We are pleased to announce the Performing Arts Institute’s

2008 musical theater production is

Read more about Fiddler on the Roof, one of the best-loved Broadway musicals of all times!

The plot revolves around Tevye the Milkman, a Jewish peasant in pre-Revolutionary Russia. Throughout the play, he confronts the day-to-day problems of 'shtetl' life, his Jewish traditions, his family (wife and daughters), and state-sanctioned pogroms. Tevye is particularly frustrated with the strong-willed actions of his three older daughters—each one choosing a husband who moves progressively further away from established customs—and with the edict of the Tsar that evicts the Jews from their village. The Fiddler is a metaphor for survival (through tradition and joyfulness) in a life of uncertainty and imbalance.

The original Broadway production of the show, which opened in 1964, was the first musical to surpass the 3,000 performance mark, and it held the record for longest-running Broadway musical for almost 10 years. The show was highly acclaimed and nominated for ten Tony Awards, winning nine, including Best Musical, score, book, direction and choreography. It spawned four Broadway revivals, a successful 1971 film adaptation, and has enjoyed enduring international popularity.

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Fiddler on the Roof

August 7th and 8th, 2008 8:00 PM

The F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts