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Arnold Perl was the first to dramatize the Tevya stories of Sholom Aleichem. He constructed THE WORLD OF SHOLOM ALEICHEM in 1953. It later moved to Broadway, debuting at the Rialto in 1982. His play TEVYA AND HIS DAUGHTERS debuted at Carnegie Hall in 1957. With his permission and influence, the stories became the basis of the wildly popular Broadway musical FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, which opened in 1972 and has enjoyed many subsequent revivals, as well as a film adaptation. Perl also wrote for several television series, including “The Naked City,” “The Doctors and the Nurses,” “N.Y.P.D.,” and “Malcolm X.”
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