Fiddler on the Roof

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A musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905.


The original play

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

1969: First produced in South Africa by Taubie Kushlick at the Empire Theatre in Johannesburg, for ACT. It starred Simon Israeli and Lya Dulizkaya with dances staged by Kip Andrews. This production was then taken on a tour of South African cities.

1979: Produced for CAPAB by Montgomery Cooper in July, directed by David Matheson, with Gordon Mulholland and, among others, Chayela Rosenthal, Maria Schoeman and Philip Godawa. Musical director Gerry Bosman, stage manager Mavis Lilenstein. Sets by Anthony Farmer.

1980: Staged by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert and Sullivan Society.

1981: Presented at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre, directed by Devi Bughwan, October 1981.

1984: Produced by Taubie Kushlick and choreographed by Kip Andrews).

1985: Performed by PACOFS and CAPAB, directed by David Matheson, conducted by Michael Tomaschek, with Gordon Mulholland, Renee Rakin, Evelyn Dalberg, Marilyn Bennett, Lucy Coleby-Long, Nigel Daly, De Wet van Rooyen, Lorna Levenson. Choreography byAudrey Turner, costume design by Penny Simpson and lighting design by John Baker.

1992: Staged by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert and Sullivan Society.

1995: Nedbank, CAPAB Musical Theatre. Nico Opera House 28 October to 25 November 1995. Directed and staged by David Matheson. Musical director: George Michie. Original choreography reproduced by Sharon Friedman and David Matheson. Cast included André Roothman as Tevye, Aviva Pelham as Golde. Other cast members included Angela Kilian, Janine Holthuysen, Anthea Thompson, Charla Malamed, Joanna Hawkins, Kate Ascott-Evans, Bonnie Maranz, Sara Cohen, Paul Griffiths, Russell Boast, DeWet van Rooyen, Garth Anderson, Richard Newman, Paul Warwick-Griffin, Johan Malherbe, Pierre Neethling, Maureen Tyson, Lindsay Redman, Lex Alport, Martin Pienaar, Hilda Sandak-Lewin, Joe Koemer, Colin Leo.

1996: Presented by the Playhouse Company at the Playhouse, directed by David Matheson.

1997: Directed by David Matheson, presented by The State Theatre, 1997 - 1998.

2005: Staged by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert and Sullivan Society.

2007: Staged by Packed House Productions , directed by Genna Lewis.

2011: Staged by the Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society, directed by Teddy Davies, in the Artscape Theatre Centre.

Translations and adaptations

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiddler_on_the_Roof

Theatre programme (CAPAB), 1995.

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