
Date: Tuesday April 13, 2010 - Sunday April 18, 2010
Time: Tu-Th 7:30p, F 8p, Sa 2p & 8p, Su 1p & 6:30p
Location: National Theatre
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF has captured the hearts of people all over the world with its universal appeal and timeless message. The North American Tour continues the tradition of the 1964 Jerome Robbins Broadway production, for which Robbins garnered twin Tonys® for direction and choreography. In this National Tour, both are faithfully recreated by Director Sammy Dallas Bayes, choreographer of the Broadway Revival.
When FIDDLER ON THE ROOF opened in the United States in 1964, it was a time of change and crumbling traditions in this country. Perhaps the explanation for its worldwide success in the '60s and '70s was that the play illustrated the universality of such issues as the “generation gap,” youthful dissent, revolutionary doctrine, and the oppression of minorities. Students of the time identified with the rebellious Perchik, and strongly related to the breaking of hallowed traditions. Tevye and others of his time struggled with these same issues in 1905, and emerged triumphant, offering the hope and promise of reconciliation to a turbulent society. Today, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is as relevant as ever.
Now, in the midst of a new millennia, in a world fraught with anxiety and fear, the one constant humanity can rely on is the strength of family and of its traditions that will ultimately sustain it through its own trials and tribulations. Forty-five years later, new audiences can identify and take heart as they experience the tradition in great musical theatre that is FIDDLER ON THE ROOF.
Tickets: $51.50-$201.50
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