Fondler On The Roof

Fiddler on the roof critics consensus.

Fondler on the roof.

If i were a rich man. With topol norma crane leonard frey molly picon. Director norman jewison s treatment of this story is wonderfully sensitive. Directed by norman jewison.

This iconic musical has captured the hearts and imaginations of audiences around the world for over 55 years with its humour warmth and honesty. If the music in fiddler on broadway was done with zero mostel and the cannonball adderley sextet it would never have closed this masterpiece which features cannonball on alto sax brother nat on trumpet charles lloyd on tenor sax joe zawinul on piano louis hayes on drums and sam jones on bass was recorded a month or so after the 1964 broadway premiere given a choice of the play or this cd i. In prerevolutionary russia a jewish peasant contends with marrying off three of his daughters while growing anti semitic sentiment threatens his village. 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.

A bird may love a fish and musical fans will love this adaptation of fiddler on the roof even if it isn t quite as transcendent as the long running stage. 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. Fiddler on the roof 1971 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more. Tevye our protagonist is a man wedded to the centuries old.