NEW YORK—It was a decision of genius for The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene to transfer this production of “Fiddler on the Roof” from its original site at downtown’s Battery City to its present run on Manhattan’s Theatre Row—Stage 42, in the heart of New York’s theatrical melting pot.
And in Yiddish? You bet. Because now you’re experiencing this brilliant, beloved musical in the language the stories of Sholem Aleichem (upon which the musical is based) were meant to be heard in. Furthermore, handily placed English supertitles on either side of the stage are barely needed, so clear is the playing.
