The Lakewood Playhouse offers a pay what you can performance tonight for "Fiddler On the Roof."  They start selling tickets at 7 p.m. for the 8 p.m. performance. 
This musical about a Russian village at the rise of communism never gets old because, at its heart, the show is a look at family and the role of traditions to keep the family together and when those same traditions work to drive it apart. The show runs through April 30, with showtimes at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. "Fiddler" is a staple of community theater because it is a well-known work with a lot of roles for everyone. And it just seems fitting that a play about a community take a community to stage it well. The theater is located at 5729 Lakewood Towne Center Blvd., Lakewood. Tickets are $12 to $20 and available by calling (253) 588-0042. - Steve Dunkelberger