VIDEO: Take a Bottle Dance Lesson From FIDDLER ON THE ROOF's Dance Captain Marla Phelen

By: Mar. 08, 2016
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From the Charleston to the Black Bottom to the Time Warp, Broadway musicals have helped popularized some of the world's great dances.

One of Broadway's most famous dances is currently featured eight time a week in the hit revival of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, the traditional bottle dance.

You've tried it, right? Carefully trying to balance a bottle on your head while gliding across the room. If you need more practice and tips from a pro, join PIX11's Tamsen Fadal for a bottle dance lesson from dance captain Marla Phelen

Tamsen Fadal from PIX 11 visits #FiddlerBroadway and tries to pull off the famous bottle dance!

Posted by Fiddler on the Roof on Tuesday, March 8, 2016

A beloved theatrical classic from Tony Award-winner Joseph Stein, and Pulitzer Prize- winners Jerry BockandSheldon Harnick, Fiddler on the Roof is directed by Tony Award-winner Bartlett Sher (South Pacific, The King and I); choreographed by the acclaimed Israeli choreographer Hofesh Shechter; inspired by the original choreography ofJerome Robbins; and has musical direction by Ted Sperling.Fiddler on the Roof stars five-time Tony Award-nominee and Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award-winner Danny Burstein (Cabaret, Golden Boy, Follies, South Pacific) as Tevye, and Tony-nominee Jessica Hecht (A View From the Bridge, "Breaking Bad," The Last Night of Ballyhoo) as Golde.

Fiddler on the Roof is the heartwarming story of fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, and life, love and laughter. This classic musical is rich with Broadway hits, including "To Life (L'Chaim!)," "If I Were A Rich Man," "Sunrise Sunset," "Matchmaker, Matchmaker," and "Tradition."

The original Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof, which opened in 1964, was the first musical in history to surpass 3,000 performances. The show won the 1965 Tony Award for Best Musical in addition to eight other Tony Awards that year. This acclaimed revival proudly introduces a new generation to the iconic musical adored across the globe.



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