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Author Solomon, Alisa, 1956-

Title Wonder of wonders : a cultural history of Fiddler on the roof / Alisa Solomon.

Publication Info. New York, New York : Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2013.

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Location Call No. Status
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  782.14 SOL    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  782.14 SOL    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  782.14 SOLOMON    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description x, 433 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [357]-409) and index.
Contents 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 ; Anatevka in Technicolor ; Skrzypek na dachu : Poland -- Fiddling with tradition.
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.
Subject Bock, Jerry. Fiddler on the roof.
Stein, Joseph. Fiddler on the roof.
Sholem Aleichem, 1859-1916.
Musicals -- New York (State) -- New York -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Theater, Yiddish -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
Jewish theater -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN 9780805092608 hardback $32.00
0805092609 hardback
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