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Fiddler On the Roof

Average rating:

4.8

144 of 148(97%)customers would recommend this to a friend.

Fiddler On the Roof Fan Reviews - Ticketmaster

4 / 5

Fiddler on the Roof went above and beyond!

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- Sun, Nov 8, 2009 @

Favorite moment: When Motel asks Tevye for Tzeitel's hand--just a heartwarming, funny moment. @

Posted 11/09/2009

by ciocic

Location: Western MA

Featured Review

I saw the movie at age 10 and then saw the off Broadway production several years ago at the Bushnell in Hartford, CT...how excited I was to see the tour come to Boston. Loved the performance! The Opera House really sets the stage for theatrical beauty even before the show starts. Scenery was minimal, but enough to set the tone of the show. Singing, dancing and performance were really terrific...couldn't have asked for a nicer show to see. With so much junk and garbage on TV--I got my money's worth AND enjoyed a beautiful performance. Topol is the heart and soul of this production. He puts every ounce of his energy into his role --and he has truely made it his own.

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Favorite moment: When Motel asks Tevye for Tzeitel's hand--just a heartwarming, funny moment. @

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Review 2 for Fiddler On the Roof

3 / 5

Fiddler not up to par.

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- Fri, Nov 20, 2009 @

Favorite moment: The wedding scene was done well. @

Posted 11/22/2009

by Anonymous

Location: Shea's Buffalo

It was disappointing that stagehands were visable during performance and distracting. This classic musical could have had much stronger people in the cast from the lead,to the matchmaker to the rabbi. At times it seemed like they were not terribly excited about their roles. Hats off to the young people who played the daughters and new husbands. They were outstanding. Sheas looks beautiful as always, but I have seen high schools do Fiddler better.

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Review 3 for Fiddler On the Roof

2 / 5

Always a great title

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Favorite moment: May I be curse with money and never recover @

Posted 11/21/2009

by Sunrise5222

Location: Buffalo area

I have seen Fiddler in the movies and three times in a play. First Play was high school and I must say it was great. Second time was small town play. The main actors were good and the actors who had small roles were just were just ok., however I was glad I went. I expected more from the play from Shea's. It was not bad but the whole thing lacked a certain spark. The actors were their in body, and voice but not soul. It would have better to have asked for my money back and stayed longer at dinner. It was ok but certainly not what I expected from Shea's.

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Favorite moment: May I be curse with money and never recover @

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Review 4 for Fiddler On the Roof

3 / 5

Sadly lacking

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Posted 11/21/2009

by Phlipside

Location: Chautauqua County NY

Of the shows we've seen over the last couple years at Shea's (Rent, Wicked, Chorus Line, Avenue Q, Jesus Christ Superstar) this was the second most disappointing. Not to say that it was a bad production but it was lacking. The cast as a whole was vocally uninspiring in song (a few showed flashes like the actress playing Tzietel), the choreography would have been fine for a high school production but not a national touring company. Too many of the characters stayed at simple one dimensional portrayals. The actor playing Tevye handled the comedy quite well but his singing was short of the standard and his movement was likewise. Several key scenes (like the visit from Frumasarah) lost much of their punch because of the vocal shortcomings of the cast.

The staging was outstanding and the show itself is good enough to make for an adequate evening at the theater.

The worst show we ever saw at Shea's was the recent Jesus Christ Superstar which was simply awful due to the poor casting in the lead role. This show is leagues better than that but was still quite disappointing.

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Review 5 for Fiddler On the Roof

5 / 5

Never a dull moment

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Favorite moment: the poignant silence Tevye commanded. The audience was afraid to breath. @

Posted 11/21/2009

by Gerry2x

Location: Buffalo, ny

Although Topol was to perform in a farewell tour, his replacement was definitely up to the role.
The play kept our attention while developing a love of the characters.

Rights and freedoms can easily be taken away if we become sedentary observers of life.
Be like Perchik: get involved with the hard issues.

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Favorite moment: the poignant silence Tevye commanded. The audience was afraid to breath. @

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Review 6 for Fiddler On the Roof

5 / 5

One of the best plays ive seen.

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Favorite moment: The "Do you love me?" part. @

Posted 11/21/2009

by Playwonderer

I have never been to a play at Sheas before, and the place is incredible. I was sitting far up in the balcony, but was still able to see the play clearly. The play itself was amazing. Perfect mix of humor and emotion. I highly highly recommend anyone seeing it!

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Review 7 for Fiddler On the Roof

5 / 5

Fantastic Show

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- Fri, Nov 20, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Tevia was fabulous with his voice and sense of humor. BRAVO!! @

Posted 11/21/2009

by lfix

Location: Buffalo, NY

The actors and dancers were extremely talented and were top quality. This production is the level of any Broadway show of which I have attended numerous ones. The venue was good but it is an older theatre - but everyone was friendly and the show was well worth the ticket price. My family truly enjoyed it and are still talking about it. We are so glad we attended.

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Favorite moment: Tevia was fabulous with his voice and sense of humor. BRAVO!! @

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Review 8 for Fiddler On the Roof

5 / 5

More than we ever expected

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Favorite moment: If I were a rich man @

Posted 11/21/2009

by Joel70

Location: Kenmore, NY

Great, just great. Laugh, cry, all your emotions come out in this production. Missed Topol, but understudy was amazing

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Review 9 for Fiddler On the Roof

5 / 5

fiddler on the roof

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Posted 11/21/2009

by jamesfas1

my wife and i enjoyed it very much. the acting was supberb. would recommend to others
if you enjoy the movie,you will love the play.

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Review 10 for Fiddler On the Roof

5 / 5

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Favorite moment: Everything was great! @

Posted 11/21/2009

by playgoer27

Location: Buffalo, NY

The cast was amazing and the special effects were outstanding! Eventhough we were hoping to see Topol, the man who played Tevye was phenominal! I wish it was here longer!

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Review 11 for Fiddler On the Roof

5 / 5

Fiddler on the Roof

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Favorite moment: Scene 2, Outside Tevye's House the song "If I were a Rich Man" @

Posted 11/21/2009

by pecpec

Location: Buffalo, NY

Excellent performance. The only disappointment was that Topol was not performing due to health reasons, but John Preece did an outstanding job.

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Favorite moment: Scene 2, Outside Tevye's House the song "If I were a Rich Man" @

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Review 12 for Fiddler On the Roof

2 / 5

Fidler on the Roof Was dissapointing

Boston Opera House @

- Boston @

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- Sun, Nov 8, 2009 @

Favorite moment: The dancing and music were good @

Posted 11/20/2009

by Indifferent44444

Location: Boston Opera House

Topol was hard to hear from the balcony. More speakers should be installed in the theater so that everyone could hear all that was said. The theater itself should have more-visible seating section numbers.

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Review 13 for Fiddler On the Roof

5 / 5

Topol - no show

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Posted 11/20/2009

by JVele

Although Fiddler on the Roof was amazing, beautifully acted, wonderful music, Topol, the reason we drove 4 hours to see this musical, was a no show. He was either injured or sick that evening, we're not quite sure, but his stand-by took his place. The disappointment was worse than great. Ticketmaster should really try to compensate the people who bought tickets to see this play mainly because of Topol. What a disappointment. We, nevertheless, enjoyed the musical tremendously. Perhaps Ticketmaster could give us a really nice discount if we chose to buy tickets again to see Topol.

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Review 14 for Fiddler On the Roof

5 / 5

Excellant Performance by Entire Company

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Favorite moment: The wedding dances...bottle dance. @

Posted 11/20/2009

by yodeb

Location: Buffalo, NY

This performance gave me chills of delight from the opening until the standing ovation. I sat there in awe of the talent we were fortunate enough to watch. The acting, singing and dance numbers were excellant.

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Favorite moment: The wedding dances...bottle dance. @

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Review 15 for Fiddler On the Roof

5 / 5

Fiddler on the Roof was super!!!

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- Buffalo @

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- Thu, Nov 19, 2009 @

Favorite moment: The wedding scene with the bottle dance. It has always amazed us. @

Posted 11/20/2009

by DoughBoy2

We were a little apprehensive about seeing Fiddler since the main character, Tevye, was not being played by Topol as advertised. Are we ever glad we went!!! John Preece was stupendous; he made the character of Tevye come alive as we remembered from the movie. The rest of the cast was also great. We highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys a good solid musical story. The sound at Shea's is also wonderful. We bought a DVD of the movie; a bit pricey but we're sure it's worth it.

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Favorite moment: The wedding scene with the bottle dance. It has always amazed us. @

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Review 16 for Fiddler On the Roof

5 / 5

Fiddler on the Roof

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Posted 11/20/2009

by Anonymous

This timeless classic was as endearing as ever!! Topol was unable to perform, his understudy was amazing. The performance had all the rich tones and classic dancing that is associated with this play. It does not disappoint. Its message is as relevent as ever.

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Review 17 for Fiddler On the Roof

5 / 5

Just Awesome!!

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- Sun, Nov 15, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Love when Topal "talks" to God!! @

Posted 11/20/2009

by DVBoston

Location: Boston

Saw this show many years ago with my family and thought I would take my son to it this time around...we were not disappointed!! Topol was still fabulous despite his age! I had read some reviews prior to going and some of the negative ones saddened me but I found them to not be true at all. We were happy to have seen Topol in his farewell tour in Fiddler on the Roof!

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- Sun, Nov 15, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Love when Topal "talks" to God!! @

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Review 18 for Fiddler On the Roof

5 / 5

Fiddler on the Roof was superb!

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- Thu, Nov 19, 2009 @

Favorite moment: The personal conversations with God @

Posted 11/20/2009

by Ritzie

Location: Buffalo, New York

The entire cast was fascinating and the music was wonderful.

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Favorite moment: The personal conversations with God @

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Review 19 for Fiddler On the Roof

5 / 5

Fiddler on the roof was fantastic!

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Posted 11/19/2009

by Dragon658

Location: East Otto, NY

I was disappointed to learn that Topol was not going to be preforming, but his replacement was amazing. Enjoyment value was top notch.

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Review 20 for Fiddler On the Roof

4 / 5

Fiddler on the Roof was "good"

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- Buffalo @

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- Tue, Nov 17, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Dance scene at wedding @

Posted 11/19/2009

by liveonstage

Location: west seneca, ny

When the play started, my first thought was why is John Preece "rushing" through his lines? Opening night "jitters"? He improved slightly as the play continued but I wasn't really impressed. Then again, I've seen Topol perform on screen and live so it's difficult for me to be objective. In my opinion, Topol and Tevye are one in the same

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Favorite moment: Dance scene at wedding @

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