Since it first opened on Broadway in September, 1964, Fiddler on the Roof has constantly been onstage somewhere, including five Broadway revivals, four productions on London’s West End and thousands of schools, army bases, and countries from Argentina to Japan.
Barbara Isenberg interviewed the men and women behind the original production, the film, and significant revivals—Harold Prince, Sheldon Harnick, Joseph Stein, Austin Pendleton, Joanna Merlin, Norman Jewison, Topol, Harvey Fierstein, and more—to produce a lively, popular chronicle of the making of Fiddler.
Published in celebration of Fiddler‘s fiftieth anniversary, Tradition! is the book for everyone who loves Fiddler and can sing along with the original cast album.
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“L. A. Theatre Works brings the making of Fiddler on the Roof to life…Adam Grupper narrates seamlessly and steadily. The story starts with the germ of an idea planted in author Sholem Aleichem’s stories about Tevya and his children and continues with anecdotes of the musical’s first touring performances, its opening on Broadway in September 1964, the musical movie, and numerous recordings. Grupper delivers the narrative straightforwardly and gives the quotations appropriate accents. Although this is the story of one of the most popular musicals of all time, there are no musical clips. That’s ok because listeners will be humming “Matchmaker, Matchmaker,” “Tradition,” “To Life,” and many of the other familiar tunes in their heads when Grupper describes the songs and scenes.”
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