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Mgm is in the works on a feature film adaptation of the stage musical fiddler on the roof that will be directed by hamilton director thomas kail the studio announced thursday.
Fiddler on the roof is a 1971 american epic musical comedy drama film produced and directed by norman jewison it is an adaptation of the 1964 broadway musical of the same name with music composed by jerry bock lyrics by sheldon harnick and screenplay by joseph stein and based on stories by sholem aleichem starring topol norma crane leonard frey molly picon and paul mann the film.
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.
Film will be directed by thomas kail of.
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.
Notably it won nine tony awards including best director best musical and best.
Set in 1905 the musical revolves around tevye a devoutly religious jewish milkman who lives with his wife and five daughters in the small russian village of anatevka.
Fiddler on the roof has left a lasting mark on pop culture.
Following its 1964 opening fiddler on the roof became the first broadway musical to surpass 3 000 performances.
New fiddler on the roof movie coming to big screen with hamilton power mgm studios to produce remake of musical first put on stage in 1964.
Mgm is developing a fiddler on the roof movie with hamilton director thomas kail who will direct and produce with dan jinks and aaron harnick.
Fiddler on the roof featuring music by jerry bock lyrics by sheldon harnick and book by joseph stein originally opened on broadway in 1964 directed and choreographed by jerome robbins.