Fiddler on the Roof is heading to Broadway — in Yiddish for the first time.

What went into the production? How did translation work? What does this production mean to the cast and to audience members?

Daniel speaks with Zalmen Mlotek and Motl Didner from the creative team in charge of the production on this episode of Talk the Talk.

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Interview with Zalmen Mlotek and Motl Didner (complete)

Fiddler on the Roof is now on Broadway — in Yiddish for the first time. Daniel talks to the creative team behind the production at the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene: Zalmen Mlotek (Artistic Director) and Motl Didner (Assistant Director and Dialogue Coach). 

They discuss what it was like bringing the production to the stage, what went into translation, and the reaction from audiences.

Thanks to Zalmen Mlotek, Motl Didner, the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, and special thanks to Jeff Simmons from Anat Gerstein, Inc. for arranging all of this.

Also at https://www.patreon.com/posts/interview-with-24458162

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Cutting Room Floor 350: Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish

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Also at https://www.patreon.com/posts/cutting-room-350-24622869

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Show notes

Duke professor out after telling Chinese students to speak English
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/01/27/duke-professor-chinese-students-speak-english/2695921002/

Megan Neely: Duke professor steps down after calling on students to speak English.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/01/megan-neely-duke-professor-steps-down-after-calling-on-students-to-speak-english.html

Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish : Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
https://mjhnyc.org/events/fiddler-roof-yiddish/

Press — Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
https://mjhnyc.org/press/

Yiddish Fiddler on the Roof Will Transfer to Off-Broadway’s Stage 42 | Playbill
http://www.playbill.com/article/yiddish-fiddler-on-the-roof-will-transfer-to-off-broadways-stage-42

New York Times: Review: A Yiddish ‘Fiddler on the Roof’? Sounds Crazy, Nu?
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/17/theater/review-yiddish-fiddler-on-the-roof.html

“Sharenting”: Can Parents Post Too Much About Their Kids Online? | Here & Now
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/01/28/sharenting-parents-kids-social-media

‘Smartphone zombie’ fine cheered on Chinese social media – BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-46902965

German city installs traffic lights on the ground to help mobile phone zombies
https://www.smh.com.au/world/german-city-installs-traffic-lights-on-the-ground-to-help-mobile-phone-zombies-20160427-gofwag.html

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