Fiddler on the Roof
(A violin on the roof)

The story follows Tevye, a poor milkman, his wife Golde and his 5 daughters, Tzeitel, Hodel, Chava, Shprintze and Bielke in the small village of Anatevka. Tevye tries to protect her growing daughters. He wants to instill in them traditional Jewish values ​​in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Tsarist Russia. His five daughters become women and the village matchmaker wants to organize their weddings. But the young women fall in love with men who do not meet the Jewish criteria desired by Tevye and they leave their families one by one. Meanwhile, the Tsar's troops expel the Jewish community from their village.

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General information
  • Style : Family, Tragedy, Romance
  • Theme : Love, Tradition, War, Religion, Family, Money
  • year of creation : 1964
Music
  • Composer : Jerry Bock
  • Lyricist :Sheldon Harnick
  • Librettist : Joseph Stein
  • Author (other) : Choreography by Jerome Robbins
  • famous songs : "Tradition" "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" "If I Were a Rich Man" "To Life" "Miracle of Miracles" "Tevye's Dream" "Sunrise, Sunset" "The Bottle Dance" "Now I Have Everything" "Do You Love" Me?" "The Rumor/I Just Heard" "Far From the Home I Love" "Chavaleh (Little Bird)" "Anatevka"
  • Famous performers : Zero Mostel, Maria Karnilova, Alfred Molina, John Cariani, Topol, Herschel Bernardi, Henri Goodman, Harvey Fierstein, Randy Graff, Danny Burstein.
kinships
  • Inspired by another work : Adapted from the stories of "Tevye And His Daughters" (1894), stories written by Sholem Aleichem.
  • Exists in film : Yes, the 1971 film was directed by Norman Jewison.
Awards
  • Appointments and Awards : The film won 3 Academy Awards. The original production won 9 Tony Awards.
  • Number of performances : 3000
  • anecdotes : 17th longest-running show on Broadway!
Currently on stage
  • London :

    The show transfers to the West End after a success at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London. Fiddler on the Roof will be played at the Playhouse Theater from March 29. You can book your tickets here.