FIDDLER ON THE ROOF to Play Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, 5/11-5/16

Fiddler on the Roof has captured the hearts of people all over the world with its universal appeal and timeless message. The North American Tour continues the tradition of the 1964 Jerome Robbins Tony® Award-winning production playing at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center May 11-16, 2010. Robbins won twin Tony awards for his direction and choreography of Broadway's Fiddler on the Roof. In this national tour, both are faithfully recreated by Director Sammy Dallas Bayes, choreographer of the Broadway revival.

When Fiddler on the Roof opened in the United States in 1964, it was a time of change and crumbling traditions in our own country. Perhaps the explanation for its world-wide success in the '60s and '70s was because the play illustrated the universality of such problems as the "generation gap," youthful dissent, revolutionary doctrine and the oppression of minorities. Students of the time identified with the rebellious student, Perchik, and strongly related to the breaking of hallowed traditions. Tevye and others of his time struggled with these problems in 1905 and emerged triumphant, offering the hope and promise of reconciliation to a turbulent society. Today, Fiddler on the Roof is as relevant as ever.

Now, in the midst of a new millennia, in a world fraught with anxiety and fear, the one constant humanity can rely on is the strength of family and of its traditions that will ultimately sustain it through its own trials and tribulations. Forty-five years and a generation later, new audiences can identify and take heart as they experience the tradition in great musical theater that is Fiddler on the Roof.

Due to an unexpected conflict, Harvey Fierstein will be unable to perform the role of Tevye in the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center's engagement of Fiddler on the Roof. Continuing the well-known "tradition," Theodore Bikel will star as the iconic milkman.

Bikel is best known for his role in Fiddler on the Roof, having portrayed the role of Tevye over 2,000 times. One of the world's best known folk singers, Bikel is also an accomplished opera singer and has created such roles as Baron Von Trapp in the original Broadway production of The Sound of Music. In addition to the stage, Bikel has been nominated for countless Emmy® Awards for his television appearances, including a win in 1988 for his appearance on public television as the 82-year-old Harris Newmark. Additional television credits include "L.A. Law," "Falcon Crest" and "Law and Order." Bikel is presently appearing in New York off-Broadway in a play that he wrote titled Sholom Aleichem - Laughter Through Tears.

Fiddler on the Roof will be at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center for eight performances May 11-16, 2010. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 19 at 10 a.m. and start at $47. Tickets can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or the Center's ticket office at (920) 730-3760. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center's ticket office or online at foxcitiespac.com. Groups of 15 or more can order now and save by calling (920) 730-3786. Additional fees may apply.

Fiddler on the Roof is locally supported by community partners Menasha Corporation and SECURA Insurance Companies.

The performance schedule for Fiddler on the Roof at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center is: May 11-14, 7:30 p.m. and May 15 and 16, 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

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