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Harvey Fierstein to replace Topol in ‘Fiddler’
November 12, 2009 (2:48 pm) | Permanent Link
From Broadway in Tucson:
Four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein will replace Topol in the North American tour of the Tony Award-winning musical FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. Chaim Topol regrettably informed the show’s producers this week that he would leave the production due to a shoulder injury requiring emergency long-term treatment.
“We were saddened to hear that, because of an injury, Topol would not be able to complete the remainder of the scheduled North American Tour of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF,” said Lendre Kearns, General Manager of Broadway in Tucson. “But we are thrilled that the producers of this tour were able to secure the incomparable Harvey Fierstein to play Tevye. He is a Broadway legend, a consummate entertainer and we are certain that Tucson audiences will give him a warm welcome at the Music Hall.”
Mr. Fierstein starred as iconic milkman Tevye in the critically acclaimed 2004 Broadway revival of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. And now, Fierstein will delight audiences in this Jerome Robbins-inspired production. Mr. Fierstein has won four Tony Awards including Best Book of a Play and Best Actor in a Play for Torch Song Trilogy and Best Book of a Musical for La Cage aux Folles. His most recent win was the 2003 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for the Broadway production of Hairspray. In addition to his Tony Award-winning role in Torch Song Trilogy, Mr. Fierstein recreated the role in the film adaptation, thus winning him an Independent Spirit Award nomination as Best Male Lead. Other film work includes Mrs. Doubtfire, Woody Allen’s Bullets Over Broadway and Independence Day.
Tickets for FIDDLER ON THE ROOF went on sale October 23 and great seats still remain! Order online at www.broadwayintucson.com <http://www.broadwayintucson.com/> , by phone 24/7 with Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000, or in person at the Tucson Convention Center Ticket Office during regular business hours (Monday-Friday, 10:30am-5:30pm). Tickets range from $30-$75 and discounts are available for most performances for students, seniors and members of the military.
