Fiddler on the Roof
MusicalComedy DramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Sep 22, 1964
Closing Date
Jul 02, 1972
1st Preview
Sep 17, 1964
1st Preview
Sep 17, 1964
Previews
7
Performances
3,242
MusicalComedy DramaOriginalBroadway
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Open Date: Sep 22, 1964
Close Date: Jul 02, 1972
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Imperial Theatre
(Sep 22, 1964 - Feb 25, 1967)
(Sep 22, 1964 - Feb 25, 1967)
Majestic Theatre
(Feb 27, 1967 - Dec 14, 1970)
(Feb 27, 1967 - Dec 14, 1970)
Broadway Theatre
(Dec 16, 1970 - Jul 02, 1972)
(Dec 16, 1970 - Jul 02, 1972)
Setting
Anatevka, a small village in Russia. 1905, on the eve of the Russian Revolution.
Media
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PeopleProduced by Harold PrinceBook by Joseph Stein; Based on stories by Sholom Aleichem; Music by Jerry Bock; Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Vocal arrangements by Milton Greene; Musical Director: Milton Greene; Dance arrangements by Betty WalbergDirected by Jerome Robbins; Choreographed by Jerome RobbinsScenic Design by Boris Aronson; Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt; Lighting Design by Jean Rosenthal; Hair Styles D. Rusty BonaccorsoProduction Stage Manager: Ruth Mitchell; Stage Manager: James Bronson, Jay B. Jacobson and Paul Waigner; Assistant Stage Mgr: Robert D. CurrieAssistant to the Director: Richard Altman; Asst. to the Choreographer: Tom Abbott; Copyist Supervisor: Mathilde Pincus; Sholom Aleichem's stories used by special permission of Arnold PerlAssistant to Mr. Aronson: Lisa Jalowetz; Production Assistant to Miss Rosenthal: Anne Sullivan; Assistant to Miss Zipprodt: Connie Ross and Albert WolskyCasting Director: Jack Leigh and Shirley Rich; Press Representative: Sol Jacobson and Lewis Harmon; Press Assistant: Earl Butler; Advertising Representative: Ingram Ash; Dance Captain: Sammy Bayes; Dance Research Consultant: Dvora Lapson; Assistant to Mr. Prince: Annette Brafman MeyersGrandma TzeitelUnderstudies: John C. Attle (Nachum), Sue Babel (Shprintze, Bielke), Sammy Bayes (The Fiddler), Robert Berdeen (Fyedka), Maurice Edwards (Rabbi, Avram), Leonard Frey (Perchik, Motel), Ross Gifford (Constable), Dan Jasin (Mendel), Danny Kasin (Mendel), Sandra Kazan (Hodel), Thom Koutsoukos (Mordcha), Sharon Lerit (Chava), Paul Lipson (Tevye, Lazar Wolf), Sylvia Mann (Grandma Tzeitel) and Irene Paris (Tzeitel, Fruma-Sarah)
Imperial Theatre (Sep 22, 1964 - Feb 25, 1967)
Cast
Tevye
the DairymanAug 15, 1965 - ?Mordcha
the Inkeepercirca. 1965 - ?Perchik
the StudentAvram
The BooksellerSasha
A RussianMendel
the Rabbi's sonTevye
the DairymanGrandma Tzeitel
Anya
A VillagerTzeitel
Tevye's daughterFeb 24, 1967 - Feb 22, 1970Villager
Bielke
Tevye's daughterSwing: David LoberUnderstudies: Lee Arthur (Grandma Tzeitel), John C. Attle (Motel, Avram), John Bartholomew (Perchik), Jane Bergère (Grandma Tzeitel), Jennie Lou Blackton (Chava), Roger Briant (The Fiddler), Felice Camargo (Chava), Peter De Nicola (Mendel), Gretchen Evans (Tzeitel, Fruma-Sarah), Tony Gardell (Mordcha), Harry Goz (Tevye, Lazar Wolf), Christine Jacobs (Hodel), Jerry Jarrett (Tevye, Lazar Wolf), Dan Jasin (Mendel), Thom Koutsoukos (Perchik), Don Lawrence (Fyedka), Faye McDonald (Shprintze, Bielke), James McDonald (Motel), Tanny McDonald (Hodel), Bette Midler (Tzeitel, Fruma-Sarah), Charlet Oberley (Shandel), Larry Ross (The Fiddler), Reuben Schafer (Rabbi, Avram), Laura Stuart (Golde, Yente), Dan Tylor (Nachum), Helen Verbit (Golde, Yente), Phyllis Wallach (Shprintze, Bielke), Fred Weiss (Fyedka) and Victoria Wyndham (Hodel)Majestic Theatre (Feb 27, 1967 - Dec 14, 1970)
Stage Manager: Edmund Baylies; Assistant Stage Mgr: Edward PrestonDance Captain: Kip AndrewsCast
Motel
the TailorBerille
A VillagerTevye
the DairymanNov 06, 1967 - May 10, 1969Tevye
the DairymanSep 08, 1969 - ?Fredel
A VillagerTevye
the DairymanJan 05, 1970 - ?Tevye
the DairymanOct 12, 1970 - ?Tevye
the DairymanOct 11, 1971 - ?Tevye
the DairymanOct 19, 1970 - ?Tevye
the DairymanOct 18, 1971 - ?Golde
Jun 30, 1969 - ?Bluma
A VillagerTzeitel
Tevye's daughterNov 09, 1970 - Jul 02, 1972Understudies: Ann C. Davies (Tzeitel, Fruma-Sarah), Ross Gifford (Constable), David Masters (Rabbi, Avram) and Pat Matera (The Fiddler)Broadway Theatre (Dec 16, 1970 - Jul 02, 1972)
Musical Director: Charles JaffeAssociate Conductor: Michael FormanCasting: Joanna Merlin; Dance Captain: Steve BohmCast
Shprintze
Tevye's daughterAnya
A VillagerGolde
May 22, 1972 - ?Golde
Oct 1971 - ?Understudies: Bill Bugh (Fyedka), Carlos Gorbea (The Fiddler), Jill Harmon (Chava), Ed Linderman (Perchik), Glen McClaskey (Mendel) and Faye Menken (Shprintze, Bielke) -
Songsmusic by Jerry Bock; lyrics by Sheldon HarnickAct 1Sung ByTraditionTevye and the VillagersMatchmaker, MatchmakerChava, Hodel and TzeitelIf I Were a Rich ManTevyeSabbath PrayerTevye, Golde and the VillagersTo LifeLazar Wolf, Tevye and MenTradition (Reprise)TevyeMiracle of MiraclesMotelThe Tailor, Motel KamzoilTevye, Golde, Grandma Tzeitel, Fruma-Sarah and The VillagersSunrise, SunsetTevye, Golde and VillagersWedding DanceThe VillagersAct 2Sung ByNow I Have EverythingHodel and PerchikTradition (Reprise)TevyeDo You Love Me?Golde and TevyeI Just HeardYente and The VillagersFar From the Home I LoveHodelChavalehTevyeAnatevkaTevye, Golde, Yente, Lazar Wolf, Mendel and AvramEpilogueThe Entire Company
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Awards
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1965 Winner
Book by Joseph Stein
Music by Jerry Bock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Produced by Harold Prince
Best Composer and Lyricist
Best Actor in a Musical
1965 Winner
Zero Mostel
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
1965 Winner
Maria KarnilovaBest Scenic Design
1965 Nominee
Scenic Design by Boris Aronson
Best Costume Design
1965 Winner
Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt
Best Choreography
1965 Winner
Choreographed by Jerome Robbins
Best Direction of a Musical
1965 Winner
Directed by Jerome Robbins
Best Producer of a Musical
1965 Winner
Produced by Harold Prince
Best Author (Musical)
1965 Winner
Book by Joseph Stein
Produced by Harold Prince
Book by Joseph Stein; Based on stories by Sholom Aleichem; Music by Jerry Bock; Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Vocal arrangements by Milton Greene; Musical Director: Milton Greene; Dance arrangements by Betty Walberg
Directed by Jerome Robbins; Choreographed by Jerome Robbins
Scenic Design by Boris Aronson; Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt; Lighting Design by Jean Rosenthal; Hair Styles D. Rusty Bonaccorso
Production Stage Manager: Ruth Mitchell; Stage Manager: James Bronson, Jay B. Jacobson and Paul Waigner; Assistant Stage Mgr: Robert D. Currie
Assistant to the Director: Richard Altman; Asst. to the Choreographer: Tom Abbott; Copyist Supervisor: Mathilde Pincus; Sholom Aleichem's stories used by special permission of Arnold Perl
Assistant to Mr. Aronson: Lisa Jalowetz; Production Assistant to Miss Rosenthal: Anne Sullivan; Assistant to Miss Zipprodt: Connie Ross and Albert Wolsky
Casting Director: Jack Leigh and Shirley Rich; Press Representative: Sol Jacobson and Lewis Harmon; Press Assistant: Earl Butler; Advertising Representative: Ingram Ash; Dance Captain: Sammy Bayes; Dance Research Consultant: Dvora Lapson; Assistant to Mr. Prince: Annette Brafman Meyers
Grandma Tzeitel
Understudies:
John C. Attle
(Nachum), Sue Babel
(Shprintze, Bielke), Sammy Bayes
(The Fiddler), Robert Berdeen
(Fyedka), Maurice Edwards
(Rabbi, Avram), Leonard Frey
(Perchik, Motel), Ross Gifford
(Constable), Dan Jasin
(Mendel), Danny Kasin
(Mendel), Sandra Kazan
(Hodel), Thom Koutsoukos
(Mordcha), Sharon Lerit
(Chava), Paul Lipson
(Tevye, Lazar Wolf), Sylvia Mann
(Grandma Tzeitel) and Irene Paris
(Tzeitel, Fruma-Sarah)
Imperial Theatre (Sep 22, 1964 - Feb 25, 1967)
Cast
Tevye
the Dairyman
Aug 15, 1965 - ?
Mordcha
the Inkeeper
circa. 1965 - ?
Perchik
the Student
Avram
The Bookseller
Sasha
A Russian
Mendel
the Rabbi's son
Tevye
the Dairyman
Grandma Tzeitel
Anya
A Villager
Tzeitel
Tevye's daughter
Feb 24, 1967 - Feb 22, 1970
Villager
Bielke
Tevye's daughter
Swing:
David Lober
Understudies:
Lee Arthur
(Grandma Tzeitel), John C. Attle
(Motel, Avram), John Bartholomew
(Perchik), Jane Bergère
(Grandma Tzeitel), Jennie Lou Blackton
(Chava), Roger Briant
(The Fiddler), Felice Camargo
(Chava), Peter De Nicola
(Mendel), Gretchen Evans
(Tzeitel, Fruma-Sarah), Tony Gardell
(Mordcha), Harry Goz
(Tevye, Lazar Wolf), Christine Jacobs
(Hodel), Jerry Jarrett
(Tevye, Lazar Wolf), Dan Jasin
(Mendel), Thom Koutsoukos
(Perchik), Don Lawrence
(Fyedka), Faye McDonald
(Shprintze, Bielke), James McDonald
(Motel), Tanny McDonald
(Hodel), Bette Midler
(Tzeitel, Fruma-Sarah), Charlet Oberley
(Shandel), Larry Ross
(The Fiddler), Reuben Schafer
(Rabbi, Avram), Laura Stuart
(Golde, Yente), Dan Tylor
(Nachum), Helen Verbit
(Golde, Yente), Phyllis Wallach
(Shprintze, Bielke), Fred Weiss
(Fyedka) and Victoria Wyndham
(Hodel)
Majestic Theatre (Feb 27, 1967 - Dec 14, 1970)
Stage Manager: Edmund Baylies; Assistant Stage Mgr: Edward Preston
Dance Captain: Kip Andrews
Cast
Motel
the Tailor
Berille
A Villager
Tevye
the Dairyman
Nov 06, 1967 - May 10, 1969
Tevye
the Dairyman
Sep 08, 1969 - ?
Fredel
A Villager
Tevye
the Dairyman
Jan 05, 1970 - ?
Tevye
the Dairyman
Oct 12, 1970 - ?
Tevye
the Dairyman
Oct 11, 1971 - ?
Tevye
the Dairyman
Oct 19, 1970 - ?
Tevye
the Dairyman
Oct 18, 1971 - ?
Golde
Jun 30, 1969 - ?
Bluma
A Villager
Tzeitel
Tevye's daughter
Nov 09, 1970 - Jul 02, 1972
Understudies:
Ann C. Davies
(Tzeitel, Fruma-Sarah), Ross Gifford
(Constable), David Masters
(Rabbi, Avram) and Pat Matera
(The Fiddler)
Broadway Theatre (Dec 16, 1970 - Jul 02, 1972)
Musical Director: Charles Jaffe
Associate Conductor: Michael Forman
Casting: Joanna Merlin; Dance Captain: Steve Bohm
Cast
Shprintze
Tevye's daughter
Anya
A Villager
Golde
May 22, 1972 - ?
Golde
Oct 1971 - ?
Understudies:
Bill Bugh
(Fyedka), Carlos Gorbea
(The Fiddler), Jill Harmon
(Chava), Ed Linderman
(Perchik), Glen McClaskey
(Mendel) and Faye Menken
(Shprintze, Bielke)
music by Jerry Bock; lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Act 1
Sung By
Tradition
Tevye and the Villagers
Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Chava, Hodel and Tzeitel
If I Were a Rich Man
Tevye
Sabbath Prayer
Tevye, Golde and the Villagers
To Life
Lazar Wolf, Tevye and Men
Tradition
(Reprise)
Tevye
Miracle of Miracles
Motel
The Tailor, Motel Kamzoil
Tevye, Golde, Grandma Tzeitel, Fruma-Sarah and The Villagers
Sunrise, Sunset
Tevye, Golde and Villagers
Wedding Dance
The Villagers
Act 2
Sung By
Now I Have Everything
Hodel and Perchik
Tradition
(Reprise)
Tevye
Do You Love Me?
Golde and Tevye
I Just Heard
Yente and The Villagers
Far From the Home I Love
Hodel
Chavaleh
Tevye
Anatevka
Tevye, Golde, Yente, Lazar Wolf, Mendel and Avram
Epilogue
The Entire Company
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1965 Winner
Book by Joseph Stein
Music by Jerry Bock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Produced by Harold Prince
Book by Joseph Stein
Music by Jerry Bock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Produced by Harold Prince
Best Composer and Lyricist
Best Actor in a Musical
1965 Winner
Zero Mostel
Zero Mostel
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
1965 Winner
Maria Karnilova
Maria Karnilova
Best Scenic Design
1965 Nominee
Scenic Design by Boris Aronson
Scenic Design by Boris Aronson
Best Costume Design
1965 Winner
Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt
Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt
Best Choreography
1965 Winner
Choreographed by Jerome Robbins
Choreographed by Jerome Robbins
Best Direction of a Musical
1965 Winner
Directed by Jerome Robbins
Directed by Jerome Robbins
Best Producer of a Musical
1965 Winner
Produced by Harold Prince
Produced by Harold Prince
Best Author (Musical)
1965 Winner
Book by Joseph Stein
Book by Joseph Stein
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