Jerry Bock
Jerrold Lewis "Jerry" Bock (November 23, 1928 – November 3, 2010) was an American musical theater composer. He received the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama with Sheldon Harnick for their 1959 musical Fiorello! and the Tony Award for Best Composer and Lyricist for the 1964 musical Fiddler on the Roof with Harnick.
Biography
Born in New Haven, Connecticut and raised in Flushing, Queens, New York, Bock studied the piano as a child. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he wrote the musical Big As Life, which toured the state and enjoyed a run in Chicago. After graduation he spent three summers at the Tamiment Playhouse in the Poconos and wrote for early television revues with lyricist Larry Holofcener.
Career
He made his Broadway debut in 1955 when he and Lawrence Holofcener contributed songs to Catch a Star. The following year the duo collaborated on the musical Mr. Wonderful, designed for Sammy Davis, Jr., after which they worked on Ziegfeld Follies of 1956, which closed out-of-town.
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ALBUMS
- Il violinista sul tetto (2002-2003 Italian cast) released: 2003
- Fiddler on the Roof released: 2003
- Fiddler on the Roof (1967 original London cast) released: 2001
- Fiorello! (original Broadway cast) released: 1993
- Fiddler on the Roof (1971 film cast) released: 1989
- The Apple Tree (2007-03-07 Roundabout Theater cast) released:
- Tenderloin (1960 original Broadway cast) released:
- The Apple Tree (2005 Encores! cast) released:
- The Apple Tree (1966 original Broadway cast) released:
- Harnick (Compositions) / Fiddler on the Roof - Highlights released:
- The Rothschilds released:
Fiddler on the Roof
Released 2003- Prologue / Tradition
- Matchmaker
- If I Were a Rich Man
- Sabbath Prayer
- To Life
- Miracle of Miracles
- The Dream
- Sunrise, Sunset
- Wedding Dance
- Now I Have Everything
- Do You Love Me?
- The Rumor
- Far From the Home I Love
- Anatevka
- "Along the way we dropped a number of songs..."
- When Messiah Comes
- "Here's a song that was to have been in Fiddler..."
- How Much Richer Could One Man Be?
- "It's very seldom that Jerry Bock and I have written for stars..."
- If I Were a Rich Man
- If I Were a Rich Man
- The recording session
- Zero
- Where the dancing girls went
- A musical with a sad ending
- The appeal of the show
- "Do You Love Me?"
- "Sunrise, Sunset"
Fiddler on the Roof (1967 original London cast)
Released 2001- Tradition
- Matchmaker
- If I Were A Rich Man
- Sabbath Prayer
- To Life
- Miracle Of Miracles
- Tevye's Dream
- Sunrise Sunset
- Bottle Dance
- Now I Have Everything
- Do You Love Me
- Far From The Home I Love
- Anatevka
- Early sketch for "The Dream"
- Early version of "Sabbath Prayer"
- Early version of "Sunrise Sunset"
- Earlier sketch for "The Dream"
- We Haven't Missed A Sabbath Yet
The Apple Tree (2005 Encores! cast)
- The Lady or the Tiger (Prelude)
- I'll Tell You a Truth
- Make Way
- [underscoring]
- [dialogue]
- Victory Is Ours / [underscoring]
- Forbidden Love (In Gaul)
- Barbera, How Could You
- [dialogue]
- The Apple Tree (reprise)
- I've Got What You Want
- [underscoring] / [dialogue]
- Tiger, Tiger
- Make Way (reprise)
- [underscoring]
- Which Door
- I'll Tell You a Truth (reprise)
- Passionella Mini-Overture
- Oh, to Be a Movie Star
- Dialogue / [underscoring]
- Gorgeous
- [underscoring] / [dialogue]
The Apple Tree (1966 original Broadway cast)
- Eden Prelude
- Here in Eden
- Feelings
- Eve
- Friends
- The Apple Tree (Forbidden Fruit)
- Beautiful, Beautiful World
- It's a Fish
- Go to Sleep, Whatever You Are
- What Makes Me Love Him? / Eden Postlude
- The Lady Or The Tiger? Prelude / I'll Tell You a Truth / Make Way
- Forbidden Love (In Gaul)
- The Apple Tree (reprise)
- I've Got What You Want
- Tiger, Tiger
- Make Way (reprise) / Which Door / I'll Tell You a Truth (reprise)
- Passionella Prelude
- Oh, to Be a Movie Star
- Gorgeous
- (Who, Who, Who, Who) Who Is She?
- I Know
- Wealth
- You Are Not Real
- Passionella Postlude / Finale
The Rothschilds
- Overture
- Pleasure and Privilege
- One Room
- He Tossed a Coin
- Sons
- Everything
- Rothschild and Sons
- Allons!
- Rothschilds and Sons (reprise)
- Finale to Act I: Sons (reprise)
- Act II Opening (Part 1) : Give England Strength
- Act II Opening (Part 2) : This Amazing London Town
- Act II Opening (Part 3) : They Say
- I'm in Love! I'm in Love!
- I'm in Love! I'm in Love (reprise)
- In My Own Lifetime
- Have You Ever Seen a Prettier Little Congress? / Stability
- Bonds
- Finale: The Will
Born: 1928-11-23
Died: 2010-11-03
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To Life!
by: Jerry BockHere's to our prosperity, our good health and
happiness,
and most important ...
To life, to life, la kayim,
La kayim, la kayim, to life,
Here's to the father I tried to be,
Here's to my bride-to-be,
Drink la kayim, to life,
To life, la kayim,
La kayim, la kayim, to life,
Life has a way of confusing us,
Blessing and bruising us,
Drink la kayim, to life!
God would like us to be joyful, even when our hearts
panting on the floor.
How much more can we be joyful, when there's really
something to be joyful for?
To life, to life, la kayim,
To Tzeitel, my daughter--my wife,
It gives you something to think about,
Something to drink about,
Drink la kayim, to life!
(Le Morta!
Yes, Lazar Wolf?
Drinks for everyone!
What's the occasion?
I'm taking myself a bride!
Who is it?
Tevye's eldest, Tzeitel!)
To Lazar Wolf--
To Tevye!
To Tzeitel, your daughter--my wife!
May all your futures be pleasant ones,
Not like our present ones,
Drink la kayim, to life,
To life, la kayim,
La kayim, la kayim, to life,
It takes a wedding to make us say,
"Let's live another day,"
Drink la kayim, to life!
We'll raise a glass and sip a drop of schnapps in honor
the great
good luck that favors you,
We know that when good fortune favors two such men, it
stands to reason,
we deserve it too!
To us and our good fortune!
Be happy, be healthy, long life!
And if our good fortune never comes,
Here's to whatever comes,
Drink la kayim, to life!
Heaven bless you both, to your health and may we live
together in peace!
May you both be favored with the future of your choice,
May you live to see a thousand reasons to rejoice!
We'll raise a glass and sip a drop of schnapps in honor
the great
good luck that favors you,
We know that when good fortune favors two such men, it
stands to reason,
we deserve it too!
To us and our good fortune!
Be happy, be healthy, long life!
And if our good fortune never comes,
Here's to whatever comes,
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