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Moorestown Theater Company Presents Oscar & Tony Award-Winning “Fiddler On The Roof”
July 19 @ 7:00 pm - July 27 @ 9:00 pm EDT
MOORESTOWN, NJ — The award-winning, non-profit Moorestown Theater Company (MTC) will perform the Academy Award and Tony Award-winning musical, “Fiddler On The Roof” eight times at First Methodist Church (FMC), 446 E. Camden Avenue, on these dates and times:
Wednesday, July 17 @ 7 PM (‘Black’ Cast)
Thursday, July 18 @ 7 PM (‘Gold’ Cast)
Friday, July 19 @ 7 PM (‘Black’ Cast)
Saturday, July 20 @ 2 PM (‘Gold’ Cast)
Sunday, July 21 @ 2 PM (‘Black’ Cast)
Tuesday, July 23 @ 7 PM (‘Gold’ Cast)
Wednesday, July 24 @ 7 PM (‘Black’ Cast)
Thursday, July 25 @ 7 PM (‘Gold’ Cast)
“Fiddler On The Roof” continues the busiest portion of MTC’s 2024 Season, as it will present 38 performances of six different musicals in the 54 days between July 1 and August 23. These next summer musicals include: “Willy Wonka JR.”, “Rent”, and “Disney’s Beauty And The Beast JR.” (after opening with “Cinderella, Youth Edition” and “Grease, School Version”). You can purchase tickets for these remaining shows at www.MoorestownTheaterCompany.org. In the fall, MTC will bring back both “Scenes & Songs” (our sixth version) and “Elf JR.”.
In “Fiddler On The Roof”, MTC’s 51-member All-Ages Cast (from 6 to 76) will bring to life the beloved characters from the 1964 Broadway musical and the 1971 Hollywood movie, including ‘Tevye the Milkman’, his wife ‘Golde’, ‘Lazar Wolfe’, and ‘Yente the Matchmaker’, as well as the rest of the residents of the Russian village of Anatevka.
The musical, with a score by Jerry Bock (music) and Sheldon Harnick (lyrics) and a book by Joseph Stein won nine out of 10 Tony Awards in 1965, including ‘Best Musical’. It includes classic songs such as: “Tradition”, “Matchmaker”, “If I Were A Rich Man”, “Sabbath Prayer”, “To Life”, “Miracle Of Miracles”, “Do You Love Me?”, and “Sunrise, Sunset”.
This musical has the following Production Staff: Producers Mark Morgan and Carol Ann Murray, Director Mark Morgan, Vocal Director Mark Pinzur, Choreographer Lizi Baldwin, Costume Director Thom Sirkot, and Stage Manager Joe Barcia.
“Fiddler On The Roof” is the 19th production, and 17th musical, that MTC is performing in its new theater home in FMC’s Fellowship Hall. All Reserved Seat Tickets are $22 for Adults and $18 for Seniors / Students in advance (and $25 and $20 at the door). They can be purchased online at www.MoorestownTheaterCompany.org or at the door one hour before curtain time.
Bring the whole family out to be entertained by MTC, which has received:
– “The Outstanding Community Theater Of The Year Award” in September 2022 by the New Jersey Association of Community Theaters (NJACT)
– The “Innovator Award” in June 2023 from the New Jersey Theatre Alliance Cultural Access Network (for it’s ‘Penguin Project’ production for neurodiverse children)
– The “Community Impact Award” in November 2023 from the South Jersey Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, also for the Penguin Project
Questions about this musical, or about MTC in general, can be answered by calling 856 / 778-8357.
