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Hershey Felder as Sholem Aleichem in BEFORE FIDDLER show poster

Hershey Felder as Sholem Aleichem in BEFORE FIDDLER at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley

Dates: 2/7/2021

📍 Theatre:
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley


Online
Redwood Shores, CA

Tickets: $55 per household


Decades before the beloved musical Fiddler on the Roof first delighted worldwide audiences, there was Sholem Aleichem and his beloved character of Tevye the Milkman. When he was only 24 years old, Aleichem published his first story, Tsvey Shteyner (Two Stones), and by 1890, he had become a central figure in Yiddish literature. Aleichem was known as the Jewish Mark Twain for his similar writing style and pen name usage.Felder will play Sholem Aleichem himself giving audiences the true story of what happened Before Fiddler. Long before songs like Tradition, If I Were a Rich Man and Sunrise, Sunset first beguiled audiences, there was Klezmer, the music of the Old World; a music that imitated talking, laughing, weeping, and singing, and where musicians didnt just make music, they spoke to audiences in song. In Florence, Italy, one of the oldest artistic centers in the world, a group of musicians have been virtuosos in the world-famous Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino by day (under the baton of famed conductor Zubin Mehta), and then become the Klezmerata Fiorentina by night. The quartet consists of violinist and violist Igor Polesitsky; clarinetist Riccardo Crocilla; accordionist and bassoonist Francesco Furlanich; and double bass player Riccardo Donati. Filmed on location where events actually took place, this streaming production will feature the stories and characters of Sholem Aleichem, along with music that is sure to move the soul. BEFORE FIDDLER Live from Florence is directed by Felder & Stefano Decarli, with associate direction by Trevor Hay. Production design is by Hershey Felder. Film production and live editing is by the DeCarli Live film company. Live broadcast and sound design production are by Erik Carstensen. Line producer is Annette Nixon. Production and broadcast development are by Meghan Maiya. Costumes and Hair are by Isabelle Gerbe. Scenic construction is directed by Pierre Gerbe.

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TheatreWorks Silicon Valley

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Redwood Shores, CA

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TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
Online, Redwood Shores, CA

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