Fiddler on the Roof
by Stein, Joseph (book); music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good- dj
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About This Item
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc.. Near Fine in Very Good- dj. (c.1964). 5th printing. Hardcover. [minor shelfwear, tiny stain at bottom corner of front endpaper; the jacket is somewhat unevenly faded, with some light spotting/dampstaining along the bottom edge of the front panel, a very tiny chip at the upper front hinge, and a long vertical crease in the rear flap]. (B&W photographs) Musical play about Jewish life under Czarist rule, based on the stories of Sholom Aleichem. Filmed (or, one might say, inflated to the big screen) in 1971 by Norman Jewison -- without Zero Mostel, who had originated the role of Tevye on Broadway, but with Israeli actor Topol (who had headlined the West End production of the show in 1967) stepping in and ultimately making the character his own. .
Synopsis
Joseph Stein (1912-2010) was an playwright best known for such musicals as Fiddler on the Roof and Zorba . Born to Jewish immigrants, Stein grew up in the Bronx. He began his career as a psychiatric social worker, while writing comedy on the side. A chance encounter with Zero Mostel led him to writing for radio personalities, including Hildegarde and Jackie Gleason. He later worked in TV when he joined the writing team of "Your Show of Shows," which included Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, and Carl Reiner. He was honored with the Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theater, and in 2008 was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame.
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- Bookseller
- ReadInk
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28319
- Title
- Fiddler on the Roof
- Author
- Stein, Joseph (book); music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
- Illustrator
- (dj) Tom Morrow
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good- dj
- Edition
- 5th printing
- Publisher
- Crown Publishers, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- (c.1964)
- Keywords
- Musical, Jews, Zero Mostel, Movie Source
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