Andrea Martin (left), as Golde and Harvey Fierstein (right) as Tevye in the revival of 'Fiddler on the Roof,' on Broadway's Minskoff Theater in New York, 2005 (photo credit: AP/Carol Rosegg, File)
Broadway’s next Tevye will be Danny Burstein.
Producers of the upcoming revival of Fiddler on the Roof said Thursday the Tony Award nominee of such shows as Golden Boy, Follies and, currently, Cabaret will play the milkman struggling to maintain his beloved traditions.
The Tony Award-winning musical about a Jewish milkman from the Ukrainian village of Anatevka is based on stories by Sholem Alechem. It centers on Tevye, a poor Orthodox Jew with five rebellious daughters.
The original production in 1964 starred Zero Mostel and had an almost eight-year run, offering the world such stunning songs as “Sunrise, Sunset,” ”If I Were a Rich Man” and “Matchmaker, Matchmaker.”
Danny Burstein arrives at the 68th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York, June 8, 2014. (photo credit: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
It features lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, music by Jerry Bock and a story by Joseph Stein.
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The new revival will be directed by Tony Award-nominee Bartlett Sher, who directed Burstein in the revivals of Golden Boy and South Pacific.
The production will also feature choreography by Hofesh Shechter, based on original conceptions and choreography by Jerome Robbins.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press.
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