<P> The cast included Zero Mostel as Tevye the milkman , Maria Karnilova as his wife Golde ( each of whom won a Tony for their performances ) , Beatrice Arthur as Yente the matchmaker , Austin Pendleton as Motel , Bert Convy as Perchik the student revolutionary , Gino Conforti as the fiddler , and Julia Migenes as Hodel . Mostel ad - libbed increasingly as the run went on , `` which drove the authors up the wall . '' Joanna Merlin originated the role of Tzeitel , which was later assumed by Bette Midler during the original run . Carol Sawyer was Fruma Sarah , Adrienne Barbeau took a turn as Hodel , and Pia Zadora played the youngest daughter , Bielke . Both Peg Murray and Dolores Wilson made extended appearances as Golde , while other stage actors who have played Tevye include Herschel Bernardi , Theodore Bikel and Harry Goz ( in the original Broadway run ) , and Leonard Nimoy . Mostel 's understudy in the original production , Paul Lipson , went on to appear as Tevye in more performances than any other actor ( until Chaim Topol ) , clocking over 2,000 performances in the role in the original run and several revivals . Florence Stanley took over the role of Yente nine months into the run . The production earned $1,574 for every dollar invested in it . It was nominated for ten Tony Awards , winning nine , including Best Musical , score , book , direction and choreography , and acting awards for Mostel and Karnilova . </P>
<P> The cast included Zero Mostel as Tevye the milkman , Maria Karnilova as his wife Golde ( each of whom won a Tony for their performances ) , Beatrice Arthur as Yente the matchmaker , Austin Pendleton as Motel , Bert Convy as Perchik the student revolutionary , Gino Conforti as the fiddler , and Julia Migenes as Hodel . Mostel ad - libbed increasingly as the run went on , `` which drove the authors up the wall . '' Joanna Merlin originated the role of Tzeitel , which was later assumed by Bette Midler during the original run . Carol Sawyer was Fruma Sarah , Adrienne Barbeau took a turn as Hodel , and Pia Zadora played the youngest daughter , Bielke . Both Peg Murray and Dolores Wilson made extended appearances as Golde , while other stage actors who have played Tevye include Herschel Bernardi , Theodore Bikel and Harry Goz ( in the original Broadway run ) , and Leonard Nimoy . Mostel 's understudy in the original production , Paul Lipson , went on to appear as Tevye in more performances than any other actor ( until Chaim Topol ) , clocking over 2,000 performances in the role in the original run and several revivals . Florence Stanley took over the role of Yente nine months into the run . The production earned $1,574 for every dollar invested in it . It was nominated for ten Tony Awards , winning nine , including Best Musical , score , book , direction and choreography , and acting awards for Mostel and Karnilova . </P>
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Tzeitel
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