Bibliograph

Tradition!, the highly improbable, ultimately triumphant Broadway-to-Hollywood story of Fiddler on the roof, the world's most beloved musical, Barbara Isenberg

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Tradition!, the highly improbable, ultimately triumphant Broadway-to-Hollywood story of Fiddler on the roof, the world's most beloved musical, Barbara Isenberg

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Tradition!

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

869263717

Responsibility statement

Barbara Isenberg

Sub title

the highly improbable, ultimately triumphant Broadway-to-Hollywood story of Fiddler on the roof, the world's most beloved musical

Summary

Since it first opened on Broadway in September, 1964, Fiddler on the Roof has constantly been onstage somewhere, including four Broadway revivals, four productions on London's West End and thousands of schools, army bases and countries from Argentina to Japan. Barbara Isenberg interviewed the men and women behind the original production, the film and significant revivals-- Harold Prince, Sheldon Harnick, Joseph Stein, Austin Pendleton, Joanna Merlin, Norman Jewison, Topol, Harvey Fierstein and more-- to produce a lively, popular chronicle of the making of Fiddler. Published in celebration of Fiddler's 50th anniversary, Tradition! is the book for everyone who loves Fiddler and can sing along with the original cast album

Table Of Contents

Beginnings. The boys ; Forging tradition ; Mostel and company ; The fourth author ; Rehearsals -- Broadway. On the road ; Opening on Broadway ; Conquering Broadway ; London calling -- The movie. Enter Hollywood ; Casting the movie ; Making music ; Shooting the movie ; Opening the movie -- The phenomenon. All those Tevyes ; Something different ; Traveling America ; Fiddler goes abroad ; The phenomenon -- Closing the circle

Target audience

adult

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