Broadway choreography

Who choreographed Fiddler on the Roof?

Hofesh Shechter, Jerome Robbins, Julia Cheng were credited for the choreography recognized by the Tony Award, Olivier Award.

1 choreography award4 nominationsFirst honored 1965

Choreography awards for Fiddler on the Roof

YearAwardChoreographerResult
1965Tony AwardJerome RobbinsWon
2016Tony AwardHofesh ShechterNominated
2020Olivier AwardJerome RobbinsNominated
2025Olivier AwardJulia ChengNominated

Productions are listed under the year of the award; revivals can bring new choreography — and new nominations — for the same show.

About the show

Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in the Pale of Settlement of Imperial Russia in or around 1905. It is based on "Tevye the Dairyman" and other short stories by Sholem Aleichem. The story centers on Tevye, a Jewish milkman in the fictional village of Anatevka, who attempts to maintain his people's traditions as outside influences encroach upon his family's lives. He must cope with the strong-willed actions of his three older daughters who wish to marry for love; their choices of husbands are successively less palatable for Tevye. An edict of the tsar eventually evicts the Jews from their village.

The original Broadway production of the show, which opened in 1964, was the first musical theatre run in history to surpass 3,000 performances. 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 critically acclaimed, winning nine Tony Awards, including best musical, score, book, direction and choreography. It spawned five Broadway revivals and a highly successful 1971 film adaptation and has enjoyed enduring international popularity. It has also been a popular choice for school and community productions.

From the Wikipedia article “Fiddler on the Roof”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Award data from Wikipedia lists of Tony, Drama Desk and Olivier choreography awards (CC BY-SA 4.0).