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PAI News
- Congratulations to the Gala Benefit Scholarship finalists!
After the first round of competition, we are pleased to announce the finalists:
Felicia Cooper
Evan Frace
Amanda Reiser
Kyle Segarra
Heather Snare
A big thank you goes out to everyone who took the time to compete.
You should all be proud of the level of talent demonstrated on Sunday!
Join us June 1, 2008 for the Gala Event where the five finalists will compete for scholarships to PAI. In addition to the finalists, several PAI alumni will perform and you won't want to miss the guest judges we have lined up! Mark your calendar and check back for more details!
- PAI Musical Theater Department announces the 2008 production
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.
Save the Dates!
Fiddler on the Roof
August 7th and 8th, 2008 8:00 PM
The F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts
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