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Opening Nights

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Russell Davies looks at the stories behind the opening nights of well known musicals. 1: Fiddler on the Roof. Sholom Aleichem 's story about Tevye the milkman was turned into a musical that was so successful it ran on Broadway for eight years from 1964. With lyricist Sheldon Harnick and composer Jerry Bock. Producer Richard Bannerman

Contributors

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Russell Davies
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Sholom Aleichem
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Sheldon Harnick
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Jerry Bock.
Producer:
Richard Bannerman
Source: Radio Times

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