Rich

The is the star of the Tony-winning Best Musical The Band’s Visit, Katrina Lenk, who herself won the Tony as Best Lead Actress in a Musical (whose riveting Tony performance I posted here).  Here, though, she sings a fascinating interpretation of “If I Were a Rich Man” from Fiddler on the Roof  But what makes this even more intriguing is that she’s an accomplished violinist and accompanies herself.
 
This comes from this year’s annual MisCast concert in New York, which as far as I can figure out has performers singing songs that would never been cast in – usually men singing songs for women, and vice-versa.   She gives an interpretation which not only is fascinating, but unique, with a few liberties, which is sort of the point of the yearly show.  And overall, I think it’s admirable to see what she does with it.
 
I sent a link to the video to Sheldon Harnick, but not just because as the lyricist of the song I'd thought he'd be intrigued by the performance.  But also, he went to Northwestern University -- where Ms. Lenk went, as well.  and even more whimsically, he's a trained violinist. (When he went to Northwestern, it was in the School of Music, and he was planning to be a violinist.)