Starring Jason Alexander!
Starring Jason Alexander!
Why see Fiddler on the Roof?
If I were a rich man...
Jason Alexander is Tevye!
It's 1905 and Russia is changing all around Tevye and his family. From Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick and Joseph Stien, Fiddler on the Roof is the story of how standing by our values sometimes means changing the way we look at the entire world. Starring Tony winner Jason Alexander, don't miss this brand-new production at La Mirada Theatre, directed by Lonny Price and with choreography from Lee Martino.
Speaking on the Seinfeld actor's casting, Price commented; "to think I get to work with my old friend Jason Alexander on this extraordinary piece really is a dream come true. I can think of no other actor more perfect to play Tevye, and I believe he will redefine the role (and the show) for a new generation!"
Based on the novel by Sholem Aleichem, Fiddler on Roof first premiered on Broadway in 1964, before going on to be adapted into an eight-time Academy Award-nominated movie. Since then it has become a standard of American musical theatre, and the hilarious story elicits positive responses wherever it is played.
What is the story?
At the turn of the 20th Century, Russia is a country on the brink of revolution. Although the chaos seems to seldom touch the isolated family of Tevye the Milkman, he sees the effect on his three elder daughters and the lives that they choose the lead.
Tzeitel, the oldest has little prospects for a poor woman, when the widowed and ancient butcher Lazar Wolf shows interest in her whilst she pines for the poor tailor Motel, it begins a story of rebellion, violence, love and acceptance that finds Tevye and the family learning to leave behind their old lives and start a new one full of hope and laughter!
Key Information
Run Time
Dates
Cast
- Jason Alexander as Tevye
Creative
- Adapted from the stories of Sholom Aleichem
- Book by Joseph Stein
- Music by Jerry Bock
- Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
- Directed by Lonny Price
- Choreographed by Lee Martino
Reviews
Customer reviews
Elizabeth Henderson
Outstanding Tevye
Karen
Fiddler on the Roof