Fiddler on the Roof

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Original Cast

... Tevye, the Dairyman (15 replacements)	Zero Mostel
... Golde, his wife (10 replacements)	Maria Karnilova
... Tzeitel (6 replacements)	Joanna Merlin
... Hodel (3 replacements)	Julia Migenes
... Chava (1 replacement)	Tanya Everett
... Shprintze (3 replacements)	Marilyn Rogers
... Bielke (5 replacements)	Linda Ross
... Yente, the Matchmaker (2 replacements)	Beatrice Arthur
... Motel, the Tailor (3 replacements)	Austin Pendelton
... Perchik, the Student (3 replacements)	Bert Convy
... Lazar Wolf, the Butcher (4 replacements)	Michael Granger
... Mordcha, the Innkeeper (2 replacements)	Zvee Scooler
... Rabbi (1 replacement)	Gluck Sandor
... Mendel, his Son (3 replacements)	Leonard Frey
... Avram, the Bookseller (5 replacements)	Paul Lipson
... Nachum, the Beggar (3 replacements)	Maurice Edwards
... Grandma Tzeitel (5 replacements)	Sue Babel
... Fruma-Sarah (2 replacements)	Carol Sawyer
... Constable	Joseph Sullivan (ii)
... Fyedka (7 replacements)	Joe Ponazecki
... Shandel, Motel's mother (3 replacements)	Helen Verbit
... The Fiddler (3 replacements)	Gino Conforti
... Shloime, the Bagel Man (1 replacement)	John C. Attle
... Yitzuk, the Streetsweeper (4 replacements)	Sammy Bayes
... Chaim, the Fishmonger	Lorenzo Bianco
... Duvidel, the Seltzer Man (1 replacement)	Duane Bodin
... Surcha (1 replacement)	Sarah Felcher
... Label, the Woodsman	Tony Gardell
... Hershel, the Potseller (1 replacement)	Louis Genevrino
... Yankel, the Grocer	Ross Gifford
... Schmeril, the Baker (1 replacement)	Dan Jasin
... Fredel (5 replacements)	Sandra Kazan
... Yakov, the Knifeseller (1 replacement)	Thom Koutsoukos
... Berille (4 replacements)	Sharon Lerit
... Mirala (2 replacements)	Sylvia Mann
... Sima (2 replacements)	Peff Modelski
... Rivka (3 replacements)	Irene Paris
... Moishe, the Cobbler (1 replacement)	Charles Rule
... Anya (4 replacements)	Roberta Senn
... Yussel, the Hatmaker (3 replacements)	Mitch Thomas
... Vladimir (6 replacements)	Tom Abbott
... Sasha (4 replacements)	Robert Berdeen
... Ilyitch	Robert Currie

Swings & Alternates

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Standbys

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Understudies

... Tevye, the Dairyman (3 replacements)	Paul Lipson
... Golde, his wife (4 replacements)	Helen Verbit
... Tzeitel (4 replacements)	Irene Paris
... Hodel (4 replacements)	Sandra Kazan
... Chava (4 replacements)	Sharon Lerit
... Shprintze (3 replacements)	Sue Babel
... Bielke (3 replacements)	Sue Babel
... Yente, the Matchmaker (4 replacements)	Helen Verbit
... Motel, the Tailor (3 replacements)	Leonard Frey
... Perchik, the Student (3 replacements)	Leonard Frey
... Lazar Wolf, the Butcher (3 replacements)	Paul Lipson
... Mordcha, the Innkeeper (1 replacement)	Thom Koutsoukos
... Mendel, his Son (1 replacement)	Dan Jasin
... Avram, the Bookseller (3 replacements)	Maurice Edwards
... Grandma Tzeitel (4 replacements)	Sylvia Mann
... Fruma-Sarah (5 replacements)	Irene Paris
... Nachum, the Begger	John C. Attle
... Constable	Ross Gifford
... Fyedka (3 replacements)	Robert Berdeen
... The Fiddler (4 replacements)	Sammy Bayes

The credits below document roles that did not appear in opening night programs. They could be eliminated before opening, added after opening or who are listed in reliable sources as replacements but without the role they took over being specified.

... Bluma	Jane Bergere no date entered yet - no date entered yet role added during run Anna Perez no date entered yet - no date entered yet role added during run Lee Arthur no date entered yet - no date entered yet role added during run Jan Myers no date entered yet - no date entered yet role added during run Sue Babel no date entered yet - no date entered yet role added during run
... Priest	Charles Durning role cut after Detroit