“Gregory Cohen, the director, is Jewish and said he recognizes ‘Fiddler’ is not just a story of his people, but about standing against hate,” said Sean Gray, producing artistic director for the Playhouse.

Anita W. Harris
Anita W. Harris has reviewed theater in and around Long Beach for the past eight years. She believes theater is a creative space where words and stories become reality through being spoken, enacted, felt and lived. She is a member of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle and won 3rd place for theater criticism in 2023 and 2024 in the Los Angeles Press Club's Journalism Awards.