Fiddler on the Roof August 16, 2012

Tony Award winner Fiddler on the Roof

opens August 16th at Candlelight

Johnstown, CO (CDP) Fiddler on the Roof, winner of 11 Tony Awards®, opens at the Candlelight Dinner Playhouse on August 16, and plays through October 28. With music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, Fiddler is set in Tsarist Russia in 1905, and is based on Tevye and his Daughters by Sholem Aleichem. The story centers on Tevye, the father of five daughters, and his attempts to maintain his family and Jewish religious traditions while outside influences encroach upon their lives.

Filled with a rousing, heartwarming score, which includes "Tradition," "Matchmaker, Matchmaker," "If I Were A Rich Man" and "Sunrise, Sunset,” Fiddler on the Roof is a timeless classic- -that has touched audiences around the world with its humor, warmth and honesty.

Real-life husband and wife team Patrick Sawyer and Melissa Swift-Sawyer are sharing the stage at Candlelight playing Tevye and Golde, one of the most famous married couples in musical theater history. Both regional favorites, Patrick and Melissa have played many Colorado venues over the last 20 years. Audiences will remember Melissa best for her performance as Patsy in the long-running Always, Patsy Cline at the Denver Center.

Fiddler is directed by Brian Burron and features sets by Melissa Schrank based on the works of Marc Chagall.

At-A-Glance

WHEN:

August 16 through October 28, 2012

SHOWTIMES:

Thursday, Friday & Saturday Evenings ‐ Dinner seating at 6:00 PM; Show at 7:30 PM

Sunday Matinees ‐ Dinner seating at 12:30 PM; Show at 2:00 PM

WHERE:

Candlelight Dinner Playhouse (4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown, CO 80534)

I‐25 at Exit 254 just south of Historic Johnson's Corner

TICKETS:

Adult Dinner & Show Tickets: $45.50 ‐ $57.50 (based on day of week)

Child 5‐18 Dinner & Show Tickets: $29.50 (any performance)

Adult Show Only Tickets: $29.50 (any performance; seating restrictions)

Child 5‐18 Show Only Tickets: $19.50 (any performance; seating restrictions)

For more information or to purchase tickets online visit www.coloradocandlelight.com

or call the box office at (970) 744‐3747.

REVIEWER INVITATION:

Please call Donald Berlin, Director of Marketing (303) 589-5774 to reserve your two complimentary dinner and show tickets. More information, including production photos, can be found on our Press Relations page at www.coloradocandlelight.com/media.