The Yiddish production of “Fiddler on the Roof” was scheduled to tour China this spring but has apparently fallen victim to coronavirus. On January 13th, cast members were informed via email of a three-city tour that would have taken place from April 13th to May 10th. But according to Zalmen Mlotek, artistic director of the National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene, four days later the tour was cancelled.
“After months of negotiations, we suddenly got a letter [saying the tour was off] that didn’t mention anything about the disease,” Mlotek said, speaking on the phone from Sydney, Australia, where he was auditioning actors and dancers for the Australian production of ‘Fiddler’ set to debut in early September. “But later, of course, we realized it was all because they knew something was going on.”
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