Jerome Robbins wanted Marc Chagall, the great Jewish Russian painter, to design the sets for Fiddler. He did not have the time but his lush, impressionist paintings were the principle influence on the visual style of the show. Boris Aronson, the talented scenic designer, took on the project and his miraculous Chagall-like drawings became the visual “bible” for the show. We incorporate Aronson’s original sketches as well as the beautiful sketches of Patricia Zipprodt, the costume designer, to give the viewer a sense of the granular details of the original show.