Nailed it!!
by LaurieH on 1/16/23Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium - CalgaryThank you. It was a fabulous performance. Everyone did a great job and the audience and myself included were laughing and crying.
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Fiddler on the Roof on Tour
In Broadway terms, Fiddler on the Roof is a tradition unto itself. The much-loved story of Tevye the milkman's struggle to reconcile old Jewish ways with the modern world opened on Broadway in 1964 and held the record for longest-running musical — with 3,242 performances until it closed in 1970 — for nearly 10 years. The blockbuster won nine Tony Awards — including best musical, direction, and choreography — and has been revived on Broadway five times.
Producer Harold Prince hired director-choreographer Jerome Robbins to bring Sholom Aleichem's turn-of-the-19th-century Yiddish tales of life in the Anatevka shtetl, where existence is "as precarious as a fiddler on the roof," to the stage. Jerry Bock's music and Sheldon Harnick's lyrics illuminated the fading world of East European Jewry, while Joseph Stein's book brought a humorous taste of Jewish comedy's borscht belt. Painter Marc Chagall's blend of Jewish traditionalism and artistic modernism inspired the show's memorable look. Zero Mostel played Tevye, and Beatrice Arthur, of Maude television fame, portrayed Yente the matchmaker.
The most recent revival arrived in 2015, when director Bartlett Sher enhanced the show's authenticity with the help of Israeli-born choreographer Hofesh Shechter. The New York Times praised the new production as "superb" while noting how it recaptured the foot-stomping, hand-waving energy of the original.
Sher's revival, now on tour with Yehezkel Lazarov as Tevye and Maite Uzal as his wife Golde, is delighting audiences with celebratory songs like "Tradition," "If I Were a Rich Man," and "To Life (L'Chaim)," as well as beautiful melodies of love and loss such as "Sunrise, Sunset" and "Far From the Home I Love."
As part of a trend that began with The Sound of Music and The Wizard of Oz, Fiddler on the Roof fans are dressing up as Anatevkans and belting out tunes during screenings of the show's 1971 film adaptation. Their participatory zeal reflects the devotion the musical has inspired and the power of its music.
"What can we do?" asks Tevye of Golde during a moment of doubt. "It's a new world." One solution is to return to the source for cultural renewal. We may not experience the same problems as shtetl Jews in 1905 did, but Fiddler on the Roof assures us that almost any difficulty can be surmounted with great music and exuberant dancing.
Thank you. It was a fabulous performance. Everyone did a great job and the audience and myself included were laughing and crying.
We thoroughly enjoyed the set and its many changes which almost added a new character to each scene. The songs which for the uninitiated audience members were all part of the thread of the last 4+decades sounded great to hear again. Correography and costumes were wonderful. Loved it all
Amazing performance! Incredible voices and dancing. Loved it!
It was excellent characters were on point. Singing and dancing were really good.
The best broadway I have seen. The singing, prop and everything else is top notch. If I have to pick a scene… the dream of grandma tsientel and pumesara takes the cake!
Cast, choreography, music and sets were all top notch. Witty and fun and never a dull moment!
The show was well done and keeps your attention for the 3 hours which is great. Also, appreciated the dedication to Ukraine.
I am often disappointed when I see stage productions of films but this was a wonderful surprise. The storyline was true, the actors believable, excellent voices and the stage production so well done. Thank you for a wonderful evening
check in was quick and easy. Show was well done. Appreciated the acknowledgement of the connection with current crisis in Ukraine.
Terrific performance. Great voices; music phenomenal. Well worth the price of admission.
from the moment we arrived, enjoying a ’sunrise sunset’ cocktail (so aptly named) the experience was wonderful. the orchestra, the set changes, the vocals all superb. the only blip was the ever present inconsiderate use of phones and apple watches lighting up and interrupting with sounds
Fantastic show!! It was better then I hoped for! I would definetely recomend this show to any fan of musicals the performers were great and the entire production was excellent!!
My friend and I went and it was great. My only comment was that there was quite a few people who were late and were still entering during the 3rd act. Very distracting & disappointing as an announcement was made that if you were late you could not enter
The acting, singing and dancing were incredible. We sat in the main level and were pleased that the sound surrounded us as though we were involved in the show.
Great show, absolutely loved the performance. What I did not love, as usual, was the extreme traffic jam caused by a poorly designed parking facility. It's so bad that I'm reconsidering ever coming back to your facility. No close parking and the alloted parking is essentially useless.
Felt a couple of the scenes dragged on a little with very little substance that would have added to the storyline, however, the actors were fantastic - very talented and the music was very well done. Very enjoyabke show!
The props and stage arrangements was excellent! The orchestra provided the precise level of volume and never missed a beat! And finally the cast was incredible, their voices, expression, portrayal of the characters, stage presence, and collaboration was exquisite! Bravo!!
This was a top notch production, the vocals, and choreography were amazing!
This is a long show. Seating is cramped at the Jubilee.Perhaps 2 intermissions would have helped . Felt the wedding scene could have been shortened a bit. Performers were terrific..
We thoroughly enjoyed the show. The cast was so good, they pulled me into their world, and I felt right there with them. I also liked the set and how it was quickly and easily changed. The volume was perfect; I pay attention to that because I have been at shows that hurt my ears, but this one wasn't too loud.