Growing Up Fiddler On The Roof

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.

Growing up fiddler on the roof. Growing up jewish fiddler was more than just a musical. It could never bring in a general audience. Fiddler on the roof is the beloved story of milkman tevye and his five daughters who are growing up and falling in love in a time of extraordinary change. I hadn t seen fiddler on the roof since my senior year in high school in 1981.

Tackles universal themes in ways that reach across barriers of. 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. Fiddler on the roof opening credits hd. Alfred molina and the cast of fiddler on the roof perform tradition bottle dance on the 58th annual tony awards june 6 2004.

During the course of the show the time honored traditions of anatevka are both embraced and challenged by tevye and his colorful community as they witness his daughters tzeitel hodel and chava grow up and fall in love in a time of extraordinary change. Traditions traditions without our traditions our lives would be as shaky as a fiddler on the roof. Traditions may seem too mainstream for some of us but there is something uniquely comforting about knowing what to expect. It represented our heritage and was ingrained in our dna.

Epic in plot setting and length fiddler on the roof tells a surprisingly tight and focused story that has universal poignancy in a nutshell it s about trying to maintain strong cultural traditions and identity in the face of a continually changing world partially fueled by the youth that doesn t necessarily share the culture s values or self assessment of worth. This iconic musical has captured the hearts and imaginations of audiences around the world for over 55 years with its humour warmth and honesty. It is based on tevye and his daughters or tevye the dairyman and other tales by sholem aleichem.