Fiddler On The Roof I

Songwriters jerry bock and sheldon harnick.

Fiddler on the roof i.

It is based on tevye and his daughters or tevye the dairyman and other tales by sholem aleichem the story centers on tevye the father of five daughters and his attempts to maintain his jewish religious and. Directed by norman jewison. Fiddler on the roof is the 1971 film version of the stage musical based on the stories of sholom aleichem tevye the milkman is a jewish peasant in pre revolutionary russia coping with the day to day problems of shtetl life his jewish traditions his family wife and daughters and state sanctioned programs. Winner of nine tony awards when it debuted in 1964 fiddler on the roof is the brainchild of broadway legends jerome robbins and harold prince.

In prerevolutionary russia a jewish peasant contends with marrying off three of his daughters while growing anti semitic sentiment threatens his village. If i were a rich man. With topol norma crane leonard frey molly picon. And bookwriter joseph stein.

Touching audiences worldwide with its humor warmth and honesty this universal show is a staple of the musical theatre canon.