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Video Watch Highlights From Opening Night of Muny Fiddler on the Roof

Adam Heller, Jill Abramovitz, Samantha Massell, and more star in the classic musical by Joseph Stein, Jerry Bock, and Sheldon Harnick.

The Muny production of the Tony-winning Fiddler on the Roof opened July 19 on the James S. McDonnell Stage in Forest Park, Missouri.

Watch highlights from the limited engagement, which continues through July 25, in the video above.

Directed by Rob Ruggiero with choreography by Parker Esse and musical direction by Darryl Archibald, the company is led by Adam Heller as Tevye, Jill Abramovitz as Golde, Samantha Massell as Tzeitel, Hannah Corneau as Hodel, Emerson Glick as Chava, Jed Resnick as Motel, Clay Singer as Perchik, Andrew Alstat as Fyedka, Max Chernin as Motel, Jeremy Radin as Lazar Wolf, Cheryl Stern as Yente, James A. Butz as Constable, Max Chucker as The Fiddler, Bob Amaral as Rabbi, Ben Rosenbach as Mendel, Price Waldman as Mordcha, David Perlman as Avram, Jerry Vogel as Nachum, Ellie Schwartz as Shprintze, and Zoe Klevorn as Bielke.

Ensemblists and swings Ze’ev Barmor, Jonathan Bryant, Michael Bullard, Derek Ege, Mathew Fedorek, Blair Goldberg, Susan J. Jacks, Michał Kołaczkowski, Barrie Kreinik, Erica Mansfield, Nick Nazzaro, Nick Raynor, Caitlin Stebelman, Zoe Vonder Haar, and Annie Zigman round out the company. The production also features the Muny Kid and Teen Youth Ensemble.

Ruggerio's creative team includes dialect and cultural coach Barrie Kreinik, scenic designer Tijana Bjelajac, costume designer Alejo Vietti, lighting designer John Lasiter, co-sound designers John Shivers and David Patridge, video designer Kevan Loney, wig designer Tommy Kurzman, and production stage manager Nancy Uffner.

Based on the stories of Sholom Aleichem, Fiddler on the Roof has a book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bock, and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. The classic musical tells the story of Tevye the milkman, who clings to the Jewish customs of Anatevka, his hometown in pre-Revolutionary Russia. As his daughters question these traditions and the world changes around them, Tevye is challenged to find a new way to learn and to love.

The original 1964 Broadway production, which played seven previews and 3,242 regular performances, won nine Tony Awards, including those for Best Musical and star Zero Mostel. Fiddler on the Roof was previously produced at The Muny in 2016, 2008, 2003, 1998, 1993, 1987, 1982, 1976, 1973, and 1970.

The Telsey Office is the casting partner of The Muny.

The 2024 summer season at The Muny will continue with Waitress (July 30-August 5), In the Heights (August 9-15), and Anything Goes (August 19-25).

Visit Muny.org.

 
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