Review: Fiddler on the Roof at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts - Wisetrips Travel Blog

Fiddler on the Roof played at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts May 21–26, 2019, as listed in Broadway San Jose’s show archive.

The tour’s 2019 program credits direction to Bartlett Sher and choreography to Hofesh Shechter, recreated for the tour by Christopher Evans. It lists Yehezkel Lazarov as Tevye and Maite Uzal as Golde.

The program also credits Joseph Stein with the book, Jerry Bock with the music, and Sheldon Harnick with the lyrics.

Music Theatre International’s synopsis describes a story set in Anatevka, where the milkman Tevye tries to raise his five daughters within Jewish tradition as social change and antisemitism threaten the community.

Cast

• Tevye (a dairyman) - Yehezkel Lazarov
• Golde (his wife) - Maite Uzal
• Tzeitel (eldest daughter) - Mel Weyn
• Hodel (2nd oldest daughter) - Ruthy Froch
• Chava - Natalie Powers
• Shprintze - Danielle Ellen
• Bielke - Emerson Glick
• Yente (a matchmaker) - Carol Beaugard 
• Motel (a tailor) -  Jesse Weil
• Perchik (a student) - Ryne Nardecchia
• Lazar Wolf (a butcher) - Jonathan Van Mering
• Mordcha - Danny Arnold
• Rabbi - Michael Hegarty
• The Fiddler - Paul Morland

Musical Numbers

Act One

• "Prologue: Tradition"
• "Matchmaker"
• "If I Were a Rich Man"
• "Sabbath Prayer"
• "To Life"
• "Tevye's Monologue"
• "There's a Dream"
• "Sunrise, Sunset" (The BEST song of the whole show)
• The Wedding

Act Two

• Entr'acte
• "Now I Have Everything"
• Tevye's Monologue (reprise)
• "Do You Love Me?"
• "The Rumor"
• "Far From the Home I Love"
• "Chavaleh"
• "Anatevka"

Fiddler on The Roof Report Card

Positives

• Excellent fiddle playing
• Excellent stage decorations
• One of the BEST Musicals of all time!

Negatives

• Yehezkel Lazarov is not as good as Danny Burstein (who plays Tevye on Broadway)