Sheldon Harnick
| Born | April 30, 1924 |
| Hometown | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Spouse | Margery Gray, Elaine May, Mary Boatner |
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Review: Drury Lane has an essential ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ both timeless and brand new
- Neither the famed fiddler nor the titular roof make an appearance in the truly remarkable new Drury Lane Theatre staging of the beloved musical masterpiece by Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick and Joseph Stein, inarguably among the greatest Broadway musicals ever penned and a timeless show about tradition, parenting, change and the last days of an oppressed Jewish community in Anatevka, Russia. ...
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- EntertainmentLA Times
Appreciation: Sheldon Harnick, prolific lyricist behind 'Fiddler' and other beloved musicals
Sheldon Harnick, the Tony-winning lyricist of musical theater, died Friday at 99 of natural causes.
- EntertainmentBillboard
Sheldon Harnick, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Lyricist, Dies at?99
Harnick and composer Jerry Bock made up one of the premier musical-theater songwriting duos of the 1950s and 1960s.
- EntertainmentNY Daily News
Tony-winning ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ lyricist Sheldon Harnick dead at 99
NEW YORK — Tony winner Sheldon Harnick, best known for penning the lyrics to the musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” has died. He was 99. Harnick’s spokesman Sean Katz confirmed that he died Friday at his Manhattan home, The New York Times reports. The Chicago native and Army veteran moved to New York in his 20s to pursue a career in songwriting. The revue “Leonard Sillman’s New Faces of 1952″ ...
- EntertainmentThe Hollywood Reporter
Sheldon Harnick, Famed ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Lyricist, Dies at 99
Sheldon Harnick, the nimble lyricist who partnered with composer Jerry Bock to create the songs for some of Broadway’s greatest musicals, including Fiddler on the Roof, Fiorello! and She Loves Me, has died Friday. He was 99. Harnick died of natural causes at his apartment overlooking Central Park on the Upper West Side, spokesperson Sean Katz told The Hollywood […]
- EntertainmentDeadline
Sheldon Harnick Dies: ‘Fiddler On The Roof’ Lyricist Was 99
Sheldon Harnick, whose lyrics for the acclaimed stage and film musical Fiddler on the Roof are some of the most recognizable and beloved in Broadway history, died Friday at his home in Manhattan. He was 99. His death was announced by spokesman Sean Katz. In collaborations with composer Jerry Bock, Harnick gave Broadway some of […]
- EntertainmentAssociated Press
Tony-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick 'Fiddler on the Roof' creator, dies at 99
Tony- and Grammy Award-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick, who with composer Jerry Bock made up the premier musical-theater songwriting duos of the 1950s and 1960s with shows such as "Fiddler on the Roof," "Fiorello!" and "The Apple Tree," has died. Known for his wry, subtle humor and deft wordplay, Harnick died in his sleep Friday in New York City of natural causes, said Sean Katz, Harnick's publicist. Broadway artists paid their respects on social media, with “Schmigadoon!” writer Cinco Paul c
- EntertainmentSouth Bend Tribune
American Theatre Guild presents ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ at the Morris Performing Arts Center
Performances are Feb. 3 to 5, 2023, and are part of the musical's current national tour.
- EntertainmentDayton Daily News, Ohio
A beloved 'Fiddler' plays Dayton
Jun. 18—It's Father's Day and the perfect time to pay tribute to one of the most iconic fathers of all — Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof." He's a poor dairyman with a wife and five daughters, struggling to keep his faith when his village in Czarist Russia is threatened by pogroms and his traditional values are challenged by changing times. What's a father to do? It's the central question in one ...
- EntertainmentThe Wrap
‘Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen’ Film Review: The Making of ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ 50 Years Later
Daniel Raim tracks the miracle of miracles that turned the Broadway hit into a film that remains one of the screen's greatest musical adaptations
- EntertainmentExaminer Enterprise
Broadway revival of 'Fiddler on the Roof' is coming to Bartlesville
The Tony-nominated Broadway revival of "Fiddler on the Roof" is coming to the Bartlesville Community Center on March 4.
