The lyric is based in part on passages from sholem aleichem s 1899 short.
Rich man fiddler on the roof dance.
Watch tony winner katrina lenk bobbi in the new revival of company perform if i were a rich man from fiddler on the roof at miscast 2018.
The title is inspired by a 1902 monologue by sholem aleichem in yiddish ven ikh bin rothschild a reference to the wealth of the rothschild family although the content is quite different.
Direct from broadway australian superstar anthony warlow returns to australia to star in a brand new production of one of the greatest and most loved musica.
It was written by sheldon harnick and jerry bock.
If i were a rich man is a show tune from the 1964 musical fiddler on the roof.
Lenk takes on the role of tevye in the video above.
Love this musical and this song was one of the first musical theatre songs i heard.