On this day in 1964 the groundbreaking musical fiddler on the roof opened at broadway s imperial theatre.
Fiddler on the roof broadway cast 1964.
Lee arthur grandma tzeitel john c.
Attle motel avram john bartholomew perchik jane bergère grandma tzeitel jennie lou blackton chava roger briant the fiddler felice camargo chava peter de nicola mendel gretchen evans tzeitel fruma sarah tony gardell mordcha harry goz tevye lazar wolf christine jacobs hodel jerry jarrett tevye lazar wolf dan jasin mendel thom koutsoukos perchik faye mcdonald shprintze bielke james mcdonald.
Though revival cast recordings have included even more of the score.
For me what raises the original 1964 broadway cast recording of fiddler on the roof to the indispensable level is 1 the superb vividly captured orchestral playing with magnificent clarinet trills in the wedding bottle dance which like the rumor was a welcome addition to the cd transfer from the original lp.
Mostel and karnilova won as best leading actor and best featured actress.
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Fiddler on the roof is the heartwarming story of fathers and daughters.
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Fiddler on the roof is a 1971 american epic musical comedy drama film produced and directed by norman jewison it is an adaptation of the 1964 broadway musical of the same name with music composed by jerry bock lyrics by sheldon harnick and screenplay by joseph stein and based on stories by sholem aleichem starring topol norma crane leonard frey molly picon and paul mann the film.
Fiddler on the roof 1964 original broadway cast julia migenes beatrice arthur maria karnilova.