Cole Porter's The New Yorkers (2017 Encores! Cast Recording)
Available for the first time ever in its 55-year history, the musically complete cast recording of ''Fiddler on the Roof'' including 11 songs in English that were cut from the original Broadway production in 1964. Notable for its use of Yiddish lyrics, the authentic language of the play's shtetl (village), ''Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish: The 2018 Cast Recording'' features the 2018 cast of the National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene's acclaimed, award-winning and groundbreaking Yiddish production and also includes new recordings of songs from the show but never made it into the 1964 Broadway production, sung by theatrical legends, stars and even original ''Fiddler'' lyricist Sheldon Harnick (all bonus tracks are in English).
The 2-CD sets contains a 36 page booklet featuring Fiddler: A History and a Note from Director Joel Grey. Since its debut off-Broadway in July 2018, ''Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish'' has won the 2019 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical Revival; the Drama Desk Award for Best Musical Revival; a New York Drama Critics' Circle Award Special Citation; and star Steven Skybell was the winner of the 2019 Lucille Lortel Award for Best Lead Actor.
Country | USA |
Brand | Time Life |
Manufacturer | Time Life Records |
Binding | Audio CD |
ReleaseDate | 2019-08-23 |
UnitCount | 2 |
UPCs | 610583619423 |
EANs | 0610583619423 |