Fiddler on the Roof at Golden Bough Playhouse

There's no shortage of thematic subjects in Fiddler on the Roof, a timeless tale of love, loss, oppression, nationalism and family dynamics, to name a few. And that all the weighty stuff is communicated through memorable tunes and humor makes the dark plot compelling, as it follows a small Russian town's unraveling Jewish community. There's a reason audiences have been singing along with the musical rendition of Sholem Aleichem's Yiddish, turn-of-the-century stories for more than 50 years. Directed by Pacific Repertory Theatre artist-in-residence John Rousseau, scored by musicians Mike Mirada Jr., Don Dally and Stephen Tosh, and led by one of the region's premiere baritones, Reg Houston, as milkman-philosopher Tevye, Fiddler kicks off PacRep's 2012 season with that durable, hearty l'chaim. [SR]

7:30pm Thurs-Sat, 2pm Sun, April 26-May 27. Golden Bough Theatre, Monte Verde between Eighth and Ninth, Carmel. $7-38; Thursdays in May, buy-one-get-one free. 622-0100, www.pacrep.org.

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