The clip above is from the 1939 production of Tevye. It was filmed in New York in 1938 in the Yiddish language. The clip portrays a scene with Tevye and his family that includes his daughter, Khave, before she gets married.
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The scenes above are from the musical "Fiddler on the Roof". It was first performed in 1964. Today, children and adults perform it in school, college and professional theaters every year.
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"Fiddler on the Roof" was a big hit. It represents a universal story of prejudice and poverty that many people can relate to. The songs have been altered and performed by major musicians and in television clips. The above clips include The Temptations and a scene from the television series "The Big Bang Theory".
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This video is a parody of the song "Tradition" from "Fiddler on the Roof" that was in Monsterpiece Theater, from Sesame Street and the Muppets. Instead of singing about tradition, the muppets sing about addition to teach mathematics. A few other parodies of "Fiddler on the Roof" are listed on the Muppet Wiki at http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Fiddler_on_the_Roof.
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Gwen Stefani's song "Rich Girl" was inspired by the song "If I Were a Rich Man" from the musical "Fiddler on the Roof". It was first released in 2004.
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