Fiddler On The Roof Tiffin

With the help of a colorful and tight knit jewish community tevye.

Fiddler on the roof tiffin. Directed by norman jewison. And bookwriter joseph stein. Set in the little village of anatevka the story centers on tevye a poor dairyman and his five daughters. Based on sholom aleichem s tevye and his daughters fiddler on the roof is the beloved story of the small tradition steeped town of anatevka russia where jews and russians live in delicate balance.

Winner of nine tony awards when it debuted in 1964 fiddler on the roof is the brainchild of broadway legends jerome robbins and harold prince. The much loved story of tevye the milkman s struggle to reconcile old jewish ways with the modern world opened on broadway in 1964 and held the record for longest running musical with 3 242 performances until it closed in 1970 for nearly 10 years. Fiddler on the roof on tour. But here in our little village of anatevka you might say every one of us is a fiddler on the roof trying to scratch out a pleasant simple tune without breaking his neck.

Touching audiences worldwide with its humor warmth and honesty this universal show is a staple of the musical theatre canon. A fiddler on the roof. With topol norma crane leonard frey molly picon. Songwriters jerry bock and sheldon harnick.

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. Fiddler on the roof tiffin ohio theatre name. Fiddler on the roof.