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    whether it is physical‚ emotional or otherwise‚ with an entity‚ which may be a community‚ place or ideal. The importance of the desire to belong can be seen in the texts‚ Romulus My Father by Raimond Gaita‚ Mao’s Last Dancer by Li Cunxin and Fiddler On The Roof by Norman Jewison‚ all which explore potential barriers to affinity. These barriers can be described as the inability to make connections due to a different cultural background‚ physical isolation and conflict caused by differing ideals‚ which

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    the track features rapper Eve‚ who had previously collaborated with Stefani on the 2001 single "Let Me Blow Ya Mind". "Rich Girl" is a remake of Louchie Lou & Michie One’s 1993 song of the same name‚ which was in turn an adaptation of the Fiddler on the Roof song "If I Were a Rich Man". In the song‚ Stefani discusses dreams of wealth and luxury. She has said that the song is from the perspective of "when she was just an Orange County girl". The last song to be included on the album‚ "Rich Girl"

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    19th century. The use of a secondhand narrator leaves plenty of room for doubt throughout the story-is Tevye trustworthy? Is Aleichem trustworthy? Is it possible that in the re-telling of this story there has been some confusion? In the movie Fiddler on the Roof‚ directed by Norman Jewison in 1971‚ there are several instances where Tevye speaks directly to the camera. As a viewer‚ I felt that Tevye was speaking what he believed to be the

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    are Funny Girl (1968)‚ Fiddler on the Roof (1971)‚ and Yentl (1983)‚ all of which cover different eras and themes of Jewish history‚ including Jews in Eastern Europe‚ immigration and religious change‚ and Jewish assimilation in the United States. In different ways‚ all these films cover different aspects of Jewish life and experience realistically based on historical accounts and reflect on the culture of tradition turning to modernization. Beginning with Fiddler on the Roof‚ whose setting is chronologically

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    ancestors. All of these scenarios may seem like random pieces of information that do not relate at all‚ but the truth is they all have one factor in common‚ they are some of the most popular musicals in history. The Wizard of Oz‚ Mary Poppins‚ and Fiddler on the Roof‚ are just

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    Running When Threatened In the opening scene of the Academy Award winning film “Fiddler on the Roof‚” Tevye‚ an orthodox Russian Jew‚ shimmies and bellows about tradition as he lays out the familial roles of every person in the town of Anatevka. Tevye embraces these defined roles‚ content to adhere to the status quo‚ until his daughters grow up and feel the pull of modernism. At this point‚ torn between his family and his customs‚ Tevye decides to let his children do what they believe is right

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    Horizon High School‚ AZ) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical: Cooper Hallstrom as Danny in Grease (Valley Youth Theatre‚ AZ) Tanner Van Parys as Beast in Beauty and the Beast (Desert Stages Theatre‚ Scottsdale‚ AZ) Nick Wren as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof (Xavier/Brophy Theatre‚ AZ) Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical: Asijah Adolph as Dorothy in The Wiz (Greasepaint Youtheatre‚ AZ) Lindsey Brown as Gertrude in Seussical Jr. (Spotlight Youth Theatre‚ AZ) Maddie Farnsworth as Jo March

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    History of Jerome Robbins 1918-1998 Jerome Robbins is known as a world-renowned choreographer of ballets created for the New York City Ballet‚ Ballets U.S.A.‚ American Ballet Theatre‚ and other international companies. In addition he also received recognition for his work don’t in commercial theater. He was a director of musicals‚ plays‚ and movies and television programs. This dual interest produced a staggering number of ballets and staging of musical plays‚ notable for their diversity

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    left the company to join New York City Ballet. By the late 1950’s‚ Robbins took a step away from the ballet world and focused on his Broadway career. In this time‚ he worked on musicals such as The King and I‚ West Side Story‚ Gypsy‚ and Fiddler on the Roof. By 1969‚ Robbins went back to work with New York City Ballet with his first piece being Dances at a Gathering. In 1988‚ Robbins retired from New York City Ballet‚ but continued to choreograph for them until 1998. In his six-decade career

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    readers mind to change the prospective of the author. Also this short story ignites a moral of honesty. Bel Kaufman was born 10 May 1911‚ Berlin‚ Germany. She is the granddaughter of famed Yiddish writer Sholom Aleichem‚ on whose stories Fiddler on the Roof is based. Kaufman was raised in Odessa and Moscow before emigrating to the U.S. in 1924 at age twelve. Despite knowing no English when she came to the U.S.‚ she graduated from South Side High School (New Jersey). In 1929 she went on to earn

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