Fiddler on the Roof was one of the most successful musicals of the "golden age of musicals". Its original Broadway production in 1964 was the first run of a musical in history to surpass the 3,000 performance mark. Fiddler held the record for the longest-running Broadway musical for almost 10 years until Grease surpassed its run. The production was extraordinarily profitable and highly acclaimed.[1] A successful 1971 film adaptation, and the show has enjoyed enduring international popularity, continuing to be a very popular choice for school and community productions.[2]
The original production was nominated for ten Tony Awards, winning nine, including Best Musical, score, book, direction, and Robbins won for best direction and choreography. Zero Mostel and Maria Karnilova won as best leading actor and featured actress. In 1972, the show won a special Tony on becoming the longest-running musical in Broadway history. Its revivals have also been honored. At the 1981 Tony Awards, Bernardi was nominated as best actor. Ten years later, the 1991 revival won for best revival, and Topol was nominated as best actor. The 2004 revival was nominated for six Tony Awards and three Drama Desk Awards but won none. The 2007 West End revival was nominated for Olivier Awards for best revival, and Goodman was nominated as best actor.
The musical's major awards and nominations are listed below:
Original Broadway production
edit| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Tony Award | Best Musical | Won | |
| Best Book of a Musical | Joseph Stein | Won | ||
| Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical | Zero Mostel | Won | ||
| Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical | Maria Karnilova | Won | ||
| Best Producer | Harold Prince | Won | ||
| Best Director | Jerome Robbins | Won | ||
| Best Composer and Lyricist | Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick | Won | ||
| Best Choreography | Jerome Robbins | Won | ||
| Best Costume Design | Patricia Zipprodt | Won | ||
| Best Scenic Design | Boris Aronson | Nominated | ||
| 1972 | Tony Award (special) | Longest-running Musical in Broadway History | Won | |
1981 Broadway revival
edit| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical | Herschel Bernardi | Nominated |
1990 Broadway revival
edit| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Musical | Won | |
| Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical | Topol | Nominated | ||
2004 Broadway revival
edit| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Musical | Nominated | |
| Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical | Alfred Molina | Nominated | ||
| Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical | John Cariani | Nominated | ||
| Best Scenic Design | Tom Pye | Nominated | ||
| Best Lighting Design | Brian MacDevitt | Nominated | ||
| Best Orchestrations | Don Walker and Larry Hochman | Nominated | ||
| Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Alfred Molina | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Set Design | Tom Pye | Nominated | ||
2007 London revival
edit| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Laurence Olivier Award | Best Musical Revival | Nominated | |
| Best Actor in a Musical | Henry Goodman | Nominated | ||
2015 Broadway revival
edit| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Tony Award[3] | Best Revival of a Musical | Nominated | |
| Best Actor in a Musical | Danny Burstein | Nominated | ||
| Best Choreography | Hofesh Shechter | Nominated | ||
| Drama Desk Award[4] | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Danny Burstein | Won | ||
| Outstanding Director of a Musical | Bartlett Sher | Won | ||
| Drama League Award[5] | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | Nominated | ||
| Distinguished Performance | Danny Burstein | Nominated | ||
| Outer Critics Circle Award[6] | Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Danny Burstein | Won | ||
| 2017 | Grammy Award[7] | Best Musical Theater Album | Nominated | |
2018 Yiddish production
edit| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Lucille Lortel Awards[8] | Outstanding Revival | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Director | Joel Grey | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical | Steven Skybell | Won | ||
| Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Jackie Hoffman | Nominated | ||
| Drama League Award[9] | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | Nominated | ||
| Distinguished Performance Award | Steven Skybell | Nominated | ||
| Drama Desk Award[10] | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Won | ||
| Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Steven Skybell | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Director of a Musical | Joel Grey | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Orchestrations | Larry Blank | Nominated | ||
| Outer Critics Circle Award[11] | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Won | ||
| Outstanding Director of a Musical | Joel Grey | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Steven Skybell | Nominated | ||
| Chita Rivera Awards[12] | Outstanding Ensemble | Nominated | ||
| Off-Broadway Alliance Awards[13] | Best Musical Revival | Won | ||
| New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards[14] | Special Citation | Won | ||
2019 West End revival
edit| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Evening Standard Theatre Awards[15][16] | Best Musical | Nominated | |
| Best Musical Performance | Andy Nyman | Nominated | ||
| 2020 | Laurence Olivier Awards[17] | Best Musical Revival | Won | |
| Best Actor in a Musical | Andy Nyman | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress in a Musical | Judy Kuhn | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical | Stewart Clarke | Nominated | ||
| Best Director | Trevor Nunn | Nominated | ||
| Best Theatre Choreographer | Matt Cole | Nominated | ||
| Best Costume Design | Jonathan Lipman | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Score or New Orchestrations | Jason Carr | Nominated | ||
Notes
edit- ^ Kantor, p. 302: "The 1960s was the decade that nurtured long-running blockbusters in unprecedented quantities: ten musicals passed the rarefied 1,000 performance mark, three of them passed the 2,000 mark (Hello, Dolly!, a Merrick smash, grossed $27 million on Broadway), and one, Fiddler on the Roof, passed the 3,000 mark, earning back $1,574 for every dollar put into it."
- ^ TIME magazine reported in its May 26, 2008, issue, p. 51, that this musical ranked as the seventh most frequently produced musical by U.S. high schools in 2007.
- ^ "'Hamilton' Leads the Tony Award Nominations". nytimes.com. May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ^ Viagas, Robert (April 28, 2016). "She Loves Me Leads Drama Desk Nominations". Playbill.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (April 20, 2016). "2016 Drama League Awards Nominations Announced". Playbill.com. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ Viagas, Robert (May 9, 2016). "Bright Star and The Humans Win Top 2016 NY Outer Critics Circle Awards". Playbill.com. Retrieved May 9, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2017 Grammy Awards: Complete list of nominees". Los Angeles Times. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ Miller, Deb (April 27, 2019). "Broadway and Off-Broadway Nominations for the 2019 Chita Rivera Awards". dcmetrotheaterarts.com. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ "THE 85th ANNUAL DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS NOMINEES". April 17, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ Fierberg, Ruth (June 2, 2019). "Tootsie, Hadestown, and The Ferryman Lead 2019 Drama Desk Award Winners". Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ Lefkowitz, Andy (May 13, 2019). "Hadestown Leads Winners of 2019 Outer Critics Circle Awards". Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Lucille Lortel Awards Nominees & Recipients - The Lucille Lortel Awards". lortelaward.com. May 5, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ Lefkowitz, Andy (May 22, 2019). "What the Constitution Means to Me, Yiddish Fiddler & More Win Off-Broadway Alliance Awards". broadway.com. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ Lefkowitz, Andy (May 6, 2019). "The Ferryman, Tootsie, Constitution Win 2019 New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards; Yiddish Fiddler Earns Special Citation". broadway.com. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ "The 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards shortlist in full". www.standard.co.uk. 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ Paskett, Zoe (2019-11-25). "The 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards winners in full". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ "Olivier Awards 2020 with Mastercard - Theatre's Biggest Night". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
References
edit- Kantor, Michael; Laurence Maslon (2004). Broadway: the American musical. New York, New York: Bulfinch Press. ISBN 0-8212-2905-2.
External links
edit- List of awards and nominations received by Fiddler on the Roof at the Internet Broadway Database
- Fiddler on the Roof[permanent dead link] at Ovrtur
- Longest-running plays on Broadway, Off-Broadway, London, Toronto, Melbourne, Paris, Vienna, and Berlin
- List of longest-running Broadway productions from Playbill.com