Fiddler on the Roof, which is set in the Russian Pale of Settlement circa 1905 during the reign of Tsar Nicholas II (“may G-d bless and keep the Tsar . . . far away from us”), became one of the ...
A Fiddler on the Roof, a most outlandish sight. It may not mean a thing but then again it might. The lyrics to the actual song A Fiddler on the Roof. The meaning behind the title is that life can be ...
The musical “Fiddler on the Roof” first proclaimed Shalom Aleichem to Broadway audiences in 1964, with Zero Mostel belting out the iconic “If I Were a Rich Man” song as Tevye the Dairyman, the father ...
Fiddler on the Roof returns to The Fisher Theatre nearly 60 years after opening the production for previews in Detroit in 1964. This beloved Broadway classic from Tony-Winner Joseph Stein and Pulitzer ...
correctionIn an earlier version of this article, the song "Try Me" was mischaracterized as a romantic plea. It is a plea for a job. Also, the last name of actor Jake Loewenthal was misspelled in a ...
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof, and to celebrate, Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership, where I work, is hosting a free screening of ...
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'Fiddler on the Roof': A Rural Origin Story

I don't know exactly how my family got from a shtetl in Imperial Russia to Los Angeles, but 'Fiddler on the Roof' offers one version of events.