“Fiddler on the Roof,” one of Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston’s top-five-selling shows of all time, is back by popular demand July 11-21, starring Boston television personality and IRNE Award winner Scott Wahle as Tevye.
Reprising the role that earned him critical acclaim 10 years ago, Wahle leads a cast of 45 in this musical based on Sholem Aleichem’s stories. Donna Sorbello, the IRNE Award-winning actress who starred as Mrs. Higgins in last season’s “My Fair Lady” at Reagle Music Theatre, returns as Tevye’s wife, Golde.
With a book by Joseph Stein and a score by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, “Fiddler on the Roof” has touched audiences around the world with its humor, warmth, honesty and rich historical and ethnic detail, according to Reagle, which is based in Waltham.
Set in the little village of Anatevka, the story follows Tevye, a poor dairyman, as he tries to instill in his five daughters the traditions of his tight-knit Jewish community in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia. The score includes favorites “Tradition,” “Matchmaker, Matchmaker,” “If I Were a Rich Man,” “Sunrise, Sunset” and “To Life.” The original Broadway production, which opened in 1964 and ran for nearly eight years, won nine Tony Awards including Best Musical.
Olivier Award nominee, IRNE Award winner and Broadway star Kirby Ward directs the show. IRNE nominee Susan M. Chebookjian choreographs, recreating Jerome Robbins’ iconic dance numbers. IRNE Award winner Dan Rodriguez provides music direction, and Jeffrey Leonard conducts. Costumes are by Kansas City Costumes. Sets, designed by Steve Gilliam, are from the most recent national tour.
Wahle is a 30-year veteran of television news and sports, most recently serving as morning news anchor for WBZ-TV in Boston from 1998 to 2008. A Hingham native and graduate of Notre Dame University with a major in English and minor in theater arts, Wahle has established a second career performing regularly on Boston area stages. He recently portrayed George A. Dodge in the world premiere musical “Paragon Park,” and he has starred at Reagle Music Theatre in “The Music Man” (IRNE Award), “1776” (IRNE Award nomination), “The Will Rogers Follies,” “Into the Woods” and “Say It with Music.” He has also sung the national anthem for the Red Sox, Bruins, Celtics and Patriots.
Performances are 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 11, and Saturdays and Sundays, July 13-14 and 20-21; and 7:30 p.m. on Friday, July 12, Thursday, July 18, and Saturday, July 20. Single tickets for adults are $57 (premium), $49, $42 and $35. Seniors 60 or older receive $3 off adult prices. Tickets for youths 5-18 are $25, any section.
Tickets are available by phone at 781-891-5600, in person at the box office during regular business hours, or online anytime at reaglemusictheatre.com. Discounted tickets for groups of 10 or more may be purchased by calling 781-894-2330 or 781-891-5600.
A special Free Fun Friday performance will be held on Friday, July 19, at 7:30 p.m. This performance is funded by the Highland Street Foundation and is designed to open the doors to the arts to families who might otherwise not be able to attend. Tickets are not on sale for this event. For details, visit reaglemusictheatre.com.
Reagle Music Theatre is located at 617 Lexington St., Waltham. Box office hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and performance days, 9 a.m. to curtain. For more information, visit reaglemusictheatre.com.