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Fiddler on the Roof facts for kids

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Fiddler on the Roof is a musical, with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and book by Joseph Stein. It is set in Imperial Russia, 1905.

The story revolves around a poor Jewish milkman, Tevye, and his five daughters, as he attempts to maintain his Jewish traditions. His three eldest daughters marry, but each daughter’s choice of husband moves further and further away from their traditions.

The original Broadway production of the show opened in 1964 and is currently the seventeenth longest running show in Broadway history.

It has also been made into a film in 1971, starring Topol. A Yiddish language musical was made in 2019.

Images for kids

  • Image-Chagall Fiddler

    The Fiddler by Marc Chagall, c. 1912

  • PikiWiki Israel 17388 Fiddler on the Roof in Netanya

    Fiddler On the Roof by Lev Segal in Netanya, Israel

  • Zero Mostel - Fiddler

    Zero Mostel as Tevye in the original Broadway production, 1964

  • Šumař na střeše

    2006 production at the Brno City Theatre in the Czech Republic

  • Fiddler on the roof statue Birobidzhan Russia

    Statue of Tevye, his horse, wagon, and passenger in Birobidzhan, Russia

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: El violinista en el tejado (musical) para niños

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