Topol Fiddler On The Roof Stage

When the show arrived however it became a major success running 2 030 performances and becoming the ninth longest running musical in london history.

Topol fiddler on the roof stage.

Fiddler on the roof 1971 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more. Fiddler on the roof is a musical with music by jerry bock lyrics by sheldon harnick and book by joseph stein set in the pale of settlement of imperial russia in or around 1905. He first played the lead role in the israeli production of the musical fiddler on the roof in 1966 replacing shmuel rodensky for 10 weeks when rodensky fell ill. They have three children.

Topol came to greatest prominence in his portrayal of tevye the dairyman on stage and screen. It is based on tevye and his daughters or tevye the dairyman and other tales by sholem aleichem the story centers on tevye the father of five daughters and his attempts to maintain his jewish religious and. Despite the broadway success of fiddler on the roof the london production was a while in coming not opening in the west end until february 16 1967 almost 29 months after the new york premiere. He is an actor known for fiddler on the roof 1971 flash gordon 1980 and for your eyes only 1981.

Topol star of fiddler on the roof gives interview. Topol was born on september 9 1935 in tel aviv palestine as chaim topol. Thanks to news channel 3. Chaim topol is an israeli actor who is best known for playing the character of tevye a dairyman in the musical comedy drama fiddler on the roof over 3 500 times on stage and screens in his career.

He has been married to galia topol since october 23 1956. Recording of the original london west end production 1967 opened 16 february 1967 closed 2 october 1971 at her majesty s theatre london the original london cast of 1967 featured chaim topol as the milkman tevye and miriam karlin as his wife golde with their five daughters.