Danny Burstein to star in Broadway revival of 'Fiddler on the Roof'

NEW YORK, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Actor Danny Burstein is to play the iconic role of Tevye when Fiddler on the Roof begins performances on Broadway next fall.

Producers Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel and Jam Theatricals announced Burstein's casting in the revival Thursday. Rehearsals are set to begin Sept. 28, 2015, with previews to start Nov. 17, 2015.

The production reunites Burstein with his Golden Boy and South Pacific director Bartlett Sher.

Burstein's other New York stage credits include Cabaret and Follies.

The latest production of Fiddler on the Roof will feature choreography by Hofesh Shechter, based on original conceptions and choreography by Jerome Robbins. With music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and book by Joseph Stein, the original Broadway production of the show, which opened in 1964, was the first musical theater production in history to surpass 3,000 performances. It won the 1965 Tony Award for Best Musical in addition to eight other Tony Awards that year.