This show is based on the short story "Tevye and His Daughters" by Sholom Aleichem. Set in 1905, Fiddler on the Roof takes place in Anatevka, a small Jewish village in Russia. The story revolves around the dairyman Tevye and his attempts to preserve his family's traditions in the face of a changing world. When his eldest daughter, Tzeitel, begs him to let her marry a poor tailor rather than the middle-aged butcher that he has already chosen for her, Tevye must choose between his own daughter's happiness and those beloved traditions that keep the outside world at bay. Meanwhile, there are other forces at work in Anatevka, dangerous forces which threaten to destroy the very life he is trying to preserve.

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1972 Tony Award
Special Award (for becoming the longest running musical in Broadway history)
Best Musical
Best Composer and Lyricist
Best Actor in a Musical (Zero Mostel)
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
(Maria Karnilova)
Best Costume Design
Best Choreography
Best Direction of a Musical
Best Producer of a Musical
Best Author (Musical)

1991 Tony Award
Best Revival

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