Show Plot Fiddler on the Roof

Authors: Joseph Stein, Jerry Bock, and Sheldon Harnick

Time Period: 1905

Setting: Anatevka, a small fictional Jewish village

Adapted From: The musical is based on the Tevye the Dairyman (Tevye and His Daughters) short stories

Summary:

Fiddler on the Roof is a classic theatrical musical created by Jospeh Stein, Jerry Bock, and Sheldon Harnick, set in 1905 during a time of political unrest in imperial Russia. It follows a poor milkman named Tevye trying to hold onto his family and faith.