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Fun Facts About Fiddler

• Fiddler is being revived on Broadway now, and is set to open Fall 2015.

• Fiddler celebrated its 50th Anniversary last year.
• Tzeitel circles Motel seven times in the wedding.There are several interpretations of the significance of this number: seven is the number of days of creation, and the wedding ceremony is the creation of a new household; seven is the number of times the phrase “when a man takes a wife” occurs in the Bible; seven is the number of times Joshua circled the walls of Jericho in order to bring them down, and in circling her groom a bride brings down any wall that may remain between them.  
• It is widely known that Fiddler on the Roof is based on Sholem Aleichem's stories, but did you know that the real name of this "Jewish Mark Twain" was Solomon Naumovich Rabinovich? His pen name Sholem Aleichem literally means "peace be with you."

• The title of the musical and Boris Aronson's set design for the original production are based Marc Chagall's painting “The Fiddler.”  

• Fiddler on the Roof held the record for the longest-running show on Broadway for 10 years, when it was succeeded by Grease.

• When Fiddler on the Roof premiered in Poland in 1985, the show's authors donated their royalties to preserving the country's Jewish monuments

• Fiddler was nominated for 10 Tony Awards and won nine (all but Best Set Design)