Fiddler question
Fiddler question
Trainwreck
Stand-by Joined: 3/4/10
#1Fiddler question
Posted: 5/25/10 at 3:19pm
Has anyone seen the following Fiddler On The Roof tour? I was considering taking my girlfriend since it is playing on her birthday. She really loves musicals and has a really wide variety in tastes.
http://www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/shows/fiddlerH.html
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#2Fiddler question
Posted: 5/25/10 at 4:04pm
I saw it when it played Toronto in December. It was underwhelming: Rushed direction robbed the show of much of its warmth, and Harvey Fierstein's singing (?) and constant mugging ruined the rest.
I have seen community stagings that got more of it right.
Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
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#2Fiddler question
Posted: 5/25/10 at 4:16pmI couldn't DISagree more. I saw it in Atlanta and loved the show from beginning to end. Though Harvey would be annoying but found him warm and funny. I say go see it for sure.
#3Fiddler question
Posted: 5/25/10 at 4:23pmDidn't see the tour, but I saw Fierstein on Broadway and he was quite good. Don't know if he's any different this time though.
#4Fiddler question
Posted: 5/25/10 at 4:28pm
If you do a search, there are a few threads discussing the tour.
It just left Denver on Sunday. I saw it last Tuesday and really enjoyed it. I will agree partially with frontrow in that a few things seemed to be rushed. Most notably "If I were A Rich Man" and "Matchmaker" for me. "Anatevka" seemed a bit fast also. But overall, it was a wonderful production. Fierstein brought the humor to the piece that Topol didn't to the movie. Well worth seeing in my opinion.
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