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Broadway Revival of Fiddler on the Roof Announces Closing Date

The classic musical will end its run at the Broadway Theatre.

A scene from Fiddler on the Roof.
The new Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof will close at the end of the year.
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The Bartlett Sher-helmed Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof will end its run at the Broadway Theatre on December 31, 2016 at 2pm after 464 performances. The show began its run November 20, 2015, and opened on December 20, 2015.

Featuring a book by Joseph Stein and a score by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, Fiddler on the Roof is inspired by Sholom Alecheim's stories of the milkman Tevye, who tries to hold on to "tradition" as the world around him and his family in the little village of Anatevka changes. This Broadway production, directed by Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher, is the show's sixth since its record-breaking debut in 1964.

2016 Tony nominee and Drama Desk Award winner Danny Burstein stars as the iconic patriarch Tevye, opposite Jessica Hecht as Golde, Alexandra Silber as Tzeitel, Adam Kantor as Motel, Alix Korey as Yente, Samantha Massell as Hodel, Ben Rappaport as Perchik, Jessica Vosk as Fruma Sarah, Melanie Moore as Chava, Nick Rehberger as Fyedka, and Karl Kenzler as the Constable.

Fiddler on the Roof boasts choreography by Hofesh Shechter, based on the original work of Jerome Robbins.The creative team also includes frequent Sher collaborators Michael Yeargan (scenic design), Catherine Zuber (costume design), Donald Holder (lighting design), and Scott Lehrer (sound design).

The production was nominated for 2016 Tonys for Best Musical Revival, Best Choreography, and Best Actor in a Musical, and received Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Director of a Musical and Outstanding Actor in a Musical for Burstein. Burstein also won the 2016 Outer Critics Circle Award for his performance.

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