Critic’s Choice: Laemmle Theatres mark 10 years of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ singalongs
Talk about tradition, and a milestone. For the 10th year running, the Laemmle chain will present its annual Christmas Eve “Fiddler on the Roof” singalong, so successful that it’s now a fixture at no less than six theaters, complete with guest hosts.
Director Norman Jewison turned the hit Broadway musical, based on the classic Tevye stories by Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem, into an Oscar-winning film (for Oswald Morris’ cinematography and John Williams’ score, as well as sound). The Laemmles provide lyric sheets for the Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick songs so you can sing along with the irrepressible Topol and the irreplaceable Molly Picon on classics like “Sunrise, Sunset” and “Matchmaker, Matchmaker,” not to mention the always appropriate “If I Were a Rich Man.” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 24 at the Royal, West L.A.; Ahrya Fine Arts, Beverly Hills; Town Center, Encino; NoHo 7, North Hollywood; Playhouse 7, Pasadena; Claremont 5, Claremont. L’chaim, to life.
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