Blessed with five daughters, dairyman Tevye and wife Golde long to see the girls married and settled to a way of life their forefathers enjoyed or endured as their daughters see it. It's not enough. They want love, not the ways of the matchmaker, not tradition! The old ways are dying the same death as the Village.
Good theatre is about those few hairs on the back of the neck which stand up as soon as a performance starts. That moment when you get caught up, forget the person next to you and sink uncontrollably under the glare of the lights. The stirring 'Tradition' sung by the whole company of Boston Operatic Society sweeps you up to an atmosphere, stark, and chilled. An environment hanging in the balance as a community experiences the harsh knocks when the Russians force people to leave their homes. A cruel reality as control seeps dangerously through their fingers. This can't be! Must not be! Tradition must reign at all costs. Yente the matchmaker must do her bidding. Couples must be matched. The Daughters of Tevye and Golde,
Tzeitel, Hodel, Chava, Shprintze, Bielke are next on her list. The line up of husbands are far and few between. Lazar the local butcher doesn't
compare with Motel the tailor, Tzeitel choice. Hodel is smitten by Perchik a political activist and Chava has fallen for Fyedka, a Russian soldier. Tevye and Golde have their work cut out, and we find ourselves mixed up with both hilarious and sad antics. 'The Dream' set was superb. A family torn apart as love and faith takes two very precious daughters to different lives. Stirring music and voices play with the senses. 'Sunrise sunset', 'Chava Sequence', 'Anatevka' leave a lasting impression. The whole cast were marvelous and excelled brilliantly. Timing was perfection, singing, direction, lighting, sound, set and design astounding. The orchestra along with resident 'Fiddler on the Roof' Roger loose were truly amazing. Tevye(Tony Smith) - A very versatile actor delivered a performance to be proud of.
Golde (Abby Johnson - Won me over. A wonderful actress, her facial expressions
were supremely appealing and her voice simply stunning. The scale of this production orchestrates exactly how much talent we have in our county. I sometimes find myself in a situation where I can't possibly mention by name everyone in the cast, backstage, and all the hundreds of other very important people involved in a production such as this. I do however give credit were its due.
Boston Operatic Society deliver a sublime masterpiece, nothing short of a Broadway performance and nothing short of excellence! Interesting facts - Fiddler on the Roof opened on Broadway in 1964. Both stage and film productions have won many awards.
- The show opens with a lone Fiddler playing a tune and most importantly trying not to fall and break his neck!
- Tevyn relates this to life and how we keep balance and tradition.
Music by Jerry Bock. Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. Book by Joseph Stein. | 
