Rosie O'Donnell To Play Golde In Fiddler On The Roof

By Amy Somensky Aug 8, 2005, 14:44 GMT

Rosie O'Donnell

Fierstein said in a statement, "As a twenty year friend of Rosie's, I couldn't be happier that we will finally share a stage together. With her understanding of Fiddler's important place in theatrical history, I am positive she will uphold that tradition excitingly."

Fiddler will mark O'Donnell's third jump into Broadway. She made her debut as Rizzo in Grease! in 1994, starred in a limited engagement of Seussical , and served as producer for Taboo.

The production, directed by David Leveaux, opened on February 26, 2004 with Alfred Molina starring as Tevye and Randy Graff as Golde.

Attempting to live a normal life filled with Jewish traditions in early
twentieth century Russia, Tevye, a dairyman, is searching for appropriate husbands for his eldest daughters- Tzeitel, Hodel, and Chava. In a break of tradition, his daughters refuse to accept the wishes of the matchmaker, Yente, and their father. Instead, they marry the men they love. Meanwhile Russians are instigating terrible progroms against the Jewish people in Russia. In the end, the Jews of Anatevka are forced to leave their homes and Tevye is determined to start a better life in a new land.

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