Our 90th Anniversary production, running 12th–16th April 2011 at the Spa Centre, is the Broadway smash hit Fiddler on the Roof.

About the show

With music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, Fiddler on the Roof features songs including Sunrise, Sunset; Matchmaker; and the show-stopping If I Were A Rich Man. Set in Tsarist Russia in 1905, the story centres on Tevye, the father of five daughters, and his attempts to maintain his family and religious traditions while outside influences encroach upon their lives. He must cope with both the strong-willed actions of his three older daughters – each one’s choice of husband moves further away from the customs of her faith – and with the edict of the Tsar that evicts the Jews from their village.

The original Broadway production of the show, which opened in 1964, was the first ever run of a musical to surpass the 3,000 performance mark, and held the record for the longest-running Broadway musical for almost 10 years until it was overtaken by Grease. It remains the 14th longest-running show in Broadway history. The production was nominated for ten Tony Awards and won nine, including best musical, score, book, direction and choreography. It spawned four Broadway revivals and a successful 1971 film adaptation, and the show has enjoyed enduring international popularity.

This LWMS revival reunites the successful team behind our acclaimed 2009 production, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers: directer Judi Walton, musical director Gary Lewis and choreographer Nikki Shurvinton.

90th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

Friday 16th and Saturday 17th September 2011
at the Town Hall, Royal Leamington Spa

The Anniversary Concert is only part of our 90th Birthday celebrations. The full programme will be published soon but, if you have been a member or associated with Leamington and Warwick Musical (Operatic) Society, please contact us. Why? Well, you may wish to be part of the Concert but, as we are organising a pictorial exhibition detailing the Society’s history, we are keen to obtain photographs, memorabilia or nostalgic anecdotes.

So, what have you got stored in your attic? Do contact our Chairman, Martin Key, on 01926 311876 or email mrkey.martin@btinternet.com.