Fiddler On The Roof (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (3,115)
See it if You enjoy a quality revival of a beautifully crafted show with music and lyrics that have become part of the American songbook.
Don't see it if You expect an exact replica of the original production.
See it if even if you've seen it before because this new rendition with Danny Burstein is terrific
Don't see it if you don't care for great musical stories that will bring a tear to your eye
See it if You want to be truly entertained! Great song, singing, phenomenal dancing, all around wonderful show! Great Lead actor W/ a wonderful cast
Don't see it if You want to hear political, sexual jokes, profanity, nudity. Sorry, this show is just pure wholesome fun, enjoyable entertainment!!!
See it if LIKE TO SEE GREAT MUSICAL
Don't see it if IF YOU DONT LIKE MUSICALS
See it if Danny Burstein is everything. He carries the show. I loved everything about it.
Don't see it if You don't have money. I won tickets but the good seats are expensive. Read more
See it if you love traditional big musicals
Don't see it if you hate Anatevka and you have seen it countless times
See it if even you saw it before. This is a special production
Don't see it if you are not into grand Broadway musicals
See it if you love great writing and want to see a memorable performance by Danny Burstein.
Don't see it if you're under four years old.
Critic Reviews (53)
"'Fiddler' is laid out simply, but that simplicity highlights the story’s poignancy — and its continued relevance...There are moments of great levity in this production — songs about matchmakers and raising your glass for a toast, among all the classics the show is known for — but its quieter moments were even greater standouts."
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"Bartlett Sher respects the material while enlivening it. The scenes are staged with acute sensitivity, while a full orchestra plays the timeless score…Less successful is the spare visual design, in which two-dimensional, floating pieces of scenery are pitted against a gray brick wall…Bottom line: except for the questionable design, this is a superb production of one of the greatest musicals of all time with an exceptional cast."
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"Director Bart Sher and lead actor Danny Burstein deliver as movingly dramatic a 'Fiddler' as we’re ever likely to see…The performances are mixed. Jessica Hecht as Golde seems at first miscast and her accent out of place but her talent ultimately prevails…Sher’s emphasis on the dramatic core of the story is well served by Burstein whose warmly understated command of the iconic Tevye — mastering the comedy and tragedy — wins our hearts completely."
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"Positively transcendent — a luminous new view on a timeless tale…No element of the production better represents the happy synthesis of old and new than Hofesh Shechter's vibrant choreography…Shechter and Sher offer this story of a traditional society at the precipice as something universal, without negating the play's indelible Jewish identity...Sher endows this beautiful and timely production with a sense of optimism and continuity."
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"An exemplary revival, especially focused on the solidly acted and deeply thoughtful performances...This time around there's more grounded focus on Tevye's emotional conflict….A wonderful, character-driven score...Sung and acted splendidly. 'Fiddler' is a great example of intelligent, literate musical theatre that invigorates the heart and entertains the spirit. But it has to be done right. Some details can be argued, but overall, Bartlett Sher has done it right."
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"A new production of that oft-revived classic, 'Fiddler on the Roof,' that is original, vibrant, and, at times, surprisingly disturbing...Everything in Sher's production feels freshly imagined; everyone involved seems determined to scrub away any excessive nostalgia...There is plenty here to entice the most ardent fan of 'Fiddler on the Roof'...But never before has the sense been so strongly articulated that time is running out on Tevye, Golde, their daughters, and their neighbors."
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"Works well enough in the dialogue scenes, admittedly among the very best I've seen in any 'Fiddler'…But when the music starts, Sher and his choreographer, Hofesh Shechter make sure any and all energy and feeling evaporate...Flaccid new dance arrangements and uninspired new orchestrations further denude the show. Michael Yeargan's scenic design is lazy, too…Most of the performances are uncomfortably in line with Sher's depressive vision."
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"If the show has one flaw it is that the one hour and 40 minute first act seems long, but the shorter, fast-moving second act with its many events surely makes up for it. The ending is extremely moving and will have many theatergoers on the brink of tears...Bartlett Sher’s revival has the depth of a straight play and may be the best sung 'Fiddler' in recent memory. Danny Burstein, Jessica Hecht and cast make one fall in love with this musical all over again."
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