Fiddler On The Roof I
Songwriters jerry bock and sheldon harnick.
Fiddler on the roof i. 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. In prerevolutionary russia a jewish peasant contends with marrying off three of his daughters while growing anti semitic sentiment threatens his village. Fiddler on the roof is the 1971 film version of the stage musical based on the stories of sholom aleichem tevye the milkman is a jewish peasant in pre revolutionary russia coping with the day to day problems of shtetl life his jewish traditions his family wife and daughters and state sanctioned programs. Touching audiences worldwide with its humor warmth and honesty this universal show is a staple of the musical theatre canon.
Winner of nine tony awards when it debuted in 1964 fiddler on the roof is the brainchild of broadway legends jerome robbins and harold prince. Directed by norman jewison. With topol norma crane leonard frey molly picon. And bookwriter joseph stein.
If i were a rich man.