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October 4 - 27, 2024
October 4 - 27, 2024
Based on one of the greatest stories ever written, the show is filled with unforgettable characters, humor, dancing, drama, and a whole lot of heart. All that and over two dozen of Milwaukee’s finest youth performers, Oliver! promises to be a show that the whole family can enjoy again and again during this holiday season.
Learn more about Violins of Hope, their fall residency in Wisconsin, and all the other organizations they'll be partnering with in the link below!
Read the Reviews
"When the stars align and the cast and crew find a magical rhythm, they can breathe new joy into even a familiar musical... so it is with Skylight Music Theatre's season opening production of Fiddler on the Roof."
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— Dominique Paul Noth, Urban Milwaukee
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"Andrew Varela gives a standout performance as Tevye … Janet Metz matches him beautifully as Golde,"
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— Sofia Ascorbe, BroadwayWorld
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"Skylight Music Theatre's 'Fiddler on the Roof' a warm, glowing wonder."
— Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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"Skylight artistic director and the show’s director Michael Unger has assembled a talented ensemble of actors as well as a production team that makes it all work seamlessly given the large cast and stylized dance numbers."
— Harry Cherkinian, Shepherd Express
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Cast and Creative Team
Cast:
Tevye — Andrew Varela*
Golde — Janet Metz*
Tzeitel — Erin Fricker
Hodel — Kynkade McLachlan
Chava — Naomi Kriege
Shprintze — Allyson Lindberg
Bielke — Alice Nguyen
Motel — Grayson Buesing
Perchik — Ben Shields
Fyedka — Michael Mingus
Yente — Sara Stern
Lazar Wolf — Chad Larget
Rabbi — John Schneider
Grandma Tzeitel/Rivka — Amanda Satchell
Fruma-Sarah/Yehudit — Jackey Boelkow
Shaindel — SaraLynn Evenson
Constable/Yitzhak — Joseph Green
Mordcha — Thom Cauley
The Fiddler/Yael — Kimberly Hanson
Mendel — Joshua Zientara
Avram/Sasha — Peter Neugent
Kinor — Emmeline Buesing
Davida — Kendall Syslack
Mirala — Audrey Ellis
Peshka — Mia Mannella
Fayge — Brianna Brincks
Yakira/Natan — Shannon Burke
Nachum/Yussel — Nate Rodriguez
Kinor/Simon — Alyssa Tyson
Amnon — Rohan Rhys Degala
Avshalom — Mars Schultz
Creative Team
Director — Michael Unger ***
Choreographer — Yehuda L. Hyman***
Music Director — David Bonofiglio
Scenic Designer — Jonathan Berg-Einhorn
Costume Designer — Michelle Therese Grimm
Lighting Designer — Smooch Medina
Sound Designer — John Tanner
Production Stage Manager — Emily Wright*
Assistant Stage Manager — Malaina Moore
Bottle Dance Consultant — Ali Molaei
Intimacy/Fight Director — Marcee Doherty
*Appearing through an agreement between Skylight Music Theatre and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
*** The Director and Choreographer are members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union.
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