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iaigon,” “Les Miserables” and
Chicago.”
All of these Broadway shows
hare a common ground of not
mly being loved by the audiences
hat see them but also joining the
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■"he Opera and Performing Arts
Society kicks off the second half of
he ’98-’99 season with the
enowned “Fiddler on the Roof,”
Ifiglit and Thursday night at 8 in
luckier Auditorium.
■’he 35th Anniversary tour of
‘Fiddler on the Roof,” directed by
Jammy Dallas Bayes, brings to life
he same emotional and comic
Tiagic of the Broadway original.
■ Fiddler on the Roof,” based
in stories by Sloem Aleichem,
stars John Preece as the main
character, Tevye.
The musical is the story of a
poor Jewish family in 1905 Czarist
Russia. The story revolves around
the central character of Tevye and
his family and Tevye’s determina
tion to hold onto the values and
traditions with which he was
raised.
He struggles to raise three strong
willed daughters in the rapidly
changing Russia of this time peri
od.
The story line follows this strug
gle as his daughters challenge his
desires and wish for their own
lives.
The family’s story is told
through dance and comedy, and it
is one of perseverance and faith as
the traditions of the family slowly
disappear.
As the story unfolds, the musi
cal features familiar favorites like
“Tradition,” “If I Were a Rich Man”
and “Sunrise Sunset.”
John Preece, who plays the
main character, adds this leading
role to a long list of accolades.
This is Preece’s third national
tour with this show, and he has act
ed in several roles of this musical.
Among Preece’s many perfor
mances are “Annie,” “1776” and
“Man of La Mancha.” He has also
directed 25 productions.
Thomas said “Fiddler on the
Roof” upholds OPAS’s high stan
dard of quality.
“The great thing about this per
formance is that most people will
be familiar with the music, the
story line, or even both,” Thomas
said.
“Audience members will walk
out of this performance singing the
songs, and it is the type of music
that will make an impact on the au
dience members,” he said.
Shelley Burnett, a freshman
general studies major, said she
chose “Fiddler on the Roof” as part
of her OPAS package because of the
good reputation the show carries.
“I have never seen ‘Fiddler on
the Roof before, but this was one
show that stood out from the oth
ers,” Burnett said. “This will be my
first performance to see at Texas
A&M, but I expect the show to be
wonderful and a whole lot of fun.”
Robbie Thomas, chairman of
the OPAS student committee and a
senior mechanical engineering ma
jor, said the spring semester per
formances should be more recog
nizable to Texas A&M students and
other OPAS’ audience members.
“The shows of this semester are
ones people will know about and
have fun with.
“There are action-packed
shows, the ballet around Valen
tine’s Day, ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’
which will be a lot of fun, and even
the opera, ‘Madama Butterfly’ is
one people are familiar with,” he
said.
Thomas said the shows are
crowd pleasers, and the young and
old alike will enjoy.
“In general, OPAS has a semes
ter of performances that everyone
will want to see,” he said. “It is go
ing to be a great semester.”
For more information on “Fid
dler on the Roof” or any upcoming
OPAS shows, call the MSC Box Of
fice at 845-1234.
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