Broadway Theatre,New York
Despite the controversy over a framing device featuring actor Danny Burstein in modern dress, this is a solid, or well-acted rendering of the classic musicalHas it really been so many years since those heady days when rumours swirled of a retooled Porgy and Bess or fresh injuries at Spider-Man?
Broadway must be overdue for a controversy. How else to interpret the consternation that has stirred over Bartlett Sher’s slender directorial intervention into the unquestionable classic Fiddler on the Roof? In a brief framing device,perhaps less than a minute all told, the actor Danny Burstein walks out onto the stage bareheaded, and in a modern red parka. He has a book in his hand,possibly a guidebook or possibly a collection of the stories of Sholem Aleichem. As he reads, he doffs the parka and dons a head covering and seamlessly transforms into the dairyman Tevye, or a beloved father of five dowry-less daughters and hero of this 1964 musical. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com