Harvey Fierstein in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Plays The National Theatre Through 5/9

Tradition is back! Harvey Fierstein reprises his Broadway role as Tevye in the North American Tour of the Tony® Award-winning musical FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, playing the National Theatre April 13 through May 9, 2010.

Tickets for FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, starting at $51.50, are on sale now at the National Theatre Box Office and through Telecharge at www.telecharge.com or by calling (800) 447-7400. For groups of 15 or more, call (866) 276-2947. For more information, call (202) 628-6161 or visit www.NationalTheatre.org.

Mr. Fierstein starred as the iconic milkman Tevye in the critically acclaimed Broadway revival. Audiences now have the rare opportunity to see the Tony® Award-winner embrace one of his favorite roles in this Jerome Robbins-inspired production. Mr. Fierstein has won four Tony® Awards, including Best Play and Best Actor in a Play for Torch Song Trilogy. His most recent win was in 2003 for Best Actor in a Musical for Hairspray. He also won for La Cage aux Folles (Best Book), the Broadway revival of which opens this April. In addition to his stage appearances, Mr. Fierstein can be seen during the upcoming seasons of Nurse Jackie and How I Met Your Mother.

Joining Mr. Fierstein in this production of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF are Susan Cella as Golde; Mary Stout as Yente, the Matchmaker; and David Brummel as Lazar Wolf, the Butcher. Also featured are Kerry Alexander, Stephen Lee Anderson, Arthur A. Atkinson, Joel Bernstein, Larry Block, Gary Brintz, Jamie Davis, Hannah DelMonte, Michael J. Farina, Colby Foytik, Deborah Grausman, Matthew Marks, Zal Owen, Rick Pessagno, and Kaitlin Stilwell. Leslie Alexander, Katie Babb, Joanne Borts, Mark Donaldson, David Enriquez, Richard Gatta, David W. Gilleo, Rebecca Hoodwin, Trevor Illingworth, Scott Leiendecker, T. Doyle Leverett, Rusty Mowery, John Preece, Matthew Rossoff, Jessica Scholl, Emily Shoolin, and Juliana Stefanov complete the cast.

A perennial hit since it first opened in 1964, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF has captured the hearts of people all over the world with its poignant story of the enduring bonds of the family. The North American Tour continues the tradition of the Jerome Robbins Broadway production, for which Robbins received twin Tonys® for direction and choreography. In this production, both are faithfully recreated by Director Sammy Dallas Bayes, choreographer of the Broadway Revival.

When FIDDLER ON THE ROOF opened in the United States in 1964, it was a time of change and crumbling traditions in this country. Perhaps the explanation for its ultimate and enduring success was that the musical illustrated the universality of such issues as the "generation gap," youthful dissent, revolutionary doctrine, and the oppression of minorities. As Tevye wrestles with the defiance of his daughters, the modern customs of a younger generation, and the loss of his treasured home and village, he comes to realize that it is through these struggles and the strength of family that new traditions are born and carried forward.

Performance Schedule for April 13 - May 9
Tuesdays - Thursdays at 7:30p
Fridays and Saturdays at 8p
Saturdays at 2p
Sundays at 1p & 6:30p
Wednesday at 2p on May 5 only
Exception/Time Change: Sunday at 2p only on May 9
Press Night: Wednesday, April 14 at 7:30p