NEW YORK—Presently in its fifth incarnation on Broadway, “Fiddler on the Roof” (based on stories by the Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem) marks an important addition to the season. This version resonates in a particularly potent manner with today’s world situation. The byword is “tradition,” and this presentation boils over with it.
Director Bartlett Sher, who moves confidently between Broadway and the Metropolitan Opera, has included some daring touches, propelling this version into the 21st century.
The show opens with a man in a contemporary red parka reading from a book and making notes on what he sees: a dismal railway crossing and a dilapidated signpost of “Anatevka,” a Ukrainian village.
Enough cannot be said of Danny Burstein, who brings a rich level of warmth, humanity, and decency to his portrayal of Tevye.
