Fiddler On The Roof (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (3,115)
See it if you love a brilliant performance. From the moment Danny Burstein opens his mouth to speak he enters into our heart and remains all evening.
Don't see it if you insist that the revival of a musical be done as it was done before and you hate genius choreography.
See it if You like musicals! Also, worth seeing again and again...I have seen it throughout the years and will continue to see it!
Don't see it if nothing bad to say...
See it if See it if you simply love Theater. The story is mine the feelings conveyed thru song and dance thrill me to my soul!
Don't see it if You don't want the best night out!
See it if wonderful revival - loved it
Don't see it if if you get bored seeing revivals
See it if For die hard Fiddler fans, they took it that much further. If you've never seen a production before it's a great way to become a super fan
Don't see it if Watch some interviews with the cast before hand, because there are alot of little moments you'll miss if someone doesn't point them out to u
See it if You like large casts, historic relevance, believable acting, excellent dancing true to its genre yet current
Don't see it if You don't like long shows or seeing unpleasant/uncomfortable periods of history
See it if You want to see perhaps the finest Broadway musical ever written !
Don't see it if You can't deal with a musical that has a relevant and disturbing theme that will make you squirm for its relevance TODAY !!!!
See it if you love seeing a classic Broadway musicals in wonderful, energetic revival & you like to hum the tunes all the way home.
Don't see it if you can only picture Zero Mostel as Tevye. He's dead, so this is not an option.
Critic Reviews (53)
"When done properly, 'Fiddler on the Roof' has a spectrum of ingredients that make one laugh, cry and appreciate the struggles of Jews. In this production, the added wrap-around intro and closing are superfluous...The power of the show speaks for itself, as art should, and an aware audience can make the connection without the need for a contrived exclamation point."
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"Danny Burstein's performance anchors a production that, like Sher's previous stagings of American classics reveals both the timelessness and the contemporary pertinence of the work. His 'Fiddler' is arguably even more revelatory…Sher does this with the support of a seamless cast and an intuitive, inventive design team...What this 'Fiddler' shows us most powerfully is the resilience of love. For all its specific insights, it delivers that simple and universal message, thrillingly."
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"Without sacrificing the humor, Burstein layers his performance with the disappointment, anger and resignation Tevye experiences as he confronts a changing world The result is precisely the kind of darker interpretation that director Bart Sher likes to excavate when he revives classic musicals...But in this case some of it works (Burstein's performance) and some of it doesn't…I might have been more accepting if the singing had been better…I wasn't crazy about the dancing either."
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"Broadway has seen more visually beautiful stagings of 'Fiddler,' and there definitely have been funnier ones. But Sher achieves a dramatic coherence that appreciates the musical’s showbiz qualities but honors the authenticity of its humanity…What the production does not have is the stunning originality that made Sher’s other big revivals singular. Michael Yeargan’s sets lack character...Worse, much worse, are the busy, wiggly-armed, contorted dances."
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"Mostly your grandfather’s 'Fiddler,' with Danny Burstein affectingly confronting the wrenching journey awaiting Tevye…Though somewhat reimagined visually and given an extraneous framing device, its strengths are the same as ever…Sher may have forced a couple of needless revisions on this 'Fiddler,' but he’s too smart to over-mess with material this special. A competent 'Fiddler' is welcome in town anytime, and this more-than-competent rendering is likely to be around for quite a while."
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"A moving but occasionally muddled new production…Danny Burstein brings warmth and humor to Tevye…The supporting cast is also excellent…Some of Sher’s innovations seem ill-advised, including a framing device suggesting that Tevye’s descendants survive the Russian pogroms to become barn-jacket-wearing modern American Jews…Audiences will feel the customary tug of sentiment."
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"The revival of 'Fiddler on the Roof' is wonderful — not because it offers a wildly different take on the popular musical, but by revealing the heart and soul of the story in such a fresh way...The production runs almost three hours, but it moves so smoothly, it seems much shorter."
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"This new 'Fiddler,' gorgeous and affecting, is a respectful staging of the Jerry Bock-Sheldon Harnick classic, with modernities here and there to keep us on our toes…Burstein is the real deal, a vital, yet eminently relatable Tevye...Sher’s 'Fiddler' is a directorial feat, even if some of his choices will spark debate. I had mixed feelings about Michael Yeargan’s scene design…Sher’s staging was a welcome reminder of the ways the musical has permeated into our lives."
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