Fiddler on the Roof

McDonell Central Catholic High School 
2024 Musical Theater Production

A romance and family drama by Sholem Aleichem

Thursday, Feb. 1 at 7:00 PM
Friday, Feb. 2 at 7:00 PM
Saturday, Feb. 3 at 7:00 PM & Sunday, Feb. 4 at 2:00 PM

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Fiddler on the Roof is a musical based on a collection of short stories written by Sholem Aleichem (real name Solomon Naumovich Rabinovich). These short stories were called Tevye the Dairyman or sometimes Tevye's Daughters, and centered on the titular character of Tevye, his wife, and his five daughters. The stories proved immensely popular.

Composer Jerry Bock, writer Joseph Stein, and lyricist Sheldon Harnick teamed up to adapt Aleichem's stories into a musical play. Fiddler on the Roof debuted on Broadway in 1964 and was a financial success. It has been performed in numerous other countries, been translated into several languages, and was further adapted into a critically successful 1971 movie.

The Fiddler on the Roof story opens with Tevye discussing the value of tradition in Anatevka, their small Jewish village. Set in Russia around 1905, the village has always followed traditions, but the world seems to be changing, and their position as Jews is unstable.