| FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - Broadway Across Canada |
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| Friday, 27 November 2009 16:00 | |||
 MEDIA RELEASE
BROADWAY ACROSS CANADA PRESENTS Chaim Topol, informed the show's producers, regrettably, that he would have to leave the production due to a shoulder injury requiring emergency long term treatment. Continuing the well known "tradition" Theodore Bikel will star as the iconic milkman in the Calgary and Edmonton engagements of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. Mr. Bikel is best known for his role in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF having portrayed the role of Tevye over 2,000 times. One of the world's best known folk singers, Mr. Bikel is also an accomplished opera singer and has created such roles as Baron Von Trapp in the original Broadway production of The Sound of Music. In addition to the stage, Mr. Bikel has been nominated for countless Emmy Award's for his television appearances including a win in 1988 for his appearance on public television as the 82 year old Harris Newmark. Additional television credits include L.A. Law, Falcon Crest and Law and Order. Mr. Bikel is presently appearing in New York off Broadway in a play that he wrote titled SHALOM ALEICHEMLAUGHTER THROUGH TEARS. FIDDLER ON THE ROOF has captured the hearts of people all over the world with its universal appeal and timeless message. The North American Tour continues the tradition of the 1964 Jerome Robbins TONY Award winning production. Mr. Robbins won twin TONY awards for his direction and choreography of Broadway's FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. In this National Tour, both are faithfully recreated by Director Sammy Dallas Bayes, choreographer of the Broadway Revival.
Students of the time identified with the rebellious student, Perchik, and strongly related to the breaking of hallowed traditions. Tevye and others of his time struggled with these problems in 1905, and emerged triumphant, offering the hope and promise of reconciliation to a turbulent society. Today, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is as relevant as ever. Now, in the midst of a new millennia, in a world fraught with anxiety and fear, the one constant humanity can rely on is the strength of family and of its traditions that will ultimately sustain it through its own trials and tribulations. Forty five years and a generation later, new FIDDLER ON THE ROOF plays the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium on January 13 - 17, 2010. The performance schedule is Wednesday through Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m.; Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m and a Thursday matinee at 2:00 p.m. Tickets for FIDDLER ON THE ROOF vary in range depending on performance, seat location, and date of purchase and start at $59. Tickets go on sale to the public Monday, November 23, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. through all Ticketmaster In Edmonton, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF plays the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium on January 19 - 24, 2010. The performance schedule is Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m. Tickets for FIDDLER ON THE ROOF vary in range depending on performance, seat location, and date of purchase and start at $59. Tickets go on sale to the public Monday, November 30, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. through all Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.ca or call 780.451.8000. Group orders for 15 or more may be placed by calling 1.800.889.8457. American Express® Cardmembers have access to some of the best seats in the house for all FIDDLER ON THE ROOF performances. Advance tickets are available through Front Of The Line® by American Express November 9 - 15, 2009 in Calgary and November 19 - 22, 2009 in Edmonton. The Calgary & Edmonton engagement of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is presented by Broadway Across Canada.
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When FIDDLER ON THE ROOF opened in the United States in 1964, it was a time of change and crumbling traditions in our own country. Perhaps the explanation for its world-wide success in the ‘60's and ‘70's was because the play illustrated the universality of such problems as the "generation gap," youthful dissent, revolutionary doctrine, and the oppression of minorities.
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