Fiddler on the roof based on the short story tevye and his daughters by sholom aleichem was one of the first musicals to defy broadway s established rules of commercial success it dealt with serious issues such as persecution poverty and the struggle to hold on to one s beliefs in the midst of a hostile and chaotic environment.
Fiddler on the roof children s parts.
Fiddler on the roof is a 1971 american epic musical comedy drama film produced and directed by norman jewison it is an adaptation of the 1964 broadway musical of the same name with music composed by jerry bock lyrics by sheldon harnick and screenplay by joseph stein and based on stories by sholem aleichem starring topol norma crane leonard frey molly picon and paul mann the film.
Fiddler on the roof is based on tevye the dairyman a collection of short stories by solomon naumovich rabinovich about tevye and his family.
It is based on tevye and his daughters or tevye the dairyman and other tales by sholem aleichem the story centers on tevye the father of five daughters and his attempts to maintain his jewish religious and.
While the play leaves the two youngest daughter s fates open ended rabinovich tells us exactly what happened to them and it s not happy.
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.
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.