If I Were Rich Man Fiddler On The Roof
Watch tony winner katrina lenk bobbi in the new revival of company perform if i were a rich man from fiddler on the roof at miscast 2018.
If i were rich man fiddler on the roof. The lyric is based in part on passages from sholem aleichem s 1899 short. Tevye dear god you made many many poor people. Fiddler on the roof cast fiddler on the roof soundtrack. Direct from broadway australian superstar anthony warlow returns to australia to star in a brand new production of one of the greatest and most loved musica.
Lenk takes on the role of tevye in the video above. Love this musical and this song was one of the first musical theatre songs i heard. The title is inspired by a 1902 monologue by sholem aleichem in yiddish ven ikh bin rothschild a reference to the wealth of the rothschild family although the content is quite different. It was written by sheldon harnick and jerry bock.
I realize of course that it s no shame to be poor. The song is performed by tevye the main character in the musical and reflects his dreams of glory. Hope i didn t ruin it lol this is if i were a rich man from the classic. If i were a rich man is a show tune from the 1964 musical fiddler on the roof.