《屋顶上的提琴手》：散发着人文气息的音乐剧

Jerome Robbins and his humanistic musical Fiddler on the Roof

中国观众对于音乐剧的爱总是与“四大名剧”有着千丝万缕的关联，先是被史诗巨作《悲惨世界》的沉重使命感所震撼，接着又在《猫》中获得精彩歌舞秀的视觉享受，继而又在《剧院魅影》里水晶吊灯坠落的瞬间获得惊悚的快感，观众看得最多的是大制作。之后到来的迪斯尼的《狮子王》是一家三口最好的剧场约会，《42街》是百老汇版超女快男，

Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock,lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein.Its Broadway premiere production was choreographed and staged by Jerome Robbins.The fiddler in the title is a meta- phor for survival,through tradition and joyful- ness,in a life of uncertainty and imbalance.The original Broadway production of the show,which opened in 1964,was the first musical to surpass the 3,000 performance mark,and it held the record for the longest-running Broadway musical for almost 10 years.The show was highly acclaimed and nominated for ten Tony Awards,winning nine, including Best Musical,score,book,direction and choreography.It spawned four Broadway revivals, a successful 1971 film adaptation,and has enjoyed enduring international popularity.Fiddler on the Roof is also a very popular choice for school and community productions.