FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is one of the world's best loved musicals
of all time. This story of a Jewish milkman choosing between
tradition and his heart brought actor Topol to fame. The show has
been revived many times, including a recent production on Broadway
starring Alfred Molina and a UK tour starring Paul Nicholas.
The original Broadway production became the longest running
musical of its time running for over three thousand performances
and winning nine Tony awards.
The 1971 movie garnered three
academy awards including Best Scoring for John Williams, who
went on to score movies such as Home Alone, Star Wars and the
Harry Potter series.
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is based on the short story Tevye And His
Daughters by Sholom Alacheim which was written in 1905 and
appeared throughout Eastern Europe before appearing in Yiddish
publications in the United States.