The award-winning classic, Fiddler on the Roof, returns to the Cabot Stage in an unforgettable way. This masterpiece tells the story of Tevye, a humble milkman, and his struggle to maintain his Jewish traditions amidst a changing world.

This important tale is amplified in Skylight’s production through a powerful partnership with Violins of Hope – a collection of stringed instruments that Jewish musicians and others targeted by the Nazis owned and played before and during the Holocaust.

The collection is being presented in Wisconsin by the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra (MYSO). Skylight is honored to have been granted permission to feature two of the instruments from this collection in our production.

We will also partner for the first time with performers and technicians from Marquette University, onstage and backstage.

This production explores the universal themes of cultural identity, tradition, and the cost of societal displacement in a nostalgic and moving look at a world in transition at the dawn of the 20th Century.

Skylight artistic director and the show’s director Michael Unger has assembled a talented ensemble of actors as well as a production team that makes it all work seamlessly given the large cast and stylized dance numbers.

— Harry Cherkinian, Shepherd Express
Director
Michael Unger
Music
Jerry Bock
Lyrics
Sheldon Harnick
Download Program
Dates: October 3 – October 26
Running Time: 2 Hours & 40 Min
Address: Skylight Music Theater
Recommended: Recommended Ages 8+

Photos & Videos

  • Actors raising hands and signing for a Fiddler on the Roof Performance.
  • Wedding scene for a Fiddler on the Roof Performance.
  • Many actors on stage singing for a Fiddler on the Roof Performance.
  • Cast on stage for a performance. Woman on bed with crowd around her.
  • Actors signing for a Fiddler on the Roof Performance.
  • Chorus line of men in hats for a Fiddler on the Roof Performance.
  • Actor raising hand and signing for a Fiddler on the Roof Performance.

Cast & Creative Team

Cast

  • Tevye – Andrew Varela*
  • Golde – Janet Metz*
  • Tzeitel – Erin Fricker
  • Hodel – Kynkade McLachlan
  • Chava – Naomi Kriege
  • Shprintze – Allyson Lindberg
  • Bielke – Alice Nguyen
  • Motel – Grayson Buesing
  • Perchik – Ben Shields
  • Fyedka – Michael Mingus
  • Yent – Sara Stern
  • Lazar Wolf – Chad Larget
  • Rabbi – John Schneider
  • Grandma Tzeitel/Rivka – Amanda Satchell
  • Fruma-Sarah/Yehudit – Jackey Boelkow
  • Shaindel – SaraLynn Evenson
  • Constable/Yitzhak – Joseph Green
  • Mordcha – Thom Cauley
  • The Fiddler/Yael – Kimberly Hanson
  • Mendel – Joshua Zientara
  • Avram/Sasha – Peter Neugent
  • Kinor – Emmeline Buesing
  • Davida – Kendall Syslack
  • Mirala – Audrey Ellis
  • Peshka – Mia Mannella
  • Fayge – Brianna Brincks
  • Yakira/Natan – Shannon Burke
  • Nachum/Yussel – Nate Rodriguez
  • Kinor/Simon – Alyssa Tyson
  • Amnon – Rohan Rhys Degala
  • Avshalom – Mars Schultz

Creative Team

  • Director – Michael Unger ***
  • Choreographer – Yehuda L. Hyman***
  • Music Director – David Bonofiglio
  • Scenic Designer – Jonathan Berg-Einhorn
  • Costume Designer – Michelle Therese Grimm
  • Lighting Designer – Smooch Medina
  • Sound Designer – John Tanner
  • Production Stage Manager – Emily Wright*
  • Assistant Stage Manager – Malaina Moore
  • Bottle Dance Consultant – Ali Molaei
  • Intimacy/Fight Director – Marcee Doherty

*Appearing through an agreement between Skylight Music Theatre and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

*** The Director and Choreographer are members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union.