Fiddler on the Roof
Book by Joseph Stein
Music by Jerry Bock // Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Directed by Bruce Lumpkin
When: Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 8pm
Where: Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
What: Musical, Professional Theater
Not gonna say much here...
Honestly, I really only saw this one because I wanted to see the quality of a show at the Walnut Street Theater. Was it worth shelling out $35 for a show there?
In the end, the answer is yes. The quality was pretty darn good. Didn't quite reach the levels of Broadway productions (or the acting talent of the Resident Ensemble Players at UD), but it certainly was above average.
I knew nothing about the show and it didn't really resonate with me in the slightest. I knew one or two songs going into this and those were the only songs that really stood out -- the score was rather weak. The story itself was kind of silly as well -- a Jewish father longs to have his daughters wedded to rich men via traditional arranged marriages only to find this plan falling to ruins when the daughters fall in love with men that aren't ideal. It just felt dated.
Anyway, I'm open to seeing something else at this theater in the future...hopefully the play will be a little more engaging than this.
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