: November 2015
Posted: 10/28/14 at 8:48pm
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
Fantod
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/3/14
#22Fiddler on the Roof is BACK: November 2015
Posted: 10/28/14 at 8:51pmWell I for one really hope that I can see such a classic musical in a professional production, even if I would prefer for them just to do a 100% recreation of the original production.
#23Fiddler on the Roof is BACK: November 2015
Posted: 10/28/14 at 10:14pm
I believe this all-Lego production re-creates the original Jerome Robbins staging:
#24Fiddler on the Roof is BACK: November 2015
Posted: 10/28/14 at 10:17pm
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