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. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters and other tales by Sholem Aleichem. The story centers on Tevye, a milkman in the village of Anatevka, who attempts to maintain his Jewish religious and cultural traditions as outside influences encroach upon his family's lives. He must cope with the strong-willed actions of his three older daughters who wish to marry for love; their choices of husbands are successively less palatable for Tevye. An edict of the Tsar eventually evicts the Jews from their village. The original Broadway production of the show, which opened in 1964, had the first musical theatre run in history to surpass 3,000 performances. Fiddler held the record for the longest-running Broadway musical for almost 10 years until Grease surpassed its run.
| Music | Jerry Bock |
| Lyrics | Sheldon Harnick |
| Book | Joseph Stein |
| Basis | Tevye and His Daughters, by Sholem Aleichem |
| Productions | 1964 Broadway, 1967 West End, 1976 Broadway revival, 1981 Broadway revival, 1983 West End revival, 1990 Broadway revival, 1994 West End revival, 2003 UK tour, 2004 Broadway revival, 2007 West End revival, 2008 UK tour, 2009 US Tour, 2015 Broadway revival, 2018 US Tour, 2019 West End revival |
About Fiddler on the Roof
Oscar-winning adaptation of the Broadway production about the daily lives of a Jewish community in a pre-revolutionary Russian village. The feature film adaptation was directed by Norman Jewison.
Achievement of Fiddler on the Roof
It won the Academy Awards for Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, and Best Sound. It became the highest grossing theatrical release of the year.
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Plays set in Russia.. Yiddish culture.. Jewish theatre.. Musicals choreographed by Jerome Robbins.. Jews and Judaism in fiction.. Musicals based on short fiction.. Tony Award for Best Musical.. West End musicals.. Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients.. United States National Recording Registry recordings.
Latest information about Fiddler on the Roof updated on January 18 2022.
