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\"Fiddler-w<\/a>In August 2014, I traveled to St. Louis, to prepare to play what is, hands down, my favorite role in all of musical theatre. Yes for the first time in my career, I had the privilege to portray Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof<\/i>, at Stages St. Louis<\/a>!<\/p>\n

I said this was a career first, but I have a long history with the dairyman from Anatevka. Fiddler <\/i>and I were born right around the same time, and the original cast recording played in our house as often as toddlers of today watch and re-watch their DVDs of “Frozen”. My grandfather had emigrated from a small town near Kiev right around the time of the Fiddler <\/i>story, so this was more than just another musical.<\/p>\n

We did Fiddler <\/i>at Camp Seneca Lake (I was third villager from the left) and scenes from the show in middle school choir. Then in high school, I actually played Tevye in a full production (the beard was real, though enhanced with a bit of mascara).<\/p>\n

In college I played Tevye again, in a production nick-named “Dins on the Roof” since members of my acapella group the Din & Tonics<\/a> basically took it over – the director, the music director, our Perchik, Fyedka, the Russian tenor and myself were all from the Dins. I left acting for many years, but when I came back, the memories of Tevye were vivid in my head. And when I thought about my dream roles, Tevye topped the list.<\/p>\n

So naturally, I was absolutely thrilled. I was surrounded by a fantastic cast, including Kari Ely as Golde, Christopher Limber as Lazar, and Broadway vet Rachel Coloff<\/a> as Yente. Stephanie Mason<\/a>, Julie Hanson<\/a> and Carissa Massaro<\/a> were my lovely daughters Tzeitl, Hodel and Chava. They were pursued by Nick Orfanella<\/a>, Jason Evans and David Johnson (fellow Countess of Storyville alum) as Motel, Perchik and Fyedka.<\/p>\n

Our village also included Stephen Barnowski, Peggy Billo, Jon Cooper, Ryan Fitzgerald, Steve Isom, Erik Keiser, Hannah Kiem, Jonathan Kwock, Katie Hamilton-Meier, Rich Pisarkiewicz, Bruce Rebold, Whit Reichert, Lauren Roesner, Paul Sabala and Aaron Umsted.<\/div>\n
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Stages’ artistic director Michael Hamilton helmed the show, alongside choreographer Gary John LaRosa<\/a> and music director Lisa Campbell. The show ran September 5th through October 5th, and was sold out from previews to closing.<\/div>\n
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L’Chaim!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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