36 | APRIL 15 • 2021 

ARTS&LIFE
ON THE COVER

TOP: View from the 
Balcony, 1970. 
BOTTOM: Fiddler on 
the Roof touring cast 
from the production 
that was here in 
March 2020, Pretty 
Woman comes to 
the Fisher Theatre in 
November. ThIs photo 
is from the Hamburg 
production. Jeffrey 
Seller accepts the 
2019 Apple Award. 

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also announcing its sale of programming opera-
tions at the Detroit Opera House and Music Hall in 
Detroit as well as the Golden Gate and Orpheum 
Theatres in San Francisco, will maintain a Detroit 
presence with the endowment of stage awards given 
through Wayne State University.
“These unique venues have been home to 
Broadway’s greatest shows, serving local and 
regional audiences for generations,” said Robert 
Nederlander Sr., essentially retired from adminis-
trative responsibilities as one of five brothers who 
learned theater management from their dad, David 
Tobias Nederlander. 

“We are confident that the ATG team will continue 
to look after the strong foundation that we have creat-
ed with these theaters in their respective communities 
and to take them into this next decade with great 
success.
” 

A STORIED HISTORY
Fiddler on the Roof was among the acclaimed musicals 
tested at the Fisher, where the responses of local audi-
ences led to revisions preparing the show for years of 
international acclaim.
“We didn’t think of it as a particularly Jewish show,
” 
lyricist Sheldon Harnick told the Detroit Jewish News in 

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MORRIS MAC MATZEN

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