Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof is one of the great stage and film musicals. It opened on Broadway in 1964 with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and libretto by Joseph Stein. Zero Mostel played the protagonist, Tevye the Milkman, Maria Karnilova his wife Golde, Beatrice Arthur as Yente the Matchmaker, and Bert Convy as Perchik the student revolutionary.

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Film - Musical - Broadway - 1964 - Jerry Bock - Lyrics - Sheldon Harnick - Libretto - Joseph Stein - Zero Mostel - Protagonist - Tevye the Milkman - Maria Karnilova - Beatrice Arthur - Matchmaker - Bert Convy

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Tevye was played by Chaim Topol in later productions; he also starred in the successful 1971 film adaptation by Norman Jewison.

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Chaim Topol - 1971 film adaptation - Norman Jewison

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The musical was revived on Broadway for the fourth time in 2004, with Alfred Molina (and later Harvey Fierstein) as Tevye.

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Revived - 2004 - Alfred Molina - Harvey Fierstein

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The story is based on Tevye and his Daughters, or Tevye the Milkman by the Russian Jewish author Sholom Aleichem , originally published in 1949.

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Tevye and his Daughters - Russian - Jewish - Sholom Aleichem - 1949

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