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| − | ''Fiddler on the Roof'' . A musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. Originally entitled Tevye and based on Tevye and his Daughters (or Tevye the Milkman) and other tales by Sholem Aleichem. First produced in 1964 at the Imperial Theatre, New York, transferred in 1967 to the Majestic Theatre and in 1970 to The Broadway Theatre, and ran for a record-setting total of 3,242 performances. The production was directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins. ** First produced in South Africa by [[Taubie Kushlick]] at the [[Empire Theatre]] in Johannesburg in 1969, and then taken on a tour of South African cities. This was followed by a number of versions of this classic work, including a reprise by Kushlick in 1984 (choreographed by [[Kip Andrews]]), by *** in 1997, by [[Packed House Productions]] (director [[Genna Lewis]]) in 2007, | + | ''Fiddler on the Roof'' . A musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. Originally entitled ''Tevye'' and based on ''Tevye and his Daughters'' (or Tevye the Milkman) and other tales by Sholem Aleichem. First produced in 1964 at the Imperial Theatre, New York, transferred in 1967 to the Majestic Theatre and in 1970 to The Broadway Theatre, and ran for a record-setting total of 3,242 performances. The production was directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins. ** |
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | First produced in South Africa by [[Taubie Kushlick]] at the [[Empire Theatre]] in Johannesburg in 1969, and then taken on a tour of South African cities. This was followed by a number of versions of this classic work, including a reprise by Kushlick in 1984 (choreographed by [[Kip Andrews]]), by *** in 1997, by [[Packed House Productions]] (director [[Genna Lewis]]) in 2007, | ||
Produced for [[CAPAB]] by [[Montgomery Cooper]], with, among others, [[Maria Schoeman]] and [[Philip Godawa]]. | Produced for [[CAPAB]] by [[Montgomery Cooper]], with, among others, [[Maria Schoeman]] and [[Philip Godawa]]. | ||
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| − | + | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]] | |
| − | Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 F|F]] in Plays | + | == Return to == |
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| + | Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 F|F]] in Plays II Foreign Plays | ||
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]] | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]] | ||
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Revision as of 20:50, 20 March 2014
Fiddler on the Roof . A musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. Originally entitled Tevye and based on Tevye and his Daughters (or Tevye the Milkman) and other tales by Sholem Aleichem. First produced in 1964 at the Imperial Theatre, New York, transferred in 1967 to the Majestic Theatre and in 1970 to The Broadway Theatre, and ran for a record-setting total of 3,242 performances. The production was directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins. **
Performance history in South Africa
First produced in South Africa by Taubie Kushlick at the Empire Theatre in Johannesburg in 1969, and then taken on a tour of South African cities. This was followed by a number of versions of this classic work, including a reprise by Kushlick in 1984 (choreographed by Kip Andrews), by *** in 1997, by Packed House Productions (director Genna Lewis) in 2007,
Produced for CAPAB by Montgomery Cooper, with, among others, Maria Schoeman and Philip Godawa.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to F in Plays II Foreign Plays
Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays
Return to The ESAT Entries
Go to ESAT Bibliography
