William Hartery comes home to the Palace Theatres for long-awaited turn as Tevye in ‘Fiddler on the Roof’

By: Carol Robidoux

Outlets: Manchester InkLink

Published: November 7, 2026

Words: 1,005

Last Updated: 2 days, 3 hours ago

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MANCHESTER, NH – William Hartery has been waiting more than three decades for this moment. The Manchester West High School graduate first appeared in “Fiddler on the Roof” at the Palace Theatre in 1994, playing Lazar Wolf. Now based in Los Angeles, he’s back on that same stage as Tevye — a role he has wanted to play ever since.

In this Q&A, Hartery reflects on his New Hampshire theater roots, the vulnerability beneath Tevye’s humor …

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