One of the most highly regarded and beloved musicals of all
time,
”
Fiddler on the Roof
”
will grace the stage at the San Benito High School auditorium on
Friday.
One of the most highly regarded and beloved musicals of all time, “Fiddler on the Roof” will grace the stage at the San Benito High School auditorium on Friday.
The San Benito Stage Company currently has tickets on sale for their summer production of “Fiddler on the Roof.”
The show which opens Friday at 8 p.m. will also have performances on Saturday followed by evening performances on Aug. 1 and 2 at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. on July 27 and Aug. 3.
General admission is $10, and $8 for seniors and for children 12 years old and younger.
Tickets are available at Dorothy McNett’s Place; Hollister Music; and can be purchased online at: www.sanbenitostage.org and at the door.
Advance ticket purchases are strongly encouraged, as performances may sell out.
“Fiddler on the Roof” tells the tale of Tevye, played by Jim Achilles, as he and the other poor Jewish villagers of rural Anatevka struggle with the seemingly impossible task of balancing religious traditions and matters of the heart – like a fiddler standing on a roof.
When Tevye’s eldest daughter, Tzeitel, begs him to let her marry a poor tailor rather than the middle-aged butcher that he has already chosen for her, Tevye must choose between his own daughter’s happiness and those beloved traditions that keep the outside world at bay. Meanwhile, there are other forces at work in Anatevka, dangerous forces which threaten to destroy the very life he is trying to preserve.
Fiddler on the Roof, based on the short story “Tevye and His Daughters” by Sholom Aleichem, was one of the first musicals to defy Broadway’s established rules of commercial success. It dealt with serious issues such as persecution, poverty, and the struggle to hold on to one’s beliefs in the midst of a hostile and chaotic environment.
Criticized at first for its “limited appeal”, Fiddler on the Roof struck such a universal chord in audiences that it became, for a time, the longest running production in the history of Broadway.
Fiddler on the Roof opened on September 22, 1964 with Zero Mostel in the leading role. It ran for 3,242 performances.
For more information, call 637 9691.
