Topol
Fierstein
As you have probably heard by now, Topol has dropped out of the national tour of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF due to injury. Taking his place will be Harvey Fierstein, who should do a perfectly fine job, not only because he is a seasoned performer, but because he performed the role in the most recent revival on Broadway, getting very good reviews to boot. What will be interesting to see, though, is whether or not Fierstein has enough name recognition to have an effect on single ticket sales. He is certainly well-known in New York, and has been for years, but is he enough of a draw outside New York that audiences will run out to buy tickets just to see him as Tevye? Or, perhaps, it has been, and will continue to mainly be, the “Fiddler” title that will bring in the audiences, despite who is playing the iconic role?
Here are some recent articles from around North America regarding the announcement:
The Road 101 