THEATRE + COMEDY

Fiddler on the Roof,  the Tony Award® winning musical that has captured the hearts of people all over the world with its universal appeal, comes to Galveston’s Grand 1894 Opera House for one performance only on Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 4pm.

Winner of 11 Tony Awards, including "Best Musical" and "Best Revival of a Musical" FIDDLER ON THE ROOF offers patrons a once in a lifetime opportunity to see Jerome Robbins’ original Broadway direction and choreography in this timeless classic revolving around tradition.

“Without our traditions, our lives would be as shaky as...as a FIDDLER ON THE ROOF,” announces Tevye, a humble milkman from the Russian village of Anatevka. And so begins a tale of love and laughter, devotion and defiance...and changing traditions.

Tevye’s wrestling with the new customs of a younger generation is punctuated by an unforgettable score that weaves the haunting strains of “Sunrise, Sunset” and the rousing “If I Were A Rich Man” with the exuberant “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” and triumphant “Tradition.” When his daughters choose suitors who defy his idea of a proper match, Tevye comes to realize, through a series of incidents that are at once comic and bittersweet, that his children will begin traditions of their own. At the story’s close, the villagers of Anatevka are forced to leave their homes and even the sturdy mores that have guided everyday life begin to crumble. Paradoxically, it is the enforced loss of the rigid traditions and home life that Tevye has tried so tenaciously to preserve that leads the family to reconcile and draw closer still.

A perennial hit since it first opened in 1964, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF has enjoyed critical acclaim for bringing to the stage a poignant story about the enduring bonds of the family. Now, the National Touring production of this timeless musical brings the wit and wisdom of Tevye and his family to The Grand.

Pictured:  John Preece as Tevye.