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Fiddler on the Roof

John Lithgow as Roald Dahl (left) and Elliot Levey as Tom Maschler in Mark Rosenblatt’s play, 'Giant.' (Courtesy/ Manuel Harlan)
April 8, 2025, 9:15 am
Play about Roald Dahl’s antisemitism wins top UK theater awards
John Lithgow gets best actor prize for portrayal of author who sympathized with Hitler, slammed Israeli ‘bestiality’ in Lebanon war; ‘Giant’ also wins best new play
By Grace Gilson
US President Donald Trump stands in the presidential box as he tours the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Monday, March 17, 2025. (Pool via AP)
March 21, 2025, 8:03 am
Trump, taking over Kennedy center, says ‘Fiddler’ one of his favs
US president has fired staff of Washington’s performing arts center, declaring its programming was too ‘woke’ and claiming he has unfulfilled musical talents himself
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Director Norman Jewison, right, and star Topol as Tevye on the set of the film version of "Fiddler on the Roof." (Zeitgeist Films in association with Kino Lorber via JTA)
January 23, 2024, 5:43 am
‘Fiddler on the Roof’ director Norman Jewison dies at 97
Though not a member of the tribe, the filmmaker was widely believed to be due to his association with ‘Fiddler’; did have a Jewish wedding, though
By Andrew Lapin
Johanna Merlin was an actress, casting director and acting teacher; she appeared as Tzeitel in the original Broadway production of 'Fiddler on the Roof,' and is seen standing to the left of a castmate in a 1964 photo. (NYU Tisch Grad Acting; Michael Ochs Archives via JTA)
October 17, 2023, 4:02 pm
Joanna Merlin, original Tzeitel in Broadway’s ‘Fiddler,’ dies at 92
The famed acting coach and casting director was said to be the last disciple still teaching the Russian naturalistic technique of Michael Chekhov later adapted as ‘The Method’
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Sheldon Harnick accepts the special Tony Award for lifetime achievement in the Theatre at the Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016, in New York (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
June 23, 2023, 9:14 pm
Sheldon Harnick, award-winning lyricist of ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ dies aged 99
Also penned the words for ‘Fiorello!’ and ‘The Apple Tree’; actor Jackie Hoffman: ‘Like all brilliant persnickety lyricists he was a pain in the tuchus’
By Mark Kennedy
In this April 8, 2015 photo, actor Chaim Topol speaks during an interview in Tel Aviv. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
April 13, 2023, 6:18 pm
Chaim Topol’s family says he had a hidden role — as an operative for Mossad
Widow and children of famed ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ actor tell Haaretz about his exploits to assist the spy agency, using his star status to help out with surveillance operations
By ToI Staff
Actor Chaim Topol plays the role of Tevye in the famous play 'Fiddler on the Roof' in a theatrical production on December 21, 1997. (Flash90)
March 9, 2023, 6:18 am
Chaim Topol, iconic ‘Tevye’ of film and stage, dies at 87
Oscar-nominated actor, an Israel Prize laureate, gained global recognition for his role as the grumbling ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ milkman, whom he played over 3,500 times on stage
By Amy Spiro
Mikhl Yashinsky, right, in a scene from 'The Sorceress,' by New York's The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene. (Courtesy)
January 18, 2023, 2:58 am
This 30-something New Yorker doesn’t need a crystal ball to see a Yiddish revival
Performer and educator Mikhl Yashinsky is bringing the ‘always dying’ language out of the yeshiva and back into the limelight
By Jon Kalish
Jaymie Bellet, a Messianic Jew, serenades GOP gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Nov. 7, 2022. (Twitter via JTA)
November 8, 2022, 8:51 pm
Controversial GOP candidate concludes campaign with ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ parody
Douglas Mastriano’s ties to a prominent antisemite have dogged his campaign to become Pennsylvania’s governor
By Ron Kampeas
'Fiddler on the Roof' director Norman Jewison (right) on set in 1970 with Chaim Topol, who played Tevye. (Courtesy of Zeitgeist Films)
April 29, 2022, 11:05 am
Documentary takes film lovers behind the scenes of making ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
‘Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen’ breaks down the movie magic of a beloved 50-year-old musical, and shows how the film brought gentile director Norman Jewison closer to Judaism
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Image: Actor, singer and cantor Eyal Sherf onstage at Habima in Tel Aviv (Courtesy)
April 1, 2022, 1:40 pm
Podcast: Tradition! The Israeli actor who got hooked on Broadway favorites
Eyal Sherf dipped into musicals as a teen, and now acts, sings and lectures about musical theater, offering us a taste of his show
By ToI Staff
John Mulaney and Kenan Thompson perform a parody of 'Fiddler on the Roof' with a chorus line of Hasidic dancers on 'Saturday Night Live,' on February 26, 2022. (NBC/YouTube via JTA)
February 28, 2022, 11:49 pm
Saturday Night Live parodies ‘Fiddler,’ New York style
Guest host John Mulaney leads cast in homage to classic musical ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ as he sings about the horrors of the New York City subway system
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Tom Dugan in a rehearsal for 'Tevye in New York.' (Courtesy of The Wallis/ via JTA)
June 28, 2021, 2:55 am
‘Tevye in New York’ imagines ‘Fiddler’ hero’s life beyond Anatevka
Sholem Aleichem’s beloved protagonist has the stage all to himself in Tom Dugan’s one-man show, driving home the immigrant experience at LA’s Wallis Theater through July 25
By Tom Tugend
Scenes from 'Fiddler on the Roof.' (courtesy Jewish News)
April 10, 2021, 11:12 pm
As hit film ‘Fiddler On The Roof’ turns 50, celebrate with the original cast
To honor movie’s jubilee, our London partner the Jewish News chats with cast members and Topol’s family about its unique journey ahead of an April 11 online event
By Brigit Grant
Flo Milli performs at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, June 22, 2019. (Sarah Morris/Getty Images for BET via JTA)
January 16, 2021, 8:14 am
Flo Milli samples ‘If I Were a Rich Man’ in new track
Alabama rapper uses the chorus of the Zero Mostel recording of the song
By Gabe Friedman
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