[NEohioPAL] LAND OF CLEVE REVIEW: Olde Town Hall Theatre Makes a Great Match for Intimate, Inspiring 'Fiddler on the Roof'

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Sat Mar 12 12:49:10 PST 2016


*LAND OF CLEVE REVIEW: *
   Olde Town Hall Theatre
    Makes a Great Match
    for Intimate, Inspiring
   * 'Fiddler on the Roof'*

Director John Schneider delivers a solid staging of the show, always
keeping the primary focus on the relationships between the characters. He
is ably aided by assistant director and stage manager Dena M. Warmuth.
Choreographer Tess Marjanovic has definitely kept "traditions" alive in her
traditional dance sequences. Music director Kristen Johnson establishes a
lush and lively soundtrack for the proceedings, deftly delivered by
orchestra members Kathryn Freeman, Michael Sejka, Melissa Willis, Dylan
Friedman, and Greg Voss.

Schneider has also brought together a compelling group of local performers
to people this period piece. Jeffrey E. Braun commands the stage as Tevye,
a hardened man who has had a hard life. He roars through each scene like a
man hellbent on getting into heaven, and attacks each song with powerful
passion. Yet Braun's tour de force performance also allows him to slowly
reveal the kindness and compassion hidden away in his character's heart.

Jenny Rohrs complements Braun perfectly as his long-suffering but
strong-willed wife Golde, and their duet "Do You Love Me?" is a bittersweet
valentine to mismatched marriages everywhere.

As the couple's three eldest daughters, Jailyn Harris, Tess Marjanovic and
Emily Reynolds give spirited performances, filled with youthful hope and
budding romantic yearnings. Steven Livingston, Randall Wysocky and Declan
Rohrs are sweetly suitable as the three unorthodox suitors who gradually
test Tevye's patience until it reaches its breaking point.

Each member of the energetic and earnest ensemble feels like a friend or
family member by the end of the evening. The company features Ava Anselmo,
Bridget Gerba, Christeen Currie, Nenad Marjanovic, Steve Gerba, Owen Gerba,
Caylah Cooke, Jim Gilmore, Cheryl McConnell, Kristen Brosky, Annaliese
Eldridge, Ray Cosma, Brittany Ozanich, Tyler Milicic, Javier Vega, Grace
Davis, Gina Marjanovic, Kira Marjanovic, and Bailey Rohrs...

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