Fiddler On The Roof Choreographer

The tony nominee talks his musical theatre debut re imagining the work of fiddler s original choreographer jerome robbins and making the tradition resonate today.

Fiddler on the roof choreographer.

Fiddler on the roof is a musical with music by jerry bock lyrics by sheldon harnick and book by joseph stein set in the pale of settlement of imperial russia in or around 1905. The jerome robbins choreography. That revival is now on tour across north america with the choreography restructured by. With the possible exception of the fancy footwork in west side story the choreography that jerome robbins created for the 1964 jerry bock sheldon harnick joseph stein musical fiddler on the roof.

With iconic and beloved songs such as sunrise sunset if i were a rich man and matchmaker matchmaker fiddler on the roof is the perfect mix of audience pleasing humor and heart. Professional productions of fiddler on the roof traditionally feature the iconic jerome robbins choreography from the original production the 2015 broadway revival of fiddler on the roof was the first major production to get permission to use new choreography created by hofesh schechter and his company. Fiddler on the roof original musical comedy drama broadway opened in new york city sep 22 1964 and played through jul 2 1972. Information about jerry bock s broadway musical fiddler on the roof including news and gossip production information synopsis musical numbers sheetmusic cds videos books sound and video clips tickets lyrics rights holders the offical website and more.

Like sir carol reed s oliver norman jewison s fiddler on the roof is a lavish carefully made splendidly designed musical film.