Theater Talk: Fiddler, Now and Then

Actor Danny Burstein and director Bartlett Sher discuss Sher's new production of "Fiddler on the Roof," starring Burstein in the lead role of “Tevye”. Also on the program are highlights from Theater Talk's 2004 interview with the show's creators: lyricist Sheldon Harnick, the late composer Jerry Bock and librettist Joseph Stein. In addition, Harnick and actress Kate Baldwin sing "To Life," one of many hits from the show's score. Taped: 03-04-16 Theater Talk is a series devoted to the world of the stage. It began on New York television in 1993 and is co-hosted by Michael Riedel (Broadway columnist for the New York Post) and series producer Susan Haskins. The program is one of the few independent productions on PBS and now airs weekly on Thirteen/WNET in New York and WGBH in Boston. Now, CUNY TV offers New York City viewers additional opportunities to catch each week's show. (Of course, Theater Talk is no stranger to CUNY TV, since the show is taped here each week before its first airing on Thirteen/WNET.) The series is produced by Theater Talk Productions, a not-for-profit corporation and is funded by contributions from private foundations and individuals, as well as The New York State Council on the Arts. Watch more Theater Talk at www.tv.cuny.edu/show/theatertalk