How "Rude" Is Tevye?

The Goodspeed Opera House said farewell to its summer production of Fiddler on the Roof last week, but it made sure to send the show off in style. While this music video is anything but "tradition"al, it cuts right to the heart of the Sholem Aleichem tale. After all, if Motel the Tailor were courting Tzeitel in the 21st century, he'd just ask Tevye: "Why you gotta be so rude?"