Michael Bernardi steps into his father's role

From packing comedy clubs at age 9 to now following in his late father's footsteps performing on Broadway in the heartwarming classic musical "Fiddler On The Roof," here is an interview with and actor Michael Bernardi. Audiences are being swept away by this spellbinding star, and his intriguing  Fiddler family history, and can now catch Michael performing Fiddler on Broadway 6 nights a week as 'Mordcha,' the innkeeper. He is also the understudy for 'Tevya,' the iconic role his father Herschel Bernardi made famous nearly 50 years ago. Forever bonded with his father through this experience (even owning his original costume and using it as inspiration), performing this musical has always been a lifelong dream of Michael's and we would love to share this amazing story with you and your audience.

Michael Bernardi attended Suny Purchase Conservatory of Theatre Arts in Upstate New York where he was studying the greats which included William Shakespeare, Tennessee Williams, Henrik Ibsen and Anton Chekhov, just to name a few. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and after graduation moved back to LA but always had dreams of starring on Broadway.  After little luck in Hollywood, he got a call from a friend who was directing "Fiddler On The Roof" at a theatre in Massachusetts and asked Michael to play 'Tevye' the role his father had infamously played almost 50 decades before and couldn't resist the offer. A few weeks before that show had closed he heard about a revival of the show in New York City, sent an auditon tape and the rest is history!