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The 1964 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical based on the stories about Tevye the Dairyman by Sholem Aleichem.

Story:

When Tevye's 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.

Fun Fact

Frank Sinatra's agent asked that he be considered for the original production of Fiddler on the Roof!
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: Composer
Jerry Bock

: Lyricist
Sheldon Harnick

: Librettist
Joseph Stein

Broadway Premiere

Theatre: Imperial Theatre, Majestic Theatre, Broadway Theatre

Opening Night: Sep 22, 1964

Total Performances: 3,242

Original Cast: Zero Mostel, Beatrice Arthur, Bert Convy, Tanya Everett, Michael Granger, Maria Karnilova

Director: Jerome Robbins

Choreographer: Jerome Robbins

Musical Director: Milton Greene

Orchestrations: Don Walker

Scenic Design: Boris Aronson

Costume Design: Patricia Zipprodt

Lighting Design: Jean Rosenthal

1976 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Winter Garden Theatre

Opening Night: Dev 28, 1976

Total Performances: 167

Original Cast: Zero Mostel, Thelma Lee, Ruth Jaroslow, Jeff Keller, Paul Lipson, Nancy Tompkins

Director: Jerome Robbins

Choreographer: Jerome Robbins

Musical Director: Milton Greene

Orchestrations: Don Walker

Scenic Design: Boris Aronson

Costume Design: Patricia Zipprodt

Lighting Design: Ken Billington

1981 Broadway Revival

Theatre: New York State Theatre

Opening Night: Jul 9, 1981

Total Performances: 53

Original Cast: Maria Karnilova, Herschel Bernardi, James Werner, Liz Larsen, Paul Lipson, Ruth Jaroslow

Director: Jerome Robbins

Choreographer: Jerome Robbins

Musical Director: Richard Vitzhum

Orchestrations: Don Walker

Scenic Design: Boris Aronson

Costume Design: Patricia Zipprodt

Lighting Design: Ken Billington

1990 Broadway Revival

Theatre: George Gershwin Theatre

Opening Night: Nov 18, 1990

Total Performances: 241

Original Cast: Topol, Marcia Lewis, Gary Schwartz, Jennifer Prescott, Mark Zeller, Ruth Jaroslow

Director: Ruth Mitchell

Choreographer: Sammy Dallas Bayes

Musical Director: Milton Greene

Orchestrations: Don Walker

Scenic Design: Boris Aronson

Costume Design: Patricia Zipprodt

Lighting Design: Ken Billington

2004 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Minskoff Theatre

Opening Night: Feb 26, 2004

Total Performances: 781

Original Cast: Randy Graff, Alfred Molina, Nancy Opel, Robert Petkoff, Tricia Paoluccio, David Wohl

Director: David Leveaux

Choreographer: Jonathan Butterell

Musical Director: Kevin Stites

Orchestrations: Don Walker and Larry Hochman

Scenic Design: Tom Pye

Costume Design: Vicki Mortimer

Lighting Design: Brian MacDevitt

2015 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Broadway Theatre

Opening Night: Dec 20, 2015

Total Performances: 464

Original Cast: Danny Burstein, Jessica Hecht, Adam Kantor, Alexandra Silber, Samantha Massell, Melanie Moore, Alix Korey, Ben Rappaport, Adam Dannheisser, Karl Kenzler, Sarah Jessica Vosk, Nick Rehberger, Aaron Young

Director: Bartlett Sher

Choreographer: Hofesh Schecter

Producer: Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Jam Theatricals

Scenic Design: Michael Yeargan

Costume Design: Catherine Zuber

Lighting Design: Donald Holde

Sound Design: Scott Lehrer

1971 Film Version

Movie Name: Fiddler on the Roof

Type: Hollywood Musical

Director: Norman Jewison

Screenplay: Joseph Stein

Starring: Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon

Musical Numbers

Tradition

Matchmaker

If I Were A Rich Man

Sabbath Prayer

To Life

Miracles Of Miracles

The Dream

Sunrise, Sunset

Wedding Dance

Now I Have Everything

Do You Love Me?

The Rumor

Far From The Home I Love

Anatevka

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CDs

: Original Broadway Cast Album

: 2004 Broadway Revival Cast Album

: Motion Picture Soundtrack

: Original London Cast Album

: 1995 Studio Cast Album

: 2016 Broadway Revival Cast Album

: 2018 Off-Broadway Yiddish Revival Cast Album

Vinyl

: Original Broadway Cast Recording

Sheetmusic

: Vocal Selections

: Vocal Score

Videos

: Original Hollywood Version DVD

: Original Hollywood Version Blu-Ray

Books

: Souvenir Book

Other

2019 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Steven Skybell
Outstanding Director of a Musical - Joel Grey
Outstanding Orchestrations - Larry Blank

2019 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Director of a Musical - Joel Grey
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Steven Skybell

2019 Drama League Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical
Distinguished Performance Award - Steven Skybell

2016 Tony Award Nominations

Best Revival of a Musical
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical - Danny Burstein
Best Choreographer

2016 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Danny Burstein
Outstanding Director of a Musical - Bartlett Sher
Outstanding Revival of a Musical

2016 Drama League Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical
Distinguished Performance Award - Danny Burstein

2016 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations

Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Danny Burstein
Outstanding Revival of a Musical

2004 Tony Award Nominations

Best Revival of a Musical
Best Actor in a Musical - Alfred Molina
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - John Cariani
Best Scenic Design
Best Lighting Design
Best Orchestrations

2004 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Alfred Molina
Outstanding Set Design of a Musical

1991 Tony Award Nominations

Best Revival

Best Actor in a Musical - Topol

1982 Tony Award Nominations

Best Actor in a Musical - Herschel Bernardi

1972 Tony Award Nominations

Special Award
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 Author (Musical)

Best Producer of a Musical
Best Scenic Design

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