I grew up right
outside New York City. No one ever
called it New York City or Manhattan it was just the city. It is like Celine Dion. You just need to say Celine and everyone know
who it is. Both my parents loved the
theater and their love rubbed off on myself and my brother. Every year my Mom would say what do you want
for your birthday and I would reply, to see a show on Broadway. There was no hesitation and it never grew old. I think I was eight or nine
when they first started taking me into the city and I fell in love with
Broadway at first site.
One of the very
first shows I saw was Fiddler on the Roof.
The original cast had come and gone but years later when I looked at the
playbill (which I saved for the longest time) I noticed that I had seen the
show with the Divine Miss M, Bette Midler herself. She was playing the role of Tzeitel. What a
great voice. Years later for another
birthday my husband bought me tickets to see her live and she was amazing.
It is hard to
believe that the show is turning fifty. Given the opportunity I would see it again but only live onstage. The movie was ok but the stage version was the best
For those of you who are interested I am
sharing a link to a story that was in The Washington Post.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/50th-anniversary-of-fiddler-on-the-roof-reunites-tevyes-many-daughters/2014/06/12/cd909860-f122-11e3-bf76-447a5df6411f_story.html
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