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Harvey Fierstein and Andrea Martin, of "Fiddler on the Roof," acknowledge audience applause after they performed during the 19th annual Broadway's Stars in the Alley, in New York's Shubert Alley, Wednesday June 1, 2005.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is sending me on a coast-to-coast tour in support of Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong .

The holiday season is still a few weeks off, but the theaters in Morris County - and New Jersey - will be as busy as shopping malls on Black Friday this week, with premieres, special events and auditions in every direction.

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts celebrates its 115th anniversary Friday, November 13, with a dinner, silent auction, and performance by legendary Broadway singer and dancer Donna McKechnie.

At the heart of 'Fiddler' An older Topol reveals darker layers of loss in revived musical Topol reprises his role as the Jewish dairyman Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof." After innumerable performances on Broadway, in summer stock, and in high school auditoriums for nearly half a century, is it possible to make "Fiddler on the Roof'' seem fresh? ...

The entry titled "Stephen Sondheim: Broadway's Greatest Artist, Part 1." Categories Archives Thursday, November 5, 2009, 01:40 PM Stephen Sondheim , the creative force behind 18 major musicals, might be the greatest artist Broadway has ever produced.

Here's my list of recommended Broadway and off-Broadway shows, updated weekly. In all cases, I gave these shows favorable reviews in The Wall Street Journal when they opened.

When Chaim Topol first starred in "Fiddler on the Roof" 40 years ago, he worried he was too young to play Tevye, the Jewish dairyman whose traditions are threatened in ways he never expected.

Performances set for Nov. 6-8 and Nov. 13-15 PORTLAND - Not everyone in town will get the chance to travel to New York this year to take in the lights and excitement of Broadway, but thanks to the Portland Civic Players, area residents will have a little bit of Broadway brought right here to Portland.

This was a good week on Broadway. David Cromer's production of Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs and the new revival of Finian's Rainbow , both of which I review in this morning's Wall Street Journal , are exceptionally fine and persuasive mountings of deeply flawed shows.

Finian's Rainbow began previews at Broadway's S T. James Theatre, 246 West 44 Street, on Thursday, October 8 at 8pm, and celebrates Opening Night, this evening, Thursday, October 29 at 6:45pm. Finian's Rainbow has a book by Yip Harburg and Fred Saidy ; lyrics by Yip Harburg ; music by Burton Lane ; with book adaptation by Arthur Perlman and ...

Chaim Topol performs live on stage in "Fiddler On the Roof" now at the Hippodrome Theatre.

Here's my list of recommended Broadway, off-Broadway, and out-of-town shows, updated weekly.

Topol brings Tevye and 'Fiddler' to the Hippodrome stage. "Without our traditions, our lives would be as shaky as ... as a FIDDLER ON THE ROOF," announces Tevye, a humble milkman from the Russian village of Anatevka.

The best musicals don't age much. The plots still hold up, the songs still catch the ear.

The humble Jewish folk of Anatevka haven't changed much since they were first seen on the Broadway stage 45 years ago in a hit musical called "Fiddler on the Roof." The world hasn't changed much, either, at least not in terms of peaceful coexistence between people of different faiths and customs, which was really all that the Anatevkans yearned for ...

Some top local talent will join Broadway veterans on Saturday when the Disabled Persons Action Organization presents "Best of Broadway." Adams native and acclaimed soprano Lisa Vroman will make her first visit to Watertown since performing in a similar DPAO presentation four years ago.

West Side Story," the premiere production at Gracie Theatre on the Husson University campus last weekend, did exactly what it was designed to do - it showcased the $6.5 million state-of-the-art facility.

Bye Bye Birdie celebrated Opening Night on Thursday, October 15th at the new Henry Miller 's Theatre .

Michael Jackson's first posthumous single, "This is It," made its official premiere on Jackson's Web site at midnight.