BroadwayWorld has confirmed additional casting for the upcoming Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof: JENNY ROSE BAKER (Annie Get Your Gun) will play Shprintze, MICHAEL BERNARDI will play Mordcha, JENNIFER ZETLAN will play Shaindel, and MATT MOISEY and TESS PRIMACK will also join the cast.
Performances will now begin on Friday, November 20, 2015, with an official opening night on Sunday, December 20, 2015, at The Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway). The show was previously announced to begin previews on Thursday, November 12, 2015, with an opening night of Thursday, December 17, 2015.
The newly announced cast joins previously announced five-time Tony Award nominee and Drama Desk & Outer Critics Circle Award winner
Danny Burstein (Cabaret, Golden Boy, Follies, South Pacific) who will step into the iconic role of Tevye, Tony nominee
Jessica Hecht (A View From the Bridge, "Breaking Bad," The Last Night of Ballyhoo) as Golde,
Adam Kantor (The Last Five Years, Next to Normal, Rent) as Motel,
Adam Dannheisser (Rock of Ages, The Coast of Utopia) as Lazar Wolf,
Karl Kenzler (You Can't Take It With You, Mary Poppins) as the Constable,
Alix Korey (All Shook Up, Chicago) as Yente,
Samantha Massell (La Boheme) as Hodel,
Melanie Moore (Finding Neverland, "So You Think You Can Dance") as Chava,
Ben Rappaport ("Mr. Robot," Picnic) as Perchik,
Nick Rehberger (The Glass Menagerie) as Fyedka,
Alexandra Silber (Master Class) as Tzeitel,
Jessica Vosk (The Bridges of Madison County) as Fruma Sarah,
Aaron Young as Sasha; and
Julie Benko,
Eric Bourne,
Jacob Guzman (Newsies),
Jesse Kovarsky,
Reed Luplau,
Brandt Martinez (Aladdin), Sarah Parker,
Marla Phelan (Sleep No More),
George Psomas (South Pacific),
Silvia Vrskova, and
Jonathan Royse Windham in the ensemble. Further casting to be announced.
Fiddler on the Roof will be directed by Tony Award winner
Bartlett Sher, who most recently helmed the 2015 Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of The King and I. Sher has directed Burstein on Broadway in the revivals of Golden Boy and South Pacific, as well as in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. It will be choreographed by
Hofesh Shechter, inspired by the original choreography of
Jerome Robbins, and the music director will be
Ted Sperling (The King and I, South Pacific).
Fiddler on the Roof has book by
Joseph Stein, music by
Jerry Bock and lyrics by
Sheldon Harnick. The original Broadway production of the show, which opened in 1964, was the first musical in history to surpass 3,000 performances. The show won the 1965 Tony Award for Best Musical in addition to eight other Tony Awards that year.
The design team includes scenic design by
Michael Yeargan (Tony Award nominee, The King and I), costume design by
Catherine Zuber (Tony Award winner, The King and I), and lighting design by
Donald Holder (Tony Award nominee, The King and I).
Fiddler on the Roof will be their 5th Broadway production working with Sher, after South Pacific, Golden Boy, The Bridges of Madison County, and The King and I. Sound design is by
Scott Lehrer (A Delicate Balance, South Pacific). Casting is by Telsey + Co./Abbie Brady Dalton.
Rediscover the joy as a Broadway tradition returns:
Fiddler on the Roof. Tony-winning director
Bartlett Sher and the team behind South Pacific and The King and I bring a fresh and authentic vision to this beloved theatrical masterpiece from Tony winner
Joseph Stein and Pulitzer Prize winners
Jerry Bock and
Sheldon Harnick. The original production won ten Tony Awards including a special Tony for becoming the longest-running Broadway musical of all time-and now you can be there when the sun rises on this new production starring Tony nominees
Danny Burstein and
Jessica Hecht with stunning movement and dance from acclaimed Israeli choreographer
Hofesh Shechter based on the original staging by
Jerome Robbins. A wonderful cast and a lavish orchestra tell this heartwarming story of fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, and the timeless traditions that define faith and family. Featuring the Broadway classics "To Life (L'Chaim!)," "If I Were A Rich Man," "Sunrise Sunset," "Matchmaker, Matchmaker," and "Tradition,"
Fiddler on the Roof will introduce a new generation to this uplifting celebration that raises its cup to joy! To love! To life!
