I chose "Fiddler on the Roof" as a piece of musical theater to see. This particular piece I'm seeing is a film, adapted from a very successful stage production. This film is in English, but in some places it is still difficult to understand certain things that are said, especially how to pronounce your name due to the Jewish accents. This piece is adapted from a play by Joseph Stein. The music was by Jerry Bock. The lyrics were written by Sheldon Harnick. This musical was released in 1965 and was made into a movie in 1971. “Fiddler on the Roof” was based on the short stories by Sholom Aleichem. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essay The film is produced and directed by Norman Jewison. The choreography was performed by Jerome Robbins. This piece was produced on stage in New York by Harold Prince. This was adapted for the screen by Tom Abbott. The characters in the film are Tevye (played by Topol) is the main character of this film. He is a poor milkman who turns to God for answers and has five unmarried daughters. Golde (played by Norma Crane) is Tevye's headstrong wife. Motel (played by Leonard Frey) is a poor, hard-working tailor. Yente (played by Molly Picon) is the village matchmaker. Lazar Wolf (played by Paul Mann) is a lonely butcher looking for a wife. Tzeitel (portrayed by Rosalind Harris) Tevye's daughter who is in love with Motel. Hodel (played by Michelle Marsh) another daughter of Tevye who falls in love with Perchik. Chava (played by Neva Small) Tevye's third eldest daughter who falls in love with Fyedka (played by Raymond Lovelock). Perchik (played by Michael Glaser) is an educated man who is raising Tevye's two young daughters and falls in love with Hodel. “Fiddler on the Roof” is set in a small Jewish village in Anatevka, Russia, around the Tsarist rule (which is a rule under the Russian Empire). The people in this village do not care or care about what happens in the world around them; they only care about themselves and the neighbors in their village. The main character of this movie is Tevye. Tevye is a poor man who works hard to support his family and seems to look at things both ways when confused or arguing. Tevye often looks up to God for help or answers to his problems. At the beginning of the film we see Tevye working and a violinist playing on a rooftop and this leads to the opening scenes of the film. Tevye has five daughters, three old enough to marry; they are Tzeitel, Hodel and Chava. Tevye is a traditional man and does everything by the rules. In this film we see him change his ways by questioning his own way of thinking and allowing his daughters to choose their husbands. In those days the father had to approve or choose a husband for his daughter before the couple could marry. This film shows many different conflicts within it. One conflict in particular was when Tevye told Lazar Wolf that he could marry his daughter Tzeitel. Then, when Tevye tells this to his daughter, she is very disappointed and refuses to marry Lazar, because she is in love with Motel. Tevye then breaks his deal with Lazar and gives Motel his blessing and approval to marry Tzeitel. Lazar is very upset that Tevye broke the deal because they were good friends and he trusted him. This conflict continues through Motel and Tzeitel's wedding night. Lazar offers the two five chickens as a gift and starts complaining to Tevye. On this wedding night we see a change in tradition when Perchik makes all the men dance with the women. This has never been done before. At thispoint of the film everyone is dancing and celebrating. The agent and his men destroy the wedding to send the villager a message that they must move because the Russians want the Jewish people to move so they can take over their lands and homes. Hodel wants to marry Perchik and they ask for Tevye's approval and he refuses at first and then they tell Tevye that they are not asking for his approval, they are just asking for his blessing. They tell him, regardless of what he says, that they will get married anyway. Once again, Tevye must choose between his usual ways and the happiness of his daughter Hodel. Tevye chooses to give his approval and blessing to his daughter and Perchik to marry even though Perchik is not rich or has nothing to offer his daughter other than love. Hodel and Perchik get married and Perchik goes away for a while and then Hodel leaves to be with her husband many miles away from her family who she may never see again. At the end of the film his third daughter Chava wants to marry Fyedka and no matter what they both tell him, he will not approve of this marriage. He even tells his daughter that he will disown her if she stays with him. A few days later the two are nowhere to be found and Tevye tells Golde that his daughter Chava is dead to them, she doesn't exist. At the end of this movie all the villagers move to different places in the world and leave their homeland there. Tevye says goodbye to Tzeitel and Motel and wishes them happiness in Warsaw until they can move to America. Chava comes to visit his family before they leave and Tevye doesn't even acknowledge his daughter's existence and she begs him to talk. Tevye says nothing, but when he leaves he whispers "God be with you!" and Tzeitel hears this and shouts it to Chava as he leaves. Eventually Tevye, his wife and their two young daughters are leaving their village to look for a new one and the violinist follows them and plays at the same time. This gives Tevye a sense of hope and happiness for his future. The main instrument heard in the film is a violin. The music in this movie plays before a song starts to alert you that a piece of music is about to start. Some of the songs in this movie are very famous like "If I Were a Rich Man" and "Matchmaker, Matchmaker". Most of the music heard in the film is very moderate and slow, but there are some that are fast. Almost every time someone sings a song, the person starts by simply saying the lyrics and then gradually sings them. Some of the characters in the film fit the role they play but don't seem capable of singing the songs they are performing. There is a song that has a lot of importance for the film and it is "Tradition", this song that we hear throughout the film. When "tradition" is present at the beginning of the film, we see the people and their traditions in the town of Anetevka through Tevye's eyes. The traditions of the villagers are very important to them and they never forget what it means to them. The music in this film is very well structured. The music is adapted and directed by John Williams and is very brilliant. This film was put together very well as a film. All the characters are very important to the film and make the film very powerful. Topol, the man who played Tevye in the film, does a great job capturing the character's love for his daughters and his tradition. Even though the film is called "Fiddler on the Roof", the violinist isn't seen much but is heard many times in the film just to let us know he's around. The way this movie was put together is amazing because it's very difficult to take a stage production and turn it into a movie and make it as good. There were a lot of dance scenes in this movie. When a was shown.