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Fiddler on the Roof
'Fiddler on the Roof' lyricist Sheldon Harnick. (Courtesy)
February 9, 2018, 8:40 am
With a new show in London, 93-year-old ‘Fiddler’ lyricist is still hard at work
Sheldon Harnick is in the UK for a premiere of his newest musical, 'Rothschild & Sons' -- and is already penning a future operetta
By Anne Joseph
Danny Burstein starring as Tevye in the 2015 Broadway revival of 'Fiddler on the Roof.' (Joan Marcus)
December 29, 2017, 12:54 pm
Oy Vey! ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ coming to New York in Yiddish
The National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene is bringing Broadway's most Jewish show back to its linguistic roots
By Josefin Dolsten
Candlelighting for Shabbat in the current Broadway production of 'Fiddler on the Roof.' Jessica Hecht (center) plays Golde. (Joan Marcus)
August 5, 2017, 12:31 pm
‘Fiddler’ actress keeps the story going with debut novel
Alexandra Silber's 'After Anatevka' follows characters Hodel and Perchik in a journey that often mirrors her own
By Cathryn J. Prince
Lillian and Harold Michelson (Zeitgeist Films)
April 17, 2017, 10:57 pm
The ordinary Jewish couple that made 60 years of movie magic
New film shines spotlight on unsung Hollywood heroes, storyboard artist Harold Michelson and his film researcher wife Lillian
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Polish poster for the musical "Fiddler on the Roof" (YouTube screen shot)
February 7, 2017, 3:08 pm
Tevye is killing it in Poland. Here’s why
Fiddler is playing in Gdynia and Lodz and Bialystok and Poznan and Warsaw -- all for one crazy reason
By Erik Ross
'Fiddler on the Roof' revival with Danny Burnstein (Tevye) and Jessica Hecht (Golde). (courtesy)
December 20, 2016, 11:34 pm
Why ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ has become more relevant since the US elections
Behind the scenes at one of Broadway's longest-running musicals, comedian Joel Chasnoff discovers 'Fiddler' is about much more than dancing Jews, but the breakdown of social mores -- 'Something we’re witnessing in America now'
By Joel Chasnoff
Clockwise from left: Anthony Rosenthal, Betsy Wolfe, Tracie Thoms, Christian Borle, Andrew Rannells, Brandon Uranowitz and Stephanie J. Block performing in the musical "Falsettos." (Joan Marcus/via JTA)
December 12, 2016, 5:01 am
The Jewish story behind the Broadway hit ‘Falsettos’
Calling himself a 'big Jew,' composer and lyricist William Finn shares some of the influences behind the show -- including his bar mitzvah portion
By Linda Buchwald
November 28, 2016, 2:27 pm
A goyisher fiddler
The classic musical tugs at the heartstrings, even in Wisconsin, where the bread is white and Jewish jokes fall flat
By Erik Ross
From top right, clockwise: Michael Phelps receiving a cupping treatment. (Screenshot from Instagram); Hillary Clinton in Monsey-based newspaper Yated Ne’eman (Onlysimchas.org); Stephen Colbert performing with 'Fiddler on the Roof' cast members on 'The Late Show' in New York, March 2, 2016 (Screenshot from YouTube); Ted Cruz baking matzah in Brooklyn, New York, April 12, 2016 (YouTube) (All credits via JTA)
October 2, 2016, 2:08 am
Why Judaism trended this year among non-Jews
What do Michael Phelps, Steven Colbert, Gina Rodriguez and Donald Trump have in common: They all borrowed something from the Tribe
By Josefin Dolsten
Lin-Manuel Miranda appears in Yeshiva University fundraising appeal, September 2016 (Screen capture: YouTube)
September 19, 2016, 7:27 pm
Lin-Manuel Miranda stars in new video for Yeshiva University
'Hamilton’ creator, with strong ties to the New York school, narrates and appears in fundraising promo
By Gabe Friedman
Famed Yiddish author Shalom Aleichem, whose centennial yahrzeit was May 22, 2016, seated at his writing desk. (Courtesy YIVO Institute for Jewish Research)
June 24, 2016, 2:31 am
100 years later, Sholem Aleichem’s censored tales available in Russian
Since the Soviet regime prevented proliferation of the writer's anti-communist religious nostalgia, these new translations are a first glimpse into shtetl life for many
By Julie Masis
The Klezmatics had the audience on their feet at their May 16, 2016 tribute to Sholem Aleichem with A Besere Velt chorus at Boston's Temple Ohabei Shalom (Derek Kouyoumjian/ Boston Workmen's Circle)
June 2, 2016, 6:01 am
Mass gatherings mark centennial of Shalom Aleichem’s death
In Boston, thousands celebrate the famed Yiddish author who created Tevye the Dairyman, the inspiration for 'Fiddler on the Roof'
By Penny Schwartz
Ambassador Danny Danon is joined by Fiddler stars Danny Burnstein (Tevye), Jessica Hecht (Golde), and ambassadors from around the world (Nir Arieli/ Permanent Mission of Israel to the UN)
May 12, 2016, 10:44 pm
In NY, UN ambassadors celebrate with Israel at Broadway’s ‘Fiddler’
In a new tradition, Israel’s Ambassador Danny Danon shows his peers the need for a strong State of Israel through musical about Jewish refugees
By Cathryn J. Prince
'Hamilton' creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda performing 'To Life! (L’Chaim!)' from 'Fiddler on the Roof' at his wedding in 2010. (YouTube screenshot via JTA)
May 4, 2016, 8:48 am
A touch of Broadway at ‘Hamilton’ creator’s wedding
Lin-Manuel Miranda, who made and stars in megahit show, surprised his bride in 2010 with flash rendition of Fiddler's 'To Life'
By Victor Wishna
Brazilian director Claudio Botelho who in 2011 directed a production of 'Fiddler on the Roof.' (Screenshot from YouTube via JTA)
April 28, 2016, 8:14 am
Brazilian ‘Fiddler’ director: Orthodox Jews spit on Christians
Claudio Botelho makes disparaging remark in reference to pro-Israel congressman who expectorated on right-wing colleague
By JTA
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