Growing Up Fiddler On The Roof

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 hodel and chava grow up and fall in love in a time of extraordinary change.

Growing up fiddler on the roof.

Epic in plot setting and length fiddler on the roof tells a surprisingly tight and focused story that has universal poignancy in a nutshell it s about trying to maintain strong cultural traditions and identity in the face of a continually changing world partially fueled by the youth that doesn t necessarily share the culture s values or self assessment of worth. Tackles universal themes in ways that reach across barriers of. That s what potential backers said about fiddler on the roof when it was proposed to them in 1964. It represented our heritage and was ingrained in our dna.

Tradition stabilizes us and gives us a sense of routine that is dare i say it fun. 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. It is based on tevye and his daughters or tevye the dairyman and other tales by sholem aleichem. I hadn t seen fiddler on the roof since my senior year in high school in 1981.

This iconic musical has captured the hearts and imaginations of audiences around the world for over 55 years with its humour warmth and honesty. Growing up jewish fiddler was more than just a musical. Fiddler on the roof opening credits hd. Alfred molina and the cast of fiddler on the roof perform tradition bottle dance on the 58th annual tony awards june 6 2004.

Traditions may seem too mainstream for some of us but there is something uniquely comforting about knowing what to expect. It could never bring in a general audience. Created by broadway legends jerome robbins harold prince jerry bock sheldon harnick and joseph stein fiddler on the roof jr.