Wonder of wonders : a cultural history of Fiddler on the roof /

Solomon, Alisa, 1956-

Wonder of wonders : a cultural history of Fiddler on the roof / Alisa Solomon. - x, 433 p. : ill. ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-409) and index.

Introduction: 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 -- Skrzypek na dachu: Poland -- Epilogue: fiddling with tradition.

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Bock, Jerry. Fiddler on the roof.
Stein, Joseph. Fiddler on the roof.
Sholem Aleichem, 1859-1916


Musicals--History and criticism.--New York (State)--New York--20th century
Theater, Yiddish--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century.
Jewish theater--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century.
Musica--Historia y Crítica.--Nueva york (Estado)--Nueva York--Siglo 20
Teatro, Yiddish--Historia y siglo 20.--Nueva York (Estado)--Nueva York
Teatro judío--Historia y siglo 20.--Nueva York (Estado)--Nueva York
Primera Jornada de Catalogacion

ML 410 / S689w 2013

782.1