Growing Up Fiddler On The Roof

That s what potential backers said about fiddler on the roof when it was proposed to them in 1964.

Growing up fiddler on the roof.

Traditions traditions without our traditions our lives would be as shaky as a fiddler on the roof. It represented our heritage and was ingrained in our dna. 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. This iconic musical has captured the hearts and imaginations of audiences around the world for over 55 years with its humour warmth and honesty.

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. Traditions may seem too mainstream for some of us but there is something uniquely comforting about knowing what to expect. Growing up jewish fiddler was more than just a musical. Tradition stabilizes us and gives us a sense of routine that is dare i say it fun.

I hadn t seen fiddler on the roof since my senior year in high school in 1981. It could never bring in a general audience. Fiddler on the roof opening credits hd. Tackles universal themes in ways that reach across barriers of.

It is based on tevye and his daughters or tevye the dairyman and other tales by sholem aleichem. Alfred molina and the cast of fiddler on the roof perform tradition bottle dance on the 58th annual tony awards june 6 2004. 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.