Fiddler on the Roof (In Yiddish) NYC Reviews and Tickets

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(1152 Ratings)

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Members say

Entertaining, Absorbing, Delightful, Great singing, Great acting

About the Show

The classic musical is presented in a new way – in Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles.

Directed by Oscar and Tony Award®-winner Joel Grey, this production has been called "a richer, deeper interpretation” of Fiddler on the Roof, being entirely in Yiddish- the language Tevye and his family would have spoken.

Steven Skybell reprises his role as Tevye, a jolly and honest milkman balancing family, faith, and tradition in the small Russian shtetl of Anatevka.

Old-world traditions clash against new-world thought as Tevye’s daughters fall in love of their own volition in increasingly untraditional ways.

Show-Score Member Reviews (1,152)

Must see, Great singing, Delightful

See it if An amazing revival of a classic musical, that makes it seem brand-new.

Don't see it if You don't like musicals or subtitles. Read more

Profound, Great singing, Great acting, Delightful, Absorbing

See it if You want to see a beloved classic musical that honors the Jewish culture and heritage. Beautiful vocals and performances.

Don't see it if You find needing to read subtitles and watch the show at the same time distracting.

Great singing, Great acting, Exquisite, Enchanting, Absorbing

See it if You want a fabulous production of a classic production and seeing it in a language native to the part is exhilarating

Don't see it if You don't like super titles

Delightful

See it if Live Fiddler in any form & Yiddish is your thing.

Don't see it if The English subtitles on the side walls will distract you.

Ambitious, Entertaining, Enchanting, Delightful, Absorbing

See it if you love Fiddler on the Roof, love Jewish stories, want to hear the story in the language it would have taken place in

Don't see it if you don't want to read while watching a play Read more

Thought-provoking, Must see, Great singing, Great staging, Absorbing

See it if You love have a love for this iconic musical. You appreciate imaginative non-traditional staging. You want to hear too-notch voices singing.

Don't see it if You want to see musicals with full sets and scene changes. You are not familiar with Fiddler as there are English subtitles projected onstag

Delightful, Ambitious, Clever, Absorbing

See it if You understand the beautiful story without understanding a word of Yiddish!

Don't see it if You do not like Fiddler on the Roof.

Absorbing, Ambitious, Entertaining, Delightful

See it if you'd like to experience a lively show in Yiddish, even if you don't speak the language, because it adds such authenticity to the production

Don't see it if you just don't like musical theater

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