Alliance Theatre and The Atlanta Opera Announce Cast and Creative Team for Fiddler on the Roof
Alliance Theatre and The Atlanta Opera will co-produce a new staging of Fiddler on the Roof, with performances running from September 4 to October 5, 2025, at the Alliance Theatre. This collaboration brings together artists from across the theatrical and operatic worlds to present a thoughtful take on the classic musical. Embracing the power of family, traditions, and community to provide resilience and strength in the face of crushing hardship and transitions, Fiddler on the Roof is a story that is both universal and profoundly personal. This arts collaboration includes an upcoming exhibit at Atlanta's Breman Museum, which features works by Vita Tzykun, costume designer for Fiddler, and her father Arkady Tzykun. Tickets are now available through AllianceTheatre.org and AtlantaOpera.org.
Leading the cast is Itzik Cohen in the role of Tevye. Cohen is known internationally for his portrayal of Captain Gabi Ayub in the Israeli television series Fauda (Netflix) and has appeared in acclaimed films such as A Matter of Size and The Women’s Balcony. Opposite him, Debbie Gravitte will play Golde. Gravitte is a Tony and Grammy Award winner for Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, with a long career in musical theatre and concert performance, including appearances with major symphony orchestras and in Broadway productions like Chicago and Les Misérables.
The production also features:
- Deborah Bowman as Grandma Tzeitel/Shandel, a veteran performer and educator in Atlanta
- Joanna Daniels as Yente, with regional credits including performances at the Walnut Street Theatre.
- Kylie Dickinson performs the role of The Fiddler, bringing a background in professional dance and theatre.
- Coby Getzug as Motel, who appeared in The Book of Mormon on Broadway.
- Maya Jacobson as Chava, featured in the Yiddish-language production of Fiddler on the Roof.
- Eli Mayer as Fyedka, recently in The Chosen and TV's Power Book II: Ghost
- Mia Pinero as Hodel, whose credits include West Side Story on Broadway.
- Oliver Prose as Perchik, recently in Parade at New York City Center.
- Jeremy Radin as Lazar Wolf, with stage credits including The Last Schwartz.
- Rabbi Ron Segal, a respected Atlanta-based rabbi, joins the production as the Rabbi.
- Amanda Fallon Smith as Tzeitel, recently in the national tour of Wicked as Nessarose
The creative team is led by Tomer Zvulun, Artistic Director of The Atlanta Opera, who directs the production. Obi award-winning composer, lyricist, pianist, and conductor Or Matias, known for his work as music director on Broadway’s Natasha, and Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, joins the team as Music Director. Alexander Lisiyansky serves as scenic designer, with Vita Tzykun designing costumes. Thomas C. Hase handles lighting design, and Dan Moses Schreier is the sound designer. Chloe Treat choreographs, with Nicholas Husson designing projections and Lindsey Ewing leading wig and makeup design.
In speaking about the production, Zvulun shared:
“This major collaboration is a watershed moment for the arts community in Atlanta. Not only because of the partnership between these two major organizations, but also because the piece we chose to tackle is important at this moment in time. We live in tense times, and artists must have the courage to convey the truth. Fiddler is not just a popular musical with catchy tunes. It is a mirror to humanity, and it demonstrates once more, that while history doesn’t exactly repeat itself, it certainly rhymes! Telling this story with all its heartbreak, humor, hope, and transcendental love is a personal dream for me. I am thrilled to do it with a group of supremely talented creatives and a sensational cast.”
In speaking about the collaboration, Tinashe Kajese-Bolden and Christopher Moses, the Jennings Hertz Artistic Directors at Alliance Theatre, comment:
“There’s a reason Fiddler on the Roof has endured across continents and generations—it sings to the soul. This glorious cast breathes new life into a story whose music is a heartbeat passed down through time, echoing the joys, sorrows, and strength of communities who have loved, lost, and kept going. We are overjoyed to share this vibrant production with Atlanta—an international city that continually fosters community and hope even in the most trying of times.”
FULL CAST LIST
Mila Bolash (Musician/”Gossip Song” Solo/Ensemble/US Fruma Sarah)
Deborah Bowman (Grandma Tzeitel/Shadel/Ensemble/US Yente)
Lowrey Brown (Constable/Musician/Ensemble/US as cast)
Sully Brown (Bottle Dancer/Ensemble/US as cast)
Itzik Cohen (Tevye)
Galen Crawley (Fruma-Sarah/Ensemble/US Golda)
Nicholas Cunha (Swing/Dance Captain/US Fyedka)
Joanna Daniels (Yenta)
Kylie Dickinson (Fiddler/Musician/Russian Dancer/Ensemble)
Coby Getzug (Motel)
Debbie Gravitte (Golde)
Maya Jacobson (Chava and US Hodel)
Nick Walker Jones (Nachum/Dancer/Ensemble/US Perchik)
Brian Kurlander (Mordcha/US Lazar Wolf)
Isaac Alan Lindy (Ensemble)
Eli Mayer (Fyedka)
Kristin Markiton (“Gossip Song” Solo/ Ensemble/US Grandma Tzeitel & Shandel)
Noelle McIntyre (Ensemble)
Hannah Morrison (Dancer/Ensemble)
Eric Nabeth (Avram/Musician/Ensemble)
Hensley Peters (Bielke/Ensemble)
Mia Pinero (Hodel)
Oliver Prose (Perchik)
Jeremy Radin (Lazar Wolf/US Tevye)
Katie Rodgers (Swing/US Tzeitel & Chava)
Cleo Saliers (Shprintze/Ensemble)
Ron Segal (Rabbi/Ensemble)
Sebastian Serra (Dancer/Ensemble)
Zachary Shanks (Dancer/Ensemble)
Amanda Fallon Smith (Tzeitel)
Brian Wittenberg (Ensemble/Mendel/US Motel)
Fiddler on the Roof is based on Sholem Aleichem stories by special permission of Arnold Perl. Book by Joseph Stein. Music by Jerry Bock. Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. Original production directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins. Produced on the New York Stage by Harold Prince.
Fiddler on the Roof is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
