After an extended sold-out run at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, the recent production of Fiddler on the Roof from the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene opened Off-Broadway at Stage 42 on February 21. Directed by Joel Grey, the staging stars Steven Skybell as Tevye, Jennifer Babiak as Golde, and Emmy nominee and Broadway veteran Jackie Hoffman as Yente.
This Fiddler is performed in Yiddish—as are all of the productions from NYTF—and features a translation by Shraga Friedman, first used in a performance in Israel in 1965. The production is accompanied by supertitles in English and Russian. Check out highlights from the production above.
Flip through photos from opening night below:
Ariana DeBose
Joseph Marzullo/WENN
Jana Robbins and her mom
Bebe Neuwirth and Joel Grey
Blair Brown and Joel Grey
Matthew Didner, Staś Kmieć, Joel Grey, Merete Muenter, and Zalmen Mlotek
Joel Grey, Jennifer Grey, Stella Gregg, and Clark Gregg
Mary Testa
Joel Grey, Kate Mulgrew, and Dale Soules
Joel Grey and Hal Luftig
Joel Grey, Sutton Foster, and Hal Luftig
Richard Maltby Jr. and Jamie de Roy
Joel Grey and Sutton Foster
Harvey Fierstein and Hal Luftig
Hal Luftig and Stewart L. Adelson
Sheldon Harnick and Margery Gray Harnick
Joel Grey, Sheldon Harnick and Margery Gray Harnick
Cast of Fiddler on the Roof
Jackie Hoffman
Jackie Hoffman and the Cast of Fiddler on the Roof
Rachel Zatcoff and Ben Liebert
Jennifer Babiak and the Cast of Fiddler on the Roof
Steven Skybell and the Cast of Fiddler on the Roof
Joseph Marzullo/WENN
Steven Skybell and the Cast of Fiddler on the Roof
Jennifer Babiak and Steven Skybell
Joseph Marzullo/WENN
The Cast of Fiddler on the Roof
Joseph Marzullo/WENN
Staś Kmieć and the Cast of Fiddler on the Roof
Joel Grey and the Cast of Fiddler on the Roof
Joel Grey
Joseph Marzullo/WENN
Joel Grey
Steven Skybell
Steven Skybell and Bruce Sabath
Bruce Sabath
Jennifer Babiak
Ben Liebert
Adam B. Shapiro
Rosie Jo Neddy
Kirk Geritano, Jackie Hoffman, and Mikhl Yashinsky
Jackie Hoffman
Regina Spektor
Zalmen Mlotek and Regina Spektor
Cameron Johnson
Cast of Fiddler on the Roof
Cast of Fiddler on the Roof
Cast of Fiddler on the Roof
Steven Skybell and the Cast of Fiddler on the Roof
Evan Mayer and Jodi Snyder
John Giesige, Abby Goldfarb, and Michael Einav
Stephanie Lynne Mason and Drew Seigla
Barbara Underwood and Bobby Underwood
Bobby Underwood and Moshe Lobel
Jana Robbins and Steven Skybell
