Event |
Fiddler on the Roof
|
| Venue |
Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
28 October 1967 |
| Last Date |
11 May 1968 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
The Place: Anatevka, a village in Russia
The Time: 1905, on the eve of the revolutionary period |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
|
| Secondary Genre |
Musical
|
| Organisations |
|
| Contributors |
| Name |
Function |
Notes |
|
Ted Ashton
|
Actor
|
Yakov, The Knifeseller
|
|
Jeanne Battye
|
Actor
|
Shandel, Motel's Mother
|
|
Barry Benson
|
Actor
|
Hershel, The Potseller
|
|
Josephine Bermingham
|
Actor
|
Tzeitel
|
|
Max Bruch
|
Actor
|
Lazar Wolf, The Butcher
|
|
Neville Burns
|
Actor
|
Yussell, The Hatmaker and Ballet Master
|
|
Mal Carmont
|
Actor
|
Fyedka
|
|
Margaret Christensen
|
Actor
|
Yente, The Matchmaker
|
|
Dennis Clinton
|
Actor
|
Mordcha, The Innkeeper
|
|
Barry Collins
|
Actor
|
Mendel, The Rabbi's Son
|
|
Jennie Cullen
|
Actor
|
Chava
|
|
Lloyd Cunnington
|
Actor
|
Constable
|
|
Gil Dalzell
|
Actor
|
Yankel, The Grocer
|
|
Audrey Davis
|
Actor
|
Rivoka
|
|
Józef Drewniak
|
Actor
|
Avram, The Bookseller
|
|
Rod Dunbar
|
Actor
|
The Fiddler
|
|
Cathie Elliott
|
Actor
|
Grandma Tzeitel, also Bluma
|
|
Colleen Ellsmore
|
Actor
|
Mirala
|
|
Dolores Ernst
|
Actor
|
Berille
|
|
Peter Faux
|
Actor
|
Abel
|
|
Hayes Gordon
|
Actor
|
Tevye, The Dairyman
|
|
Alton Harvey
|
Actor
|
Motel, The Tailor
|
|
Elaine Holland
|
Actor
|
Hodel
|
|
Janis Irvine
|
Actor
|
Shprintze
|
|
Olive Kingette
|
Actor
|
Surcha
|
|
Donna Lee
|
Actor
|
Bielke
|
|
Brigid Lenihan
|
Actor
|
Golde, Tevye's Wife
|
|
Don Mac
|
Actor
|
Schmeril, The Baker
|
|
John McKenna
|
Actor
|
Chaim, The Fishmonger
|
|
Luise Napier
|
Actor
|
Anya
|
|
Dennis O'Keefe
|
Actor
|
Yitul, The Streetsweeper
|
|
John Ramsey
|
Actor
|
Moishe, The Cobbler
|
|
Darrell Riles
|
Actor
|
Shloime, The Bagel Man
|
|
Carole Rogers
|
Actor
|
Sima
|
|
Bruce Scott
|
Actor
|
Duvidel, The Seltzer Man
|
|
Ian Smith
|
Actor
|
Label, The Woodsman
|
|
Geoffrey Sward
|
Actor
|
Rabbi
|
|
Joan Thomas
|
Actor
|
Fruma-Sarah
|
|
Gordon Tolman
|
Actor
|
Nachum, The Beggar
|
|
Brent Verdon
|
Actor
|
Sasha also Assistant Stage Manager
|
|
Lawrence Winder
|
Actor
|
Vladimir
|
|
Michael Winter
|
Actor
|
Perchik, The Student
|
|
Sholem Aleichem
|
Author
|
'Tevye and his Daughters' and other stories
|
|
Jerry Bock
|
Composer
|
American Musical Theatre
|
|
Patricia Zipprodt
|
Costume Designer
|
|
|
Betty Pounder
|
Dance Director
|
Reproduction of New York choreography
|
|
Fred Hebert
|
Director
|
Reproduction of New York direction
|
|
Jerome Robbins
|
Director
|
also Choreographer of New York production
|
|
Harold Bird
|
Head Electrician
|
|
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Melvin Conder
|
Lighting Designer
|
|
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Sheldon Harnick
|
Lyricist
|
|
|
Noel Smith
|
Musical Director
|
|
|
Joseph Stein
|
Playwright
|
|
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Harold Prince
|
Presenter
|
New York stage
|
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Leonard Barratt
|
Properties Master
|
|
|
John Leibner
|
Properties Master
|
|
|
George Kenyon
|
Scenic Artist
|
|
|
Clarrie Salisbury
|
Set and/or Property Maker
|
|
|
Boris Aronson
|
Set Designer
|
|
|
Ian Roberts
|
Stage Director
|
|
|
Alan Babbage
|
Stage Manager
|
|
|
Patrick O'Neill
|
Stage Manager
|
|
|
James Reardon
|
Technical Director
|
|
|
Lionel Henry
|
Wardrobe Master
|
Female costumes
|
|
Kevin Miller
|
Wardrobe Master
|
Male costumes
|
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| Resources |
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Article:  Bruce Wilson, 'Hot and cold' on theatre, The Age, 25 October 1967, 6
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Performance Recording:  Fiddler on the Roof., University of New England, Stage on Screen Collection, 15 June 1967
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Review:  Geoffrey Hutton, A Musical with Heart and Mind, The Age, 30 October 1967, 6
|
| Works |
|
| Text Nationality |
United States of America
|
| Production Nationality |
Australia
|
| Event Status |
Completed
|
| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library |
|
| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
62066 |
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