Andy Einhorn Conductor and Music Director
Chuck Cooper Tevye, a dairyman
Loretta Ables Sayre Golde, his wife
Ella Olesen* Tzeitel, their daughter
Kate Cummings* Hodel, their daughter
Kelly Lomonte* Chava, their daughter
Alyssa Sunew* Shprintze, their daughter/Grandma Tzeitel, Golde’s grandmother
Kate Louissaint* Bielke, their daughter
Liz Larsen Yente, a matchmaker/Fruma Sarah, Lazar Wolf’s first wife
Diego Rodriguez* Motel Kamzoil, a tailor
Carly Meyer* Shaindel, his mother
Christopher Tamayo* Perchik, a student
Chad Jennings Lazar Wolf, a butcher
Additional Cast
Creative Team
Bock/orch. Williams Fiddler on the Roof
Program Notes
With nine Tony awards including Best Musical, Fiddler on the Roof sang and danced its way into America’s heart in 1964, becoming an instant classic. This March, experience John Williams’s Oscar-winning score live on stage in a unique collaboration with the University Musical Society (UMS) at the University of Michigan that explores this beloved musical and its timeless theme of “Tradition!” through a modern lens.
We Stand with the People of Ukraine
Fiddler on the Roof takes place in the small village of Anatevka. While it is a fictional village, its universal story is very real and evermore searing in light of the invasion of Ukraine.
The arts will always be a force for good, for peace, for higher aspiration—to encourage humanity, and, as Yannick Nézet-Séguin so often suggests, to bring joy. Now, at these performances, with the arts as our voice, we sing with our whole hearts for Ukraine.
Additional Cast
Zac Mitchell* Mordcha, an innkeeper
Tim Jerome Rabbi
Ze'ev Barmor* Mendel, his son/Yussel, a hatter
Rixey Terry* Avram, a bookseller
Aidan Ziegler-Hansen Constable
Andrew Cekala* Fyedka, a young man
Ethan Hardy Benson* Sasha, his friend
Elijah Dillehay Nachum and Ensemble
Logan Epstein Ensemble
Brian Shimasaki Liebson Ensemble
Cole Newburg* Ensemble
Allison Bell* Understudy/Ensemble
Henry Crater* Understudy/Ensemble
Mikako Martin* Understudy/Ensemble
Lily Rosenberg* Understudy/Ensemble
Logan Saad* Understudy/Ensemble
Owen Scales Understudy/Ensemble
Creative Staff
Sarna Lapine Stage Director
Alison Solomon Choreographer
Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams Co-Scenic Designer
Joo Hyun Kim Co-Scenic Designer
Beth Goldenberg Costume Designer
Paul Whitaker Lighting Designer
Jim Lillie Sound Designer
*University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance student performer
Book by Joseph Stein
Music by Jerry Bock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
with Orchestral Arrangements by John Williams
Original New York stage production directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins
Originally produced on the New York stage by Harold Prince
Based on Sholem Aleichem stories by special permission of Arthur Perl
This presentation is a project of UMS, The Philadelphia Orchestra and the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance/Department of Musical Theatre.
Fiddler on the Roof is presented through special arrangement with Music Theater International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also provided by MTI.