Growing Up Fiddler On The Roof

Growing up jewish fiddler was more than just a musical.

Growing up fiddler on the roof.

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. That s what potential backers said about fiddler on the roof when it was proposed to them in 1964. 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. It represented our heritage and was ingrained in our dna.

I hadn t seen fiddler on the roof since my senior year in high school in 1981. Fiddler on the roof is the beloved story of milkman tevye and his five daughters who are growing up and falling in love in a time of extraordinary change. Fiddler on the roof opening credits hd. Traditions traditions without our traditions our lives would be as shaky as a fiddler on the roof.

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. Created by broadway legends jerome robbins harold prince jerry bock sheldon harnick and joseph stein fiddler on the roof jr. It could never bring in a general audience.

It is based on tevye and his daughters or tevye the dairyman and other tales by sholem aleichem. Tackles universal themes in ways that reach across barriers of. 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.