St. Louis's Muny has revealed full casting for their upcoming production of Fiddler on the Roof, playing the company's James S. McDonnell Stage July 19-25. Rob Ruggiero is directing.
Newly announced in the cast are Max Chernin as Motel, Jeremy Radin as Lazar Wolf, Cheryl Stern as Yente, James A. Butz as Constable, Max Chucker as The Fiddler, Bob Amaral as Rabbi, Ben Rosenbach as Mendel, Price Waldman as Mordcha, David Perlman as Avram, Jerry Vogel as Nachum, Ellie Schwartz as Shprintze, and Zoe Klevorn as Bielke. Ensemblists and swings Ze’ev Barmor, Jonathan Bryant, Michael Bullard, Derek Ege, Mathew Fedorek, Blair Goldberg, Susan J. Jacks, Michał Kołaczkowski, Barrie Kreinik, Erica Mansfield, Nick Nazzaro, Nick Raynor, Caitlin Stebelman, Zoe Vonder Haar, and Annie Zigman will round out the company. The production will also feature the Muny Kid and Teen Youth Ensemble.
They join the previously announced Adam Heller as Tevye, Jill Abramovitz as Golde, Samantha Massell as Tzeitel, Hannah Corneau as Hodel, Emerson Glick as Chava, Clay Singer as Perchik, and Andrew Alstat as Fyedka.
Ruggerio's creative team includes choreographer Parker Esse, music director Darryl Archibald, dialect and cultural coach Barrie Kreinik, scenic designer Tijana Bjelajac, costume designer Alejo Vietti, lighting designer John Lasiter, co-sound designer John Shivers and David Patridge, video designer Kevan Loney, wig designer Tommy Kurzman, and production stgae manager Nancy Uffner.
Based on the stories of Sholom Aleichem, Fiddler on the Roof has a book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bock, and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. The classic musical tells the story of Tevye the milkman, who clings to the Jewish customs of Anatevka, his hometown in pre-Revolutionary Russia. As his daughters question these traditions and the world changes around them, Tevye is challenged to find a new way to learn and to love.
The original 1964 Broadway production, which played seven previews and 3,242 regular performances, won nine Tony Awards, including those for Best Musical and star Zero Mostel. Fiddler on the Roof was previously produced at The Muny in 2016, 2008, 2003, 1998, 1993, 1987, 1982, 1976, 1973, and 1970.
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The 2024 summer season at The Muny includes Disney’s The Little Mermaid (July 8-16), Fiddler on the Roof (July 19-25), Waitress (July 30-August 5), In the Heights (August 9-15), and Anything Goes (August 19-25).
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