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HARVEY FIERSTEIN OPENS IN BROADWAY MUSICAL "FIDDLER ON THE ROOF"

Noted actor, playwright and gay activist Harvey Fierstein takes his January 20, 2005 Broadway opening night curtain call bows for his role as Tevye in the musical "Fiddler on the Roof" currently playing at the Minskoff theatre. (UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen)

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