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.