; ▁play w right ▁Jon ▁Mar ans ; ▁actor ▁M andy ▁Pat ink in ; ▁producer ▁and ▁actor ▁J ana ▁Rob b ins ; ▁producer ▁D ary l ▁Roth ; ▁producer ▁and ▁general ▁manager ▁Lawrence ▁S . ▁To pp all ; ▁and ▁director ▁Jerry ▁Z aks . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Mass im ine ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Y idd ish ▁Theatre ▁Fol ks b iene ▁would ▁produce ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Prem iere ▁of ▁F idd ler ▁on ▁the ▁Ro of ▁in ▁Y idd ish , ▁F id ler ▁A fn ▁D akh , ▁starting ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁at ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Jewish ▁Heritage . ▁In ▁a ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁issue ▁of ▁For bes ▁Magazine ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Academy ▁Award ▁and ▁Tony ▁Award ▁winner ▁Jo el ▁Grey ▁would ▁direct ▁the ▁production . ▁In ▁a ▁subsequent ▁radio ▁interview ▁with ▁ 9 0 . 7 FM ▁W F U V ▁Mass im ine ▁commented ▁on ▁Grey ' s ▁invol vement . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Im migr ant ▁Heritage ▁Week , ▁Mass im ine ▁and ▁Im migr ant ▁Arts ▁Co al ition ▁President , ▁journalist ▁and ▁social ▁justice ▁activ ist ▁Mar l ena ▁Fitz pat rick ▁Gar cia ▁partner ed ▁with ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Mayor ' s ▁office , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁Company , ▁and ▁D ram at ists ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁America ▁to ▁host ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁panel ▁discuss ions