Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish | "Traditsye" ("Tradition")

Head inside rehearsal as the Off-Broadway cast of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish perform, "Traditsye" ("Tradition").
Filmed & edited by Shoshana / ‪@bwaySHO‬

[@jasmadams]

As a German speaker, I'm blown away by how much I understand. I did this show in HS as Motel. One of the best experiences of my life.

[@bwaySHO]

Amazing!

[@powerup3005]

Yiddish is mostly made up from German, much like Ladino being mostly Spanish with a dash or two of Hebrew, that's how diaspora languages are born.

[@janinegliener4884]

Would be wonderful if the whole production got filmed for wide viewing. Beautiful.

[@bwaySHO]

Would love that!

[@2015Drama]

Seriously the best “Tradition” I’ve ever seen! I really wish I could see this live

[@djcfrompt]

Fabelhaft! I just saw Fiddler last week, in the round no less, at Hale Center Theater in Sandy, UT. It was a marvelous production. This looks like it was a great time too!

[@elyssabrecher7938]

Oy gevalt!! My goosebumps have goosebumps!! I'm going to have to find a way to see this before it closes!!!

[@bwaySHO]

It's so beautiful! They're in rehearsal now. Can't wait!

[@elyssabrecher7938]

@@bwaySHO Rehearsals? I thought they were already up and running?

[@Adam-TheLiftedKing]

The matchmaker song randomly came up and now I’m here.

[@joseluizengelke5128]

Magnificent. What a feeling!!!!!!

[@bwaySHO]

Unbelievable how strong this performance is after one rehearsal!!

[@braedensimon8023]

@@bwaySHO WAIT THIS WAS ONE REHEARSAL. IT TOOK US SOO LONG TO PUT THIS NUMBER TOGETHER. HOW. I AM SERIOUSLY IMPRESSED

[@lubormrazek5545]

This is as genuine as it can get

[@pebblebrookbooks4852]

1960's-1970's: No one wants to speak Yiddish anymore, Fiddler becomes a smash hit in Hebrew. 2020: Golde and family sing Sabbath Prayer in (probably) their mother tongue, Yiddish - on Zoom.

[@emminet]

Goshhhh I only just learned about this production of Fiddler, would've loved to have gotten to see it in Yiddish (wish I could fully understand it though, only bits and pieces)! Really hoping it got a proshot filmed, would love to see it someday!

[@rend7267]

i saw it live in nyc in 2019. well done, beautiful, moving. i'll never forget it.

[@kellylawrence1939]

I just watched this from a different angle on Tiktok.

[@bwaySHO]

Love when that happens!

[@BlueStar4040]

Same!

[@ellafischbachbrock2352]

Same and I tried to look for it yesterday in a tiktok compilation

[@wendyoldbag6534]

I have just come across this..and it is an absolute joy to listen to! ... I speak German ..and having listened to my mother speaking her 'Low German' , and also having experience of living on the Dutch border for a coupe of years (I spoke German, they spoke Dutch and we understood one another!)...I was thrilled by how much of this beautiful rendition I was able to understand. Of course, now I want to watch the whole production!!!

[@bwaySHO]

Thrilled you had such a good experience!

[@twinky6012]

The production was AMAZING.

[@bwaySHO]

Yes!! So good!!

[@melissahunter8912]

Always and forever one of my favorites!

[@bwaySHO]

I love it!

[@rach2883]

Absolutely glorious! I will always regret missing this when it was on Broadway.

[@raymaillard2080]

perfect in every way...and beautifully choreographed, every movement so evocative!

[@xyz_0_zyx]

Gänsehaut... Gooosebumps... Nicely done. Wish I could have seen it

[@asecondchancemusical5907]

Fantastic!! Emotional!!!

[@bwaySHO]

Really powerful!

[@JSRRADIO]

Woooooow ... the best version I have ever seen I loved it amazing

[@joshuaguste6883]

That was magnificent!!

[@zed9401]

that was amazing!!! loved it!!

[@bwaySHO]

Never gets old!

[@kidmcintosh]

I love this movie. My brother and I just finished watching it yesterday. I've never seen it in Yiddish, SO COOL!

[@bwaySHO]

Such a brilliant take on the classic!

[@bdup159]

Chills . Love it

[@JayisHigh77]

Gorgeous!!!

[@bwaySHO]

Love it!

[@user-jd2vm5tu4e]

Works so well in Yiddish even so I don't understand the language

[@troybettinger2656]

Nicely done!

[@MrAngryJarvey]

My Grammie would lose it seeing this! Merh!

[@topangaone]

lovely - thank you!

[@Gromit801]

Brilliant

[@loc1k]

Jyddyschkeyt rejn!!!

[@hecate1391]

who is the actor playing tevye?

[@maestromuffin1]

Steven Skybell

[@theforeverpuddle8754]

@@maestromuffin1 He's so excellent in the show.

[@lisagee9693]

Best production of Fiddler ever

[@fossechang5910]

Did they change the lyrics? The cast recording doesn’t have Tevye say “traditsye” going into the song

[@monarchyofvietnam]

They're speaking another language. It's Yiddish.

[@fossechang5910]

yes, i meant compared to the 2018 yiddish recording of this show, of which this is a second run. @@monarchyofvietnam

[@RobertStCyr-zh1tw]

Will I enjoy it if I don’t speak Yiddish? Will there be subtitles?

[@o.mcneely4424]

The have intertitles like at the Met Opera.

[@RobertStCyr-zh1tw]

@@o.mcneely4424 thanks. I saw it last night. Wow! My whole family enjoyed it.

[@chanakorn9449]

Do you call this Yiddishkeit sad .. come to New York and see what Yiddishkeit means

[@malang73]

Sounds like German language..

[@titanrodickable]

Of course it does. Yiddish is closely related. Think of it as a version of German with a bunch of Hebrew words mixed in along with a slightly Slavic element. This is/was the lingua franca of Eastern European Jewish civilization right up to the Holocaust.