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Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles

2019

Documentary, Self: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Austin Pendleton, Fran Lebowitz ...

Documentary The origin story behind one of Broadway's most beloved musicals, Fiddler on The Roof, and its creative roots in early 1960s New York, when "tradition" was on the wane as gender roles, sexuality, race relations and religion were evolving.

	Author	Review
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"Essential viewing for musical theater nuts."	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"An exhilarating, expansive, warts-and-all look into 1964 Broadway phenomenon (...) 'Fiddler' makes itself essential viewing by chronicling the turbulent genesis of a global sensation (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	David Rooney Variety	"A richly detailed survey of the origins and evolution of the 1964 musical classic"	POS
United States	Jason Zinoman The New York Times	"A fascinating love letter to 'Fiddler on the Roof' asks: What makes the quintessentially Jewish musical speak to everyone?"	POS
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"''Fiddler’ speaks to the heart (...) this engaging and enlightening documentary is stuffed with anecdotes, history and information"	POS
United Kingdom	Leslie Felperin The Guardian	"The clip of the Temptations singing a cover of 'If I Were a Rich Man' is worth the price of admission alone (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Ireland	Donald Clarke Irish Times	"A delight (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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