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Opening Nights

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

A new series looking at the stories behind the opening nights of well-known musicals.
1: Fiddler on the Roof. Russell Davies traces the transformation of SholomAleichem's stories,
Tevye the Milkman, into the blockbusting musical that opened on Broadway in 1964 and ran for eight years. Recalling the crucial decisions along the way are lyricist Sheldon Harnick and composer
Jerry Bock , together with those who took part in the show and the critics who saw it from the other side of the footlights. Producer Richard Bannerman

Contributors

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

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