Four-time Tony Award Nominee Judy Kuhn(Fun Home, She Loves Me, Chess, Les Miserables) joins the cast of Fiddler on the Roof as Golde beginning tonight, Tuesday, November 22nd and will play through the show's final performance on Saturday, December 31st at 2:00 pm. She takes over the role from Jessica Hecht whose final performance was on Sunday, November 20th.
Tickets are now on sale online via Telecharge.com, by phone at
(212) 239-6200, and in-person at The Broadway Theatre Box Office (1681 Broadway, at 53rd Street).
Four time TONY Award nominee
Judy Kuhn starred on Broadway in the critically acclaimed production of
Jeanine Tesori and
Lisa Kron's musical Fun Home directed by
Sam Gold which won the 2015 Tony Award for Best Musical. Also on Broadway she starred in The Roundabout's hit revival of She Loves Me, the American premieres of Chessand Les Miserables, Rags as well as
Richard Nelson's play Two Shakespearean Actors (Lincoln Center Theatre),
Alan Menken &
Tim Rice's King David, and the original cast of The Mystery of Edwin Drood (NYSF).
Judy created the role of Helen Bechdel in Fun Home at
The Public Theater for which she received a 2014
Lucille Lortel Award. Other recent appearances include The Visit by
John Kander,
Fred Ebb &
Terrance McNally at The
Williamstown Theater Festival directed by
John Doyle and starring
Chita Rivera and
Roger Rees. She starred as Fosca in the much lauded production of
Stephen Sondheim &
James Lapine's Passion directed by
John Doyle at the Classic Stage Co. (Drama League Award nomination) and appeared in the inaugural season of Encores! Off-Center in The Cradle Will Rock directed by
Sam Gold.
Other theater includes: Three Sisters adapted by
Craig Lucas and directed by
Bartlett Sher (Intiman), Passion (Kennedy Center's Sondheim Celebration); U.S. premiere of Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles;
Ricky Ian Gordon's Sycamore Trees (
Helen Hayes Award/Signature Theater);
Michael John LaChiusa's The Highest Yellow, Eli's Comin' (
Vineyard Theatre/Obie Award); The Ballad of Little Jo (
Steppenwolf Theatre Co./Jeff Award Nomination); As Thousand's Cheer (
Drama Dept.);
Tina Landau and
Ricky Ian Gordon's Dream True(
Vineyard Theatre); The Glass Menagerie (
McCarter Theatre), Martin Guerre(Hartford Stage), and
Martha Clarke's Endangered Species (BAM). ). In London's West End she starred in Metropolis (Olivier Award Nomination).
Judy sang the title role in Disney's Pocahontas as well as the in the sequelPocahontas II: Journey To A New World. Other film and television appearances include: Enchanted, "Elementary" (CBS), "Hope & Faith" (ABC), "Law & Order" (NBC), "All My Children" (ABC), "The Secret Life of
Mary Margaret..."(HBO), "My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies" (PBS), "The Kennedy Center Honors" (CBS), The Les Miserables 10th Anniversary Concert (PBS), In Performance At The White House (PBS), and the independent feature Day on Fire in which she costarred and performed the soundtrack with John Medeski.
Judy has performed on concert stages around the world including appearances at
Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Feinstein's at The Regency, The Hollywood Bowl, The Kennedy Center, The Philly Pops Orchestra as well as The Royal
Albert Hall and The Hippodrome in London. She can be heard on numerous original cast recordings as well as her solo albums: Rodgers, Rodgers & Guettel (PS Classics); All This Happiness (PS Classics); Serious Playground:The Songs of
Laura Nyro (Sh-K-Boom) and Just In Time:
Judy Kuhn Sings
Jule Styne.
Fiddler on the Roof, the show The New York Times declared a "superb new production", boasts a cast of 40 actors and an orchestra of 23 musicians, was nominated for three 2016 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Revival, Best Choreography (
Hofesh Shechter) and Best Actor in a Musical (
Danny Burstein). Additionally,
Fiddler on the Roof took home two Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Director of a Musical (
Bartlett Sher) and Outstanding Actor in a Musical (
Danny Burstein). Burstein was also awarded the Outer Critics Circle Award for the Outstanding Actor in a Musical.
Fiddler on the Roof began previews at The Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway, at 53rd Street) on November 20, 2015 and officially opened on Sunday, December 20, 2015.
Fiddler on the Roof, which The New York Times declared a "superb new production", will play its final performance on
Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. The regular performance schedule is: Tuesdays at 7 PM, Wednesdays at 2 PM and 8 PM, Thursdays at 7 PM. Fridays at 8 PM, Saturdays at 2 PM and 8 PM, and Sundays at 3 PM.
A beloved theatrical classic from Tony Award-winner
Joseph Stein, and Pulitzer Prize- winners
Jerry Bock and
Sheldon Harnick,
Fiddler on the Roof is directed by Tony Award-winner
Bartlett Sher (South Pacific, The King and I); choreographed by the acclaimed Israeli choreographer
Hofesh Shechter; inspired by the original choreography of
Jerome Robbins; and has musical direction by
Ted Sperling.
Fiddler on the Roof is the heartwarming story of fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, and life, love and laughter. This classic musical is rich with Broadway hits, including "To Life (L'Chaim!)," "If I Were A Rich Man," "Sunrise Sunset," "Matchmaker, Matchmaker," and "Tradition."
The cast of
Fiddler on the Roof features six-time Tony Award-nominee and Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award-winner
Danny Burstein as Tevye, Tony-nominee
Jessica Hecht as Golde,
Jenny Rose Baker, Michael C. Bernardi,
Adam Dannheisser,
Mitch Greenberg,
Adam Grupper,
Adam Kantor,
Karl Kenzler,
Alix Korey,
Samantha Massell,
Melanie Moore,
George Psomas,
Ben Rappaport,
Nick Rehberger, Neghriz Sarki,
Jeffrey Schecter and
Alexandra Silber. The ensemble features Jill Abramotiz,
Julie Benko,
Stephen Carrasco,
Eric Chambliss,
Austin Goodwin,
Jacob Guzman,
Jesse Kovarsky,
Brandt Martinez,
Stephanie Lynne Mason, Zach McNally,
Matt Moisey,
Robbie Nicholson,
Sarah Parker,
Marla Phelan,
Tess Primack,
Jessica Vosk,
Silvia Vrskova,
Andrew Wojtal,
Aaron Young and
Jennifer Zetlan.
Fiddler on the Roof has scenic design by
Michael Yeargan (Tony Award-nominee, The King and I), costume design by
Catherine Zuber (Tony Award-winner, The King and I), lighting design by
Donald Holder (Tony Award-nominee, The King and I), sound design by
Scott Lehrer (Tony Award-winner, South Pacific), and hair and wig design by
Tom Watson. Casting is by Telsey + Co./Abbie Brady Dalton.
Fiddler on the Roof is presented on Broadway by
Jeffrey Richards,
JAM Theatricals,
Louise Gundand
Jerry Frankel.
