Fiddler on the Roof
Joshua Balbin stars as Tevye the milkman in MLOC’s production of Fiddler on the Roof at the Alex Theatre, St Kilda. Photo: Suzanne Martin
August 7, 2023, 2:06 pm
The tradition continues in Fiddler on the Roof
The classic musical Fiddler on the Roof returns to the Melbourne stage for a short season in an amateur production which shows plenty of class.
By Danny Gocs
Adrian and Sarah playing Tevye and Golde in ACR Theatre's production of Fiddler in 2017
July 2, 2023, 7:02 am
A fiddler on the stage
It's a classic story, steeped in tradition yet portraying an evolution of culture. A tale of empowerment, transformation and ultimately family. And for Adrian Glaubert and Sarah Cossey-Glaubert, it's about time that the Jewish people of Melbourne had their own, home-grown and authentically Yiddishkeit production.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Sheldon Harnick accepts the special Tony Award for lifetime achievement in the Theatre at the Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016, in New York Photo: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File
June 24, 2023, 5:55 pm
Sheldon Harnick, award-winning lyricist of Fiddler on the Roof, dies aged 99
Known for his wry, subtle humour and deft wordplay, Sheldon Harnick died in his sleep Friday in New York City of natural causes.
By Mark Kennedy
Lara Stein Wittels will appear as Golde and Joshua Balbin as Tevye. Photo: Bridie Clark.
May 9, 2023, 7:10 am
Fiddler on the Roof comes to St Kilda
Juxtaposing prejudice and displacement while celebrating family, faith and tradition, Fiddler continues to be relevant to this day.
By AJN STAFF
Topol as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. Photo: Screenshot via Twitter
March 16, 2023, 5:50 am
It’s not goodbye, Tevye
Oscar-nominee, Israel Prize laureate, philanthropist and grumbling milkman, Chaim Topol has passed away. He made the role of Tevye his own and brought such joy to millions around the world. The AJN explores the legacy Topol has left behind.
By Jessica Abelsohn
John Mulaney and Kenan Thompson. Photo: NBC, via YouTube
March 14, 2022, 12:58 pm
Fiddler, Chassidim get SNL shoutout
Showpiece sketch featured NYC icons from subways to Satmars
By AJN STAFF
May 30, 2020, 6:09 pm
New ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ movie coming to big screen
The remake of the iconic Broadway musical ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ will be carrying on a tradition of more than 50 years.
By JTA
New York’s National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s production of A Fidler afn Dakh (Fiddler on the Roof) performed in Yiddish. Photo: Matthew Murphy
May 14, 2020, 2:00 pm
Season over for Yiddish Fiddler
This week Opera Australia CEO Rory Jeffes announced that the company was cancelling productions including Fiddler and postponing others until 2021 due to COVID-19.
By Danny Gocs
New York’s National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s production of A Fidler afn Dakh (Fiddler on the Roof) performed in Yiddish. Photo: Matthew Murphy
March 12, 2020, 5:26 pm
Fiddler back on stage – in Yiddish
It is six months before the curtain goes up on the Australian premiere of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, but the creative work is already underway.
By Danny Gocs
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