Fiddler on the Roof is a timeless show, a classic musical, which has been played on Broadway since 1964, remaining one of the longest-running shows on this stage (it is currently the 16th most played Broadway show in history, and the first musical to exceed 3,000 performances). The film adaptation Fiddler on the Roof contributed to its popularity, which today has become a cultural landmark not only for the Jewish community, but for the entire world through its universal humanitarian message.

Fiddler on the Roof It is a monumental production, with imposing sets, a large cast that requires good voices, complex choreography, a live orchestra, and authentic costumes.

Set in the early 20th century, during a period of suffering for the Jewish community in Imperial Russia, the pogrom threatens to destabilize Jewish cultural and religious values. The unpretentious life of a Jewish villager, the head of a simple family in Anatevka, therefore stands in a precarious balance like that of a fiddler on the roof, struggling to maintain vital balance and harmony. History is felt in the deepest corners of this village, not placed in a real geography, but which tells with sensitivity and humor, unfortunately a story whose realism still shakes us today.

DISTRIBUTION:

Tevye: Richard Balint;
Gold: Ioana Dragos Gajdo;
Tzeitel: Mihaela Gherdan;
Hodel: Adela Lazar
Weather: Alina Leonte/Georgia Caprărin;
Prints: Anca Sigmirean;
Bielke: Georgia Caprărin/Carina Bunea;
Yente: Elvira Rîmbu;
Lazar Wolf: Daniel Vulcu;
Motel: Pavel Sirghi;
Percik: Razvan Vicoveanu;
Fyedka: Ciprian Ciuciu;
Policeman: Sorin Ionescu;
Abram: Serban Borda;
Mordecai: Alexander Rusu;
Nahum: Andrei Fazecas;
Mendel: Florian Silaghi;
Rabbi: Sebastian Lupu;
Beautiful Sarah: Gabriela Codrea;
Grandma Tzeitel: Corina Cernea;
Sasha: Andrian Locovei;
Shandel: Mirela Nita-Lupu;
Yussel: Igor Lungu

VILLAGERS, RUSSIANS, JEWS: Angela Tank, Zentania Lupșe, Anda Tămăşanu, Denisa Vlad, Lucia Rogoz, Andrada Ciocan, Ecaterina Hannel, Georgeta Fazecaş, Amalia Dan, Mariana Negrean, Daliana Negrean, Ioana Szijarto, Eugen Neag, Dumitru Cora, Adorian Bodea, Dragoș Bodea, Cristian Seghedi, Daniel Sandro, Bogdan Belteghi, Ionuț Bortoș, Nicolae Segărceanu, Cristian Segărceanu, Cristian Domide.

Orchestrate:

Orchestra conductor: ÁRI NAGY SÁNDOR

Nicolae Levi – violin; Ion Pîntea – clarinet; Marian Boboia – accordion; Ilie Pop – trombone; Iosif Vasile Trendler – drums; Andrei Seidler – percussion; Florian Chelu – bass; Petru Boroș – double bass.

Art direction: Korcsmáros György
Decorations: Violin Bar
Costumes: Amalia Judea
Choreography: Andras Lorant
Assistant master choreographer: Daniel Titi Sandro
Assistant director: Vilmos Meleg
Choir conductor: Ovidiu's Village
Musical direction: Sandor Ary Nagy

Premiere date: September 25, 2011

Performance duration: 3 h 30 min with two intermissions

Festivals:

• International Festival of Musical Performing Arts "Life is Beautiful" – Ion Dacian Operetta Theater – Bucharest, November 2011
• International Multicultural Festival "Without Barriers" – Satu Mare North Theater – Satu Mare, May 2012
• International Theater Festival "Atelier" – Baia Mare Municipal Theater – Baia Mare, May 2012
• International Festival of Education – FIE Iași, June 2013
• Theatre and Performing Arts Festival "Theatre on the Salt Road" - "Aureliu Manea" Municipal Theatre, Turda, October 2014
• "Elena Teodorini" International Festival – Romanian Opera Craiova, October 2017
• International Classical Theatre Festival – Ioan Slavici Classical Theatre, Arad, November 2017
• International Theater Festival "Stage as a Street" - Reșița Trade Unions Culture House, February 2018

Awards and nominations:

• Nomination at the UNITER Awards Gala – Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Ioana Dragos-Gajdo
• Nomination at the UNITER Awards Gala – Best Scenography – Violin Bar
• Special Jury Prize, ATELIER International Theatre Festival 2012 – Richard Balint
• The award for Best Choreographer, ATELIER International Theatre Festival 2012 – András Loránd
• Nomination for the Best Actor in a Leading Role Award, ATELIER International Theatre Festival 2012: Richard Balint
• Nomination to Best Actress in a Leading Role Award, ATELIER International Theatre Festival 2012: Ioana Dragoş-Gajdo
• Nomination to Best Set Designer Award, ATELIER 2012 International Theatre Festival – Vioara Bara
• Audience Award, International Festival "Stage as a Street" Reșița, 2018

Criticism:

"... a large-scale show, well directed by the Hungarian director Korcsmaros Gyorgy and played with visible joy by the troupe, rightly starring Ioana Dragoş Gajdo and Richard Balint." (Observatorul Cultural)

"The Fiddler... at the Queen Maria Theatre manages to capture the Broadway musical in its finest essence." (ArtActMagazine.ro)

"... a show worthy of being hosted by the most important stages in Romania, a powerful production." (Yorick.ro)

"The actors and dancers from Oradea managed to reproduce on stage the emotion, humor, flavor, beauty, and trauma contained in the classic story of Shalom Aleichem." (Tribuna)