Behind the Scenes - Music Theater Works’ FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - Episode 2

Music Theater Works takes you behind the scene of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, August 7 - 17 at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie! Meet Mitzi Smith (Golde) and Sara Stern (Yente) from the cast and learn about the role they were destined to play and more!

In Music Theater Works’ final episode from its behind the scenes series of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, August 7 - 17 at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie! Scenic Designer Bob Knuth talks about his role in bringing this production to life, how he works with other FIDDLER creatives and more!

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF shares the happiness and tears of a tight-knit Jewish community in Czarist Russia. Tevye, the town’s milkman, finds the long-held traditions that define his faith and family are threatened by a modern world that is encroaching on his beloved town of Anatevka. Music Theater Works production is directed by L. Walter Stearns, choreographed by Marla Lampert and music directed by Eugene Dizon and includes a stellar cast and an orchestra of 19 conducted by Valerie Gebert.

Don’t miss FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, August 7 - 17, 2025 at the George Van Dusen Theatre at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie. For more information on FIDDLER special events and tickets go to https://www.musictheaterworks.com/2025-season/fiddler-on-the-roof/

The cast of Fiddler on the Roof includes, in alphabetical order: Andrew Bosworth (he/him, Constable/ensemble); David Blakeman (he/them, Mordcha/ensemble); Henry Cartaya (he/him, swing); Christine Cummins (she/her, Fruma Sarah/ensemble/Hodel U/S /Shaindel U/S); Sarah Donofrio (she/her, ensemble/Tzeitel U/S); Emily Fischer (she/her, Fiddler); David Geinosky (he/him, Avram/ensemble/Perchik U/S); Daniel Hurst (he/him, Russian dancer/ensemble/Fyedka U/S); Erol Ibrahimović (he/him, Russian dancer/ensemble); Emma Peri Jacobson (she/her, ensemble/Golde U/S); Madison Jaffe-Richter (she/her, Chava); Nathan Kabara (he/they, Motel); Charlotte Ko (she/her, youth ensemble/Bielke U/S); Josephine Ko (she/her, youth ensemble/Shprintze U/S); Katie Kotila (she/her, swing); Douglas Levin (he/him, Rabbi/ensemble); Alex Merkel (she/her, ensemble/Chava U/S); Jake Mickel (he/him, Fyedka); Sam Nachison (he/him, Tevye); Elissa Newcorn (she/her, Hodel); Brian Rabinowitz (he/him, Tevye U/S); Aubrey Rosenthal (she/her, Shprintze); Adeline Rosenthal (she/her, Bielke); Jenny Rudnick (she/her, Shaindel/ensemble/Yente U/S); David Servillo (he/him, Lazar Wolf/ensemble); Jacob Simon (he/they, Perchik); Mitzi Smith (she/her, Golde); David Sommer (he/him, ensemble/Mendel, Motel U/S), Sara Stern (she/her, Yente); Chris Toft (he/him, Nachum/ensemble/ Rabbi U/S/Mordcha U/S); Madison Uphoff (she/her, Tzeitel) and Alex Villaseñor (he/him, Russian dancer/ensemble/Constable U/S).

The Fiddler on the Roof orchestra includes Alison Tatum (she/her, violin 1); Deb Mose (she.her, violin 2); Hillary Bayley (she/her, violin 3); Annika Porter (she/her,viola); Lewis Rawlinson (he/him, cello); Maria Schwartz (she/her, reed 1- flute/piccolo); Cara Strauss (she/her, reed 2 - clarinet); Patrick Rehker (he/him, reed 3 - bass clarinet/clarinet); Eva Lewis Butcher (reed 4 - bassoon); Anna Velzo (reed 5 - e. horn/oboe); Greg Strauss (he/him, trumpet 1); Amy Nelson (she/her, trumpet 2); Hardin Butcher (he/him, trumpet 3); Matt Flanagan (he/him, french horn); Erica Holenback (she/her, french horn); Sachio Nang (he/him, accordion); Mike Lockler (he/him, guitar); Eric Von Holst (he/him, bass) and Justin Kono (he/him, percussion).

Fiddler on the Roof’s creative team is L. Walter Stearns (he/him, director); Marla Lampert (she/her, choreographer); Eugene Dizon (he/him, music director); Rabbi Rachel Weiss (she/her, cultural consultant); Amber Wuttke (she/her, fight and intimacy coordinator); Kathy Logelin (she/her, dialect coach); Blue Darner Dupuis (they/them, stage manager); Charlie Levinson (they/she, assistant stage manager); Bob Knuth (he/him, scenic designer); Ab Rieve (they/them, properties designer); kClare McKellaston (she/her, costume designer); Kristen Brinati (she/her, wardrobe head); Melanie Saso (she/her, hair/wig/makeup designer); Alice Salazar (she/her, assistant hair/wig/makeup designer); Andrew Meyers (he/him, lighting designer); Avery Ledger (she/her, media designer); Stefanie M. Senor (she/they, sound designer), Chelsea Lynn (she/her, master electrician/board programmer); Mitch Finger (he/they, technical director); Forrest Gregor (he/him, production sound engineer); Will Hughes (he/him, scenic shop); Ben Lipinski (any with respect, paint charge) and Anthony Churchill (he/him, media advisor).

Follow Music Theater Works:
Website - https://www.musictheaterworks.com
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/@MusicTheaterWorks/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/musictheaterworks/?hl=en

Cast, creative team, production dates and times subject to change.

Video by Joe Gallagher