List of awards and nominations for Fiddler on the Roof

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Fiddler on the Roof was one of the most successful musicals of the "golden age of musicals". Its original Broadway production in 1964 was the first run of a musical in history to surpass the 3,000 performance mark. Fiddler held the record for the longest-running Broadway musical for almost 10 years until Grease surpassed its run. The production was extraordinarily profitable and highly acclaimed.[1] A successful 1971 film adaptation, and the show has enjoyed enduring international popularity, continuing to be a very popular choice for school and community productions.[2]

The original production was nominated for ten Tony Awards, winning nine, including Best Musical, score, book, direction, and Robbins won for best direction and choreography. Zero Mostel and Maria Karnilova won as best leading actor and actress. In 1972, the show won a special Tony on becoming the longest-running musical in Broadway history. Its revivals have also been honored. At the 1981 Tony Awards, Bernardi was nominated as best actor. Ten years later, the 1991 revival won for best revival, and Topol was nominated as best actor. The 2004 revival was nominated for six Tony Awards and three Drama Desk Awards but won none. The 2007 West End revival was nominated for Olivier Awards for best revival, and Goodman was nominated as best actor.

The musical's major awards and nominations are listed below:

Original Broadway production[]

Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee Result
1965 Tony Award Best Musical Won
Best Book of a Musical Joseph Stein Won
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Zero Mostel Won
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical Maria Karnilova Won
Best Producer Harold Prince Won
Best Director Jerome Robbins Won
Best Composer and Lyricist Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick Won
Best Choreography Jerome Robbins Won
Best Costume Design Patricia Zipprodt Won
Best Scenic Design Boris Aronson Nominated
1972 Tony Award (special) Longest-running Musical in Broadway History Won

1981 Broadway revival[]

Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee Result
1981 Tony Award Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Herschel Bernardi Nominated

1990 Broadway revival[]

Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee Result
1991 Tony Award Best Revival of a Musical Won
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Topol Nominated

2004 Broadway revival[]

Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee Result
2004 Tony Award Best Revival of a Musical Nominated
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Alfred Molina Nominated
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical John Cariani Nominated
Best Scenic Design Tom Pye Nominated
Best Lighting Design Brian MacDevitt Nominated
Best Orchestrations Don Walker and Larry Hochman Nominated
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival of a Musical Nominated
Outstanding Actor in a Musical Alfred Molina Nominated
Outstanding Set Design Tom Pye Nominated

2007 London revival[]

Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee Result
2008 Laurence Olivier Award Best Musical Revival Nominated
Best Actor in a Musical Henry Goodman Nominated

2015 Broadway revival[]

Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee Result
2016 Tony Award[3] Best Revival of a Musical Nominated
Best Actor in a Musical Danny Burstein Nominated
Best Choreography Hofesh Shechter Nominated
Drama Desk Award[4] Outstanding Revival of a Musical Nominated
Outstanding Actor in a Musical Danny Burstein Won
Outstanding Director of a Musical Bartlett Sher Won
Drama League Award[5] Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical Nominated
Distinguished Performance Danny Burstein Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Award[6] Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) Nominated
Outstanding Actor in a Musical Danny Burstein Won
2017 Grammy Award[7] Best Musical Theater Album Nominated

2018 Yiddish production[]

Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee Result
2019 Lucille Lortel Awards[8] Outstanding Revival Nominated
Outstanding Director Joel Grey Nominated
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical Steven Skybell Won
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Jackie Hoffman Nominated
Drama League Award[9] Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical Nominated
Distinguished Performance Award Steven Skybell Nominated
Drama Desk Award[10] Outstanding Revival of a Musical Won
Outstanding Actor in a Musical Steven Skybell Nominated
Outstanding Director of a Musical Joel Grey Nominated
Outstanding Orchestrations Larry Blank Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Award[11] Outstanding Revival of a Musical Won
Outstanding Director of a Musical Joel Grey Nominated
Outstanding Actor in a Musical Steven Skybell Nominated
Chita Rivera Awards[12] Outstanding Ensemble Nominated
Off-Broadway Alliance Awards[13] Best Musical Revival Won
New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards[14] Special Citation Won

2019 West End revival[]

Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee Result
2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards[15][16] Best Musical Nominated
Best Musical Performance Andy Nyman Nominated
2020 Laurence Olivier Awards[17] Best Musical Revival Won
Best Actor in a Musical Andy Nyman Nominated
Best Actress in a Musical Judy Kuhn Nominated
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Stewart Clarke Nominated
Best Director Trevor Nunn Nominated
Best Theatre Choreographer Matt Cole Nominated
Best Costume Design Jonathan Lipman Nominated
Best Original Score or New Orchestrations Jason Carr Nominated

Notes[]

  1. ^ Kantor, p. 302: "The 1960s was the decade that nurtured long-running blockbusters in unprecedented quantities: ten musicals passed the rarefied 1,000 performance mark, three of them passed the 2,000 mark (Hello, Dolly!, a Merrick smash, grossed $27 million on Broadway), and one, Fiddler on the Roof, passed the 3,000 mark, earning back $1,574 for every dollar put into it."
  2. ^ TIME magazine reported in its May 26, 2008, issue, p. 51, that this musical ranked as the seventh most frequently produced musical by U.S. high schools in 2007.
  3. ^ "'Hamilton' Leads the Tony Award Nominations". nytimes.com. May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  4. ^ Viagas, Robert (April 28, 2016). "She Loves Me Leads Drama Desk Nominations". Playbill.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  5. ^ Gans, Andrew (April 20, 2016). "2016 Drama League Awards Nominations Announced". Playbill.com. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  6. ^ Viagas, Robert (May 9, 2016). "Bright Star and The Humans Win Top 2016 NY Outer Critics Circle Awards". Playbill.com. Retrieved May 9, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "2017 Grammy Awards: Complete list of nominees". Los Angeles Times. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  8. ^ Miller, Deb (April 27, 2019). "Broadway and Off-Broadway Nominations for the 2019 Chita Rivera Awards". dcmetrotheaterarts.com. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  9. ^ "THE 85th ANNUAL DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS NOMINEES". April 17, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  10. ^ Fierberg, Ruth (June 2, 2019). "Tootsie, Hadestown, and The Ferryman Lead 2019 Drama Desk Award Winners". Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  11. ^ Lefkowitz, Andy (May 13, 2019). "Hadestown Leads Winners of 2019 Outer Critics Circle Awards". Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  12. ^ "2019 Lucille Lortel Awards Nominees & Recipients - The Lucille Lortel Awards". lortelaward.com. May 5, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  13. ^ Lefkowitz, Andy (May 22, 2019). "What the Constitution Means to Me, Yiddish Fiddler & More Win Off-Broadway Alliance Awards". broadway.com. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  14. ^ Lefkowitz, Andy (May 6, 2019). "The Ferryman, Tootsie, Constitution Win 2019 New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards; Yiddish Fiddler Earns Special Citation". broadway.com. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  15. ^ "The 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards shortlist in full". www.standard.co.uk. 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  16. ^ Paskett, Zoe (2019-11-25). "The 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards winners in full". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  17. ^ "Olivier Awards 2020 with Mastercard - Theatre's Biggest Night". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 2021-01-18.

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