A new film of 'Fiddler On The Roof' is being made.
The classic is being remade with the Hamilton director overseeing the shootA brand new film version of the iconic classic 'Fiddler On The Roof' is in development, according to reports. Revealed last night in Deadline, the film will be directed by Thomas Kail (the original director of Hamilton and director on Fosse/Verdon) with a new screenplay by Steven Levenson (Dear Evan Hansen).
The original stage show, which follows Tevye the milkman, his wife and five daughters as they face oppression in Tsarist Russia, was directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins, with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and book by Joseph Stein. It won nine Tony Awards including Best Musical after it first premiered in 1964. It went on to be adapted for the silver screen in 1971, directed by Norman Jewison, where it won three Oscars.
More news to follow when it becomes available. Watch this space.....!
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