Bibliograph

Wonder of wonders, a cultural history of Fiddler on the roof, Alisa Solomon

Type

Label

Wonder of wonders, a cultural history of Fiddler on the roof, Alisa Solomon

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-409) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Wonder of wonders

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

827256853

Responsibility statement

Alisa Solomon

Sub title

a cultural history of Fiddler on the roof

Summary

A revelatory history of the influential Broadway musical production explores its considerable international impact and how it has become a powerful cultural landmark on both professional and amateur stages throughout the world

Table Of Contents

Introduction: a little bit of this, a little bit of that -- When America commands -- Tevye's long journey to the New York stage -- Between two worlds of Sholem Aleichem -- Tevye strikes it rich -- Tevye leaves for the land of Broadway -- It takes a shtetl -- Raising the roof -- Tevye's travels -- The old country in the old-new land -- Fiddler while Brooklyn burns -- Skrzypek na dachu: Poland -- Epilogue: fiddling with tradition

Target audience

adult

Classification