[The Duchess of Mint]

Dear Fiddler on the Roof Fans,

If you have any disaster/ mistake/ prank stories which relate to your production of FotR, feel free to share those stories here.

Thanks in advance for your replies.

[Mark Walton]

In an original Broadway cast rehearsal, Zero Mostel was rehearsing the pre-wedding scene with Joanna Merlin and Austin Pendleton (Tzeitel and Motel). At the point where he would normally ask a trembling Tzeitel and Motel, "Well children, when shall we make the wedding?", he said: "Well children...LUNCH!" and stalked out, probably leaving Joanna and Austin doubled over laughing.

[Charlotte_Lucyx]

Hehe, I havent got any yet, but we have only been rehearsing two weeks.

However in my audition for Chava, instead of singing "You bring the groom" I said "You bring the Broom" I dunno how i managed to stay on track after that

[ilovemusicals]

We've had a few funny things...The part in the wedding scene when the bar tender is giving the speech and he says " and may they live to gether in peace" he forgot the next part, which was supposed to be "amen" and instead said So There!!, and then the chorus automatically yelled back...SO THERE!! We started laughing so hard when we relized....on another night, when Lazar and tevye are fighting in the wedding scene, the Rabbi came up to say "i say...I say ...lets sit down.." but i guess he forgot his line and instead he same up and said "I say..I say...(he looks around frantically) AAAAAAMEN!! It was very funny.

[reedzee]

It's almost impossible to keep a straight face when Tevye says, "AND YOU CAN KEEP YOUR DISEASED CHICKEEEEEEENS!!!!" He purposely says it so ridiculously, it's so hard not to just burst out laughing.

[Buff Daddy]

In our production, the Russian soldiers also double as the Bottle Dancers at the wedding. The cast had given the soldiers names just for the fun of it, one of which was Boris.

When the Bottle dancers came out and did their thing we were told to cheer and encourage the dancers. Some of the younger members of the cast didn't click that the dancers and the soldiers were actually two separate characters so we calling out the the dancers "Go Boris!!"

Buff

[Cake_in_Song]

I tripped on my skirt and almost fell of my ladder while singing "TEVYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" It's not my fault my costume was impractical.

[BroadwayBeast]

Not really a disaster, but I was The Fish/Bagel Boy/Rumor soloist/Bottle Dancer in this show! And Right when i went out to say "Bagels Fresh Bagels" my nose bursted out bleeding! And it kept bleeding up until the Bottle Dance, So I went onstage with a huge piece of toilet paper sticking out of my nose, and with blood on my face...it was quite embarrising!