Fiddler On The Roof Broadway Cast 1964

Fiddler on the roof 1964 original broadway cast julia migenes beatrice arthur maria karnilova.

Fiddler on the roof broadway cast 1964.

Fiddler s original broadway production in 1964 was nominated for ten tony awards winning nine including best musical score and book and robbins won for best direction and choreography. Fiddler on the roof is the heartwarming story of fathers and daughters. On this day in 1964 the groundbreaking musical fiddler on the roof opened at broadway s imperial theatre. 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.

Mostel and karnilova won as best leading actor and best featured actress. Bert convy jerry bock fiddler on the roof related recordings sheldon harnick zero mostel 5 more. 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.

Even though several actors herschel bernardi luther adler harry goz among others played the milkman during the show s long run of 3 242 performances mostel s portrayal remains its supreme incarnation. Lee arthur grandma tzeitel john c.