The Man Who Was 1905

Troy Sussman discusses playing Tevye in Jordan Fein's Olivier Award-winning FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, playing Brisbane's QPAC from 9 October before touring to Melbourne and Perth.

On Saturday, October 3rd, I had the pleasure of seeing a phenomenal performance of one of my absolute favorite musicals of all-time, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, performed by Fairfield Center Stage at City Wide Church in Bridgeport, CT.  Director Joel Fenster, Choreographer Lindsay Johnson, and Music Director Clay Zambo combine their talents to help bring out the best in this first-rate ensemble cast! With book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bock, and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, this show continues to entertain audiences for over half a century! This musical is packed with a multitude of first-rate songs, no cheap fillers!

Seattle Opera will present Richard Strauss's SALOME, marking the opera's return to the company for the first time in over two decades, with Brenda Rae in the title role.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 7, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Over the years, Broadway has seen a number of family acts sharing the stage. It’s extra special when family members team up to write a Broadway show together. The Great White Way has seen many instances of this historically, in a variety of different situations. 

Classic American Tales will perform at three Cape May venues — The Dormer House, the Cape May Public Library, and the Cape May Point Arts and Science Center — featuring works by notable American authors read by a rotating cast of performers.

Troy Sussman will lead the Australian cast of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF as Tevye, joined by Sigrid Thornton as Yente, in a national tour opening at Theatre Royal Sydney before traveling to Brisbane, Melbourne, and Perth.

Splendid new adaptation of a play that can be seen as a respectful response to The Cherry Orchard

It was “The Way We Were” and the way we are during another scintillating afternoon at the Dutch Treat Club on Tuesday, February 17th where the talk and song was all Hollywood and the theme was A STAR IS BORN! See photos of the event.

Following sold-out seasons in London and across the UK, the critically acclaimed Fiddler on the Roof is set to tour Australia in 2026, with its inaugural premiere season at Theatre Royal Sydney from July 2026.

The full lineup of titles and artists has been revealed for Seattle Opera's 2026/27 season. An exploration of love in all its facets, the company's 63rd season features two classic operas returning to Seattle for the first time in a quarter century.

BroadwayWorld talks to Bay Area theater luminary Carey Perloff about her production of Chekhov's classic tragicomedy 'The Cherry Orchard' running at Marin Theatre January 29 to February 22.

The Donald M. Ephraim Sun & Stars International Film Festival (SASIFF) will launch its fourth season in 2026 with screenings of 28 movies, including an assortment of comedies, dramas, and documentaries. Check out the full lineup here.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Harriet Slaughter, a Broadway actress and longtime director of labor relations at the League of American Theater Producers, died on November 12.

As the fight for women to have equal rights and opportunities has evolved, so has the presence of plays telling these stories. When I wrote my book, Women Writing Musicals: The Legacy that the History Books Left Out, the first-ever book about female musical theatre writers, I researched many musicals that are in this genre as well.

It’s 1905 in the tiny village of Anatevka and Tevye, a Jewish milkman, lives his life by their proud traditions. For his five daughters, that means a visit from the matchmaker. As each daughter challenges his beliefs, against the backdrop of a changing world, can Tevye hold on to his roots, or must he bend to the will of his children and learn to embrace the unfamiliar?

Portsmouth NH’s Pontine Theatre will kick off its 49th Season with performances of Tell It Slant: Leaning Toward The Light in a Dark Time by guest artist, John Perrault. Learn more!

Kelly Slawson brings a dazzlingly powerful, beautiful voice to the title role.   It’s an unforgettable triumph in a real tour de force.

At the Long Beach Playhouse, one tradition is closing their Mainstage Season with a musical. This year they will present the popular classic, Fiddler on the Roof.

At the age of fifteen Solomon Rabinovich adopted the pseudonym  “Sholem Aleichem,” a Yiddish variant of the Hebrew expression meaning 'peace be with you' and used as a greeting.

Daniel Gerroll has spent the last five years shepherding one of Sweden’s most notorious psychological dramas from page to stage. In 1905, Hjalmar Söderberg’s novella Dr Glas shocked its original readers; now, under Jeffrey Hatcher’s first serious English-language adaptation, Gerroll brings the physician’s fraught moral journey and forbidden obsession to life as a solo performance.

This time, the reader question was: There are only three states in America without known Broadway musicals set within their borders. Can you guess which three? WE're breaking it down state by state.

​​​​​​​Based on Tevya and His Daughters, a collection of stories by Sholem Aleichem, Fiddler on the Roof is set in the small Russian village of Anatevka in 1905. This 1964 award winning musical, with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, strikes a chord as much today as it did during its record-setting run on Broadway.

Artistic Director Tim Sheader and Executive Director Henny Finch have announced the full cast of Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel. Learn more about the show here!

Award-winning British stage, television and film actor Daniel Gerroll is known for creating memorable roles in projects ranging from the Oscar-winning Chariots of Fire to the hit sitcom Seinfeld.