Currently Browsing: Fiddler on the Roof

“Just like Tevye, Sammy Dallas Bayes was a ‘girl dad.’”

In September 2022, Jan Lisa Huttner, author of Diamond Fiddler: New Traditions for a New Millennium (Why Fiddler on the Roof Always Wins), spoke with Barbara Bayes, the wife of Sammy Dallas Bayes, who sadly passed in May.

Jan Lisa Huttner: How did you and Sammy meet?

Barbara Bayes: Sammy and I met in 1985. I was a performer, dancing and singing in an industrial show for IBM.… read more.

CONTINUE READING

Live Music Returns to NYC Laden with Happiness and Tears

Violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins and the band of Fiddler on the Roof at the Greene Space
Hall-Tompkins radiates creative energy, always teaching, always “expanding” the traditions she encounters.
CONTINUE READING

It’s Not Too Late to Experience the Joy of ‘Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles’

‘Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles’, a film about the birth, development and lasting impact of the iconic ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ musical and featuring FF2’s own Jan Lisa Huttner, is in theaters now! Here is a word from a few of FF2’s contributors on why this film is worth watching: 

Brigid: Max Lewkowicz and Valerie Thomas’ Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles tells the origin story of the timeless musical, still in production around the world.… read more.

CONTINUE READING