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   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 (or Tevye the Dairyman) and other tales by Sholem Aleichem.

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3. stageagent.com › shows › musicalFiddler on the Roof (Musical) Plot & Characters - StageAgent

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   Based on Sholom Aleichem’s Tevye and his Daughters, Fiddler on the Roof is the beloved story of the small, tradition-steeped town of Anatevka, Russia, where Jews and Russians live in delicate balance.

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   • Sholem Aleichem is actually a pseudonym -- In Yiddish, the name literally translates as “peace be with you,” but colloquially means, simply, “hello!”
   • The original production played 900 sell outs (26 months). By then, the show had returned a profit of 352 percent to investors; it would eventually run more than 3200 performances.
   • The famous “Bottle Dance” is not a traditional Jewish folk dance but the razzle-dazzle creation of director-choreographer Jerome Robbins. Robbins had previously staged West Side Story and Gypsy.
   • Fiddler was a sensation in Tokyo, of all places. Since its debut there in 1967, it has been produced in Japan hundreds of times, including a major production just last year.

5. www.britannica.com › topic › Fiddler-on-the-RoofFiddler on the Roof | Broadway, Film, Themes, & Songs ...

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   Sep 6, 2024 · Fiddler on the Roof is an award-winning musical depicting a family’s story of marriages and displacement in the context of the trials of Jewish life in eastern Europe in the early 20th century. Based on Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem’s tales of Tevye the dairyman, Fiddler on the Roof explores multiple universal themes.

6. www.mentalfloss.com › article › 6553012 Things You Might Not Know About Fiddler on the Roof

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   • Fiddler on the Roof Was Based on a Series of Stories Written by "The Jewish Mark Twain." Like Samuel Clemens, Sholem Rabinovich was better known by his pen name.
   • A Black and White Movie Adapted the Same Plot In 1939. Simply titled Tevye, it’s a more somber take on the hero’s struggle to accept a rapidly-changing world while his beloved daughters leave home one by one.
   • Rejected Titles for the Musical Included Where Papa Came From and The Old Country. Lyricist Sheldon Harnick and composer Jerry Bock weighed several possible titles for the show during the writing stage.
   • A Huge Number of Songs Were Deleted. The writers conceived around 50 individual numbers, though all but 15 wound up on the cutting room floor. "A Butcher’s Soul" and "Dear Sweet Sewing Machine" were among those discarded.

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   Sep 22, 2014 · It's widely known that Fiddler on the Roof is based on Sholem Aleichem's stories, but did you know that the real name of this "Jewish Mark Twain" was Solomon Naumovich Rabinovich? His pen...

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   Is Fiddler on the roof based on a true story?

   • Fiddler on the Roof is based on Tevye (or Tevye the Dairyman) and his Daughters, a series of stories by Sholem Aleichem that he wrote in Yiddish between 1894 and 1914 about Jewish life in a village in the Pale of Settlement of Imperial Russia at the turn of the 20th century.

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   Is Fiddler on the roof Jewish?

   • Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre | ★★★★✩ As Jordan Fein’s much-anticipated Fiddler on the Roof arrives, the metaphor of the fiddler perched precariously atop a roof resonates more than ever. This is the Jewish musical that tells the Jewish story.

   Fiddler on the Roof review: a fresh revival that’s true to tradition

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   Will Fiddler on the roof return to Broadway?

   • The Highly Improbable, Ultimately Triumphant Broadway-to-Hollywood Story of Fiddler on the Roof, we’ve got 50 Fiddler facts about the hit musical by Joseph Stein, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick. So grab your yarmulke and study up—the show is aiming to return to Broadway in the 2015-16 season! 1.

   L’Chaim! 50 Facts About Fiddler on the Roof on the Musical’s 50th

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   When was Fiddler on the roof written?

   • Pass the apples and honey! Bock and Harnick began writing Fiddler on the Roof on September 11, 1961, which was Rosh Hashanah (a.k.a. the Jewish New Year). 4. The first draft of the show was called The Old Country —other working titles included Tevye, Not So Long Ago, Not So Far Away and Where Poppa Came From.

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   What songs are in Fiddler on the roof?

   • Fiddler features such iconic songs as the beautiful “ Sunrise, Sunset,” the boisterous “If I Were a Rich Man ”, and the classic “ Matchmaker, Matchmaker.” Fiddler on the Roof plot summary, character breakdowns, context and analysis, and performance video clips.

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   Who wrote fiddler based on?

   • 5. The title of the musical and Boris Aronson's set design for the original production are based Marc Chagall’s painting “The Fiddler.” 6. Stephen Sondheim urged director/choreographer Jerome Robbins to get involved with Fiddler after hearing the score at a private party at Stein’s home in New Rochelle.

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9. www.thejc.com › life-and-culture › theatreFiddler on the Roof review: a fresh revival that’s true to ...

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   Aug 7, 2024 · As Jordan Fein’s much-anticipated Fiddler on the Roof arrives, the metaphor of the fiddler perched precariously atop a roof resonates more than ever. This is the Jewish musical that tells the ...