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On today’s episode, Matt Tamanini is in conversation with one of theatre’s most talented multihyphenates, Lauren Molina. She is currently preparing to begin performances in a new actor-musician production of “Fiddler on the Roof” as Tevye’s long-suffering wife Golde at Asolo Rep in Sarasota, Florida.
From her Broadway debut in John Doyle’s 2005 Tony-winning actor-musician production of “Sweeney Todd,” audiences have known that not only is Lauren a talented actor and singer, but she is also a phenomenal celloist. Having been in numerous other shows that allowed her to show off her cello-playing ability (including a critically acclaimed production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” that she co-conceived with regular collaborator Nick Cearley), she has become a staple in the cabaret scene in New York and around the country, playing the cello in her underwear in the band The Skivvies, which she founded with Cearley.
In their conversation, Matt and Lauren discuss how the actor-musician concept can help explore nuance and depth in shows that we think we know, what “Fiddler” has to say about the world today, why Golde is a dream role she never knew she had, and how she dealt with a plague of lovebugs on a Florida beach.
Asolo Rep’s actor-musician production of “Fiddler on the Roof” runs in Sarasota from April 11 through May 24.
Purchase tickets to see “Fiddler on the Roof” at Asolo Rep:
https://asolorep.org/show/fiddler-on-the-roof/
