Starring Paul Michael Glaser as Tevye, one of the world’s favourite musicals, Fiddler on the Roof comes to Cardiff from Tuesday 4 – Saturday 8 February. Directed and Choreographed by Strictly Come Dancing’s Craig Revel Horwood, this exciting new production embarks on an emotional rollercoaster through the ups and downs of love and village life.

Tevye, the local milkman in his village of Anatevka , has always stuck by his traditions but suddenly his headstrong daughters decide that they want to marry for love rather than accept whatever Yente the Matchmaker comes up with. Tevye loves his daughters but has to convince his wife, and the villagers, that their decisions are actually falling in with tradition. Even if it means conjuring up ghosts of dead wives and scaring his own wife to bits in order to get her to agree. Tradition is all well and good but, in the end, the world moves on, as do the villagers but maybe not for the reasons they would have liked.

Fiddler on the Roof is one of the most popular and beloved of all stage musicals and one of Broadway’s longest-running of all time with a marathon run of over 13 years and over 3,000 performances from its premiere in 1964. It won nine Tony Awards, had four Broadway revivals and was made into a film of the same name starring Topol and Paul Michael Glaser in the role of the student and Bolshevik revolutionary Perchik who falls in love with Tevye’s second daughter. This new production captures all the emotions of laughter and joy to tears and sadness and is filled to the brim with memorable and instantly recognisable songs including If I Were a Rich Man, Matchmaker Matchmaker, Sunrise Sunset, To Life, Tradition and many more.

Paul Michael Glaser is best known for playing David Starsky in the iconic Starsky and Hutch TV series (four seasons 1975 – 1979) opposite David Soul. He also made a brief cameo appearance in the 2004 film version of the same (with Ben Stiller playing Starsky). He has many other TV credits to his name, including most recently Captain Jack Steeper in NBC’s Third Watch. On stage he has appeared in over 50 roles in regional, repertory, off-Broadway and Broadway theatre in the US . His film credits include Something’s Gotta Give alongside Diane Keaton. His directorial credits include several episodes of Starsky and Hutch, Miami Vice, Robbery Homicide Division and Judging Amy, as well as the children’s film Kazaam. He is also a writer of poetry and children’s literature. He has appeared on the UK stage before in pantomime at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley and Sunderland Empire.

Fiddler on the Roof is at the New Theatre from Tuesday 4 – Saturday 8 February. Tickets are on sale now with prices from £13.00 to £38.00. For further details about the show or to book tickets* visit www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk or call the Box Office on (029) 2087 8889.