I remember when I was a kid coming here to see many different shows. One memory I have in particular is when my family, my cousin's family and my grandparents all came here to see Topol's last tour of Fiddler on the Roof. My family has a tradition of watching the movie Fiddler on the Roof at least once a year when were all together. We love the story line, the fact that it is something the whole family can watch, and that it is a musical. Because we had all seen the movie hundreds of times, we had really high hopes for the play. Hearing that Fiddler on the Roof was coming to Detroit was exciting enough, but then finding out that Topol was going to be in it, the same man that played the lead role in the movie, put our excitement over the top.
The day that we chose to go to the play there happened to be a horrible snow storm, so a lot of people ended up not going. The ushers then allowed people to move a few rows closer to the stage, so although at first my family was seated in the nosebleeds we were then able to get decent seats for about half the price. I remember first walking into the theater and gazing up at the beautiful ceiling and being in awe of it all. It was breathless. The designer did a really good job of creating a warm sophisticated environment where people could go for a night out to enjoy a show.
My family was very pleased with the show. Topol did an amazing job playing his character and what was even more amazing was the fact that he was 73 years old. The way he moved around, you would have never known. He was jumping around, dancing, and singing just like he did in the movie that was filmed about forty years ago. Overall, it was an unforgettable performance and experience that I got to share with my family and have as a memory.
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