Lyric Opera 2022-2023 Issue 3- Fiddler #2

21 | Lyric Opera of Chicago Fiddler on the Roof Lyric Premiere | Sung in English Based on Sholem Aleichem stories by special permission of Arnold Perl Book by Joseph Stein | Music by Jerry Bock | Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick Original NewYork Stage Production Directed and Choreographed by Jerome Robbins CAST OF CHARACTERS Tevye, a milkman Steven Skybell + Golde, his wife Debbie Gravitte + Tzeitel Lauren Marcus + Hodel Austen Danielle Bohmer + Chava his daughters Maya Jacobson + Shprintze Liliana Renteria + Bielke Omi Lichtenstein + Yente, a matchmaker Joy Hermalyn + Motel, a tailor Drew Redington + Perchik, a student Adam Kaplan + Lazar Wolf, a butcher David Benoit + Mordcha, an innkeeper Steven Strafford + Rabbi Bill McGough Mendel, the Rabbi’s son Jackson Evans Avram, a bookseller Tommy Novak + Grandma Tzeitel & Fruma Sarah, Lazar Wolf’s first wife Melody Betts + Nachum, a beggar Ed Kross + Constable William Brown + Fyedka, a young Russian Michael Nigro + Shaindel, Motel’s mother Corinne Wallace-Crane The Fiddler Drake Wunderlich Conductor Kimberly Grigsby + Director Barrie Kosky Set Designer Rufus Didwiszus + Costume Designer Klaus Bruns + Original Lighting Designer Diego Leetz + Revival Lighting Designer Marco Philipp + Sound Designer Peter Wiejaczka Chorus Master Michael Black Original Choreographer Otto Pichler + Revival Choreographer Silvano Marraffa + Ballet Mistress August Tye Wigmaster and Sarah Hatten Makeup Designer Associate Director Esteban Muñoz + Assistant Director Jordan Lee Braun Stage Manager Rachel A.Tobias Stage Band Conductor Brett Rowe Musical Preparation William C. Billingham Noah Lindquist Brett Rowe Madeline Slettedahl •• Ballet Accompanist Greg Smith Sound Mixing Engineer Stephanie Farina First performed by Imperial Theatre,New York,New York on September 22,1964. First performed by Lyric Opera of Chicago on September 17,2022. + Lyric debut •• Alumna,The Patrick G.and Shirley W.Ryan Opera Center } Dancers Carl Ponce Cubero + , Shane Dickson + , Derek Ege + , Michael Fernandez + , Marcus Hardy, Christopher Kelley + , Drew Lewis + , Michael Francis McBride,Alex Meeth + ,Tyler Okunski + , Oz Shoshan + , Mateus Sobral Barbosa da Silva + , James Monroe Števko Actors Noah Appel + , Harry Belden, Clint Campbell + , Jack DeCesare, David Gonzalez, Bill Gordon + , Austin Ryan Hunt + , Richard Manera, Kurt Merrill, Kirk Osgood, David von Ehrlicher A production by Komische Oper Berlin. Produced on the New York Stage by Harold Prince. Fiddler on the Roof is presented through special arrangements with Music Theatre International (MTI).All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.mtishows.com. The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.