Who doesn't love Dairy?
If you’re not at least a little in love with Warren Kimmel, then clearly you haven’t been to see Royal City Musical Theatre’s Fiddler on the Roof yet.
You’ll have seen extensive coverage in our paper already, but I had the pleasure of going to see the show on April 13 and I just had to take the chance to add my advice: Go see it. Like, now. Before it closes on April 23 and you lose your chance to see quite possibly the finest Tevye you’ll have the privilege to see on stage in your lifetime.
That would be the above-mentioned Kimmel. His portrayal of the Russian Jewish milkman whose traditions are crumbling around him is spot-on in every way. From his cap down to his boots, Kimmel stakes his place as the best Tevye I’ve seen on stage in multiple viewings of the musical over the decades.
His performance powers one of the most appealing productions ever to grace the Massey stage. It’s chock full of all the things we love about RCMT and Valerie Easton’s productions – amazing sets, perfect costumes, delightful choreography, fantastic ensemble singing, wonderful individual performances – and full of heart. If you don’t leave singing, you must be a hard-hearted soul indeed.
One word of warning: Take Kleenex. I needed them more than once, not the least of which was during Tevye’s Do You Love Me? duet with Golde (Jennifer Poole). Then I ran out during the pivotal moment when Tevye took his daughter Hodel (Jenika Schofield) to the railway station to say goodbye.
Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Do you have an item for Lively City? Send arts and entertainment suggestions to Julie, jmaclellan@newwestrecord.ca, or find her on Twitter @juliemaclellan.
Warren Kimmel is absolutely riveting as Tevye, demonstrating an impeccable comedic touch and a tenderness that allows the audience to empathize with him as he struggles to adapt to change of longstanding traditions. Even when he’s alone on the stage, as he is for If I Were a Rich Man, his presence fills Massey Theatre.
“What’s happening to the traditions?” Tevye laments early in the show.
Kimmel leads a stellar cast that includes Jennifer Poole as Tevye’s wife Golde. The two share a robust back-and-forth banter, but it’s their rendition of Do You Love Me? that tugs at the heartstrings.
- See more at: http://www.newwestrecord.ca/community/royal-city-musical-theatre-serves-up-a-hit-with-fiddler-on-the-roof-1.2229432#sthash.Dzb36LUL.dpuf
You’ll have seen extensive coverage in our paper already, but I had the pleasure of going to see the show on April 13 and I just had to take the chance to add my advice: Go see it. Like, now. Before it closes on April 23 and you lose your chance to see quite possibly the finest Tevye you’ll have the privilege to see on stage in your lifetime.
That would be the above-mentioned Kimmel. His portrayal of the Russian Jewish milkman whose traditions are crumbling around him is spot-on in every way. From his cap down to his boots, Kimmel stakes his place as the best Tevye I’ve seen on stage in multiple viewings of the musical over the decades.
His performance powers one of the most appealing productions ever to grace the Massey stage. It’s chock full of all the things we love about RCMT and Valerie Easton’s productions – amazing sets, perfect costumes, delightful choreography, fantastic ensemble singing, wonderful individual performances – and full of heart. If you don’t leave singing, you must be a hard-hearted soul indeed.
One word of warning: Take Kleenex. I needed them more than once, not the least of which was during Tevye’s Do You Love Me? duet with Golde (Jennifer Poole). Then I ran out during the pivotal moment when Tevye took his daughter Hodel (Jenika Schofield) to the railway station to say goodbye.
Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Do you have an item for Lively City? Send arts and entertainment suggestions to Julie, jmaclellan@newwestrecord.ca, or find her on Twitter @juliemaclellan.
Warren Kimmel is absolutely riveting as Tevye, demonstrating an impeccable comedic touch and a tenderness that allows the audience to empathize with him as he struggles to adapt to change of longstanding traditions. Even when he’s alone on the stage, as he is for If I Were a Rich Man, his presence fills Massey Theatre.
“What’s happening to the traditions?” Tevye laments early in the show.
Kimmel leads a stellar cast that includes Jennifer Poole as Tevye’s wife Golde. The two share a robust back-and-forth banter, but it’s their rendition of Do You Love Me? that tugs at the heartstrings.
- See more at: http://www.newwestrecord.ca/community/royal-city-musical-theatre-serves-up-a-hit-with-fiddler-on-the-roof-1.2229432#sthash.Dzb36LUL.dpuf