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See it if You love a classic musical with a powerful message that resonates today....

Don't see it if You don't like bare bones staging or you're looking for spectacle, or you don't like supertitles

Also What a gorgeous production! IMHO, Fiddler is a show that you can't ruin. I've seen high school productions, community theatre productions, & the writing & music are so strong that even if half the cast stinks, you're still moved by the ending. So imagine how powerful it can be when every performance is spot-on, when the play is stripped bare of all trappings, and it's just a few chairs and tables, the actors, the orchestra, and the story. One odd thing I noticed: at the beginning, the costumes appeared to be of the period, all in muted shades of gray, black, and white. But then I noticed from my 7th row seat that Perchick and Fyedke were clearly wearing Levi jeans with the red tag on the back pocket. As the play went on, I noticed other characters wearing more contemporary costume pieces, such as Hodl wearing a yellow cardigan when she leaves Anatevke. It occurred to me that maybe the costumer was having people dress more contemporary as their thinking became more modern?... Read more Read less

See it if You are interested in justice You care about the future of humanity You love passionate acting

Don't see it if you're expecting something light you're expecting a fancy set

See it if you want to laugh; you enjoy being surprised; you're tired of pat comic endings; you want to see a surprisingly feminist comic heroine

Don't see it if You don't like to laugh

Also Sure it was silly and over-the-top. That's what farce is! The wonderful surprise, in addition to great set and special effects and perfectly cast actors, was that the ending was not what you'd expect. I like being surprised, especially being surprised by a non-Hollywood ending that nevertheless is a happy one........ Read more Read less

See it if you loved "The Wizard of Oz"

Don't see it if you don't like musicals

See it if You enjoy seeing original plays, you care about mental health issues, you love great acting in a minimalist venue

Don't see it if You're not willing to see some mediocre plays among the excellent ones, you care about spectacle

Also There were some truly brilliant performances and some excellent stories. However, it was an uneven evening of theatre, as some of the scripts were weak.... My favorite was "Phone Friend" about a bereaved man who dials a wrong number and finds a sympathetic ear on the other end. Both the script and the performers were so excellent, that I started to feel like a voyeur into these two people's lives, and I almost forgot I was watching a play! If the entire evening lived up to that play, I would have scored it in the 90s....... Read more Read less

See it if you love to see classic theatre, done simply with no distractions; you love great acting; you want to be moved

Don't see it if you want spectacle; this is theatre stripped down to its essence

Also I love Chekhov, but have always seen his plays done in realistic setting with lots of props and costumes. This is two tables and some chairs and a sideboard; the costumes are as simple as possible, stripping Chekhov down to the essence of characters and relationships. This is also brilliant theatre -- so real that I almost felt I was eavesdropping on a family's conversations in all their hilarious, heartbreaking, flawed reality. It was in the round, and I wish I could have come back three more times to see it from every angle. The directing and acting were magnificent!... Read more Read less

See it if You want something different and original; you want something that goes deep; you want to be touched and have your heart opened

Don't see it if You don't want to see stories about LGBT people

Also This was brilliant and funny and gut-wrenching. I have rarely been so moved, especially by a musical. The two leads, a young lesbian writer, and a widowed Jewish butcher, were pitch-perfect, and the rest of the cast supported them brilliantly, some playing multiple roles....... Read more Read less

See it if you love George Takei you love Lea Salonga you are interested in WWII history you have a heart that will be touched by a poignant story

Don't see it if you are cynical and jaded. This show is sincere