Thursday, November 25, 2021

Fiddler on the Roof



In 1894, Sholem Aleichem published a book called Tevye the Dairyman. In the 1950s, Arnold Perl wrote a play based on the book, which was adapted into a Broadway musical in 1964, and then a film in 1971. The story is set in tsarist Russia in 1905, amid government persecution of Jewish communities and the rumblings of revolution. The main story concerns Tevye's daughters, who want to marry for love instead of tradition, and how Tevye reacts to three such scenarios. Contains awesome songs you'll recognize.

5 comments:

Debra She Who Seeks said...

One of my favourite musicals and movies! A true classic!

Lilylou said...

I love it!

Miss Cellania said...

I've seen this enough times that I just skipped to the wedding!

xoxoxoBruce said...

In a normal wedding, men dancing while balancing a bottle on their hat might be time to call the authorities as it's clearly gotten completely out of control.

Miss Cellania said...

Well, the authorities did show up.