Matchmaker, Matchmaker

E918837

"Matchmaker, Matchmaker" is a popular show tune from the 1964 Broadway musical *Fiddler on the Roof*, known for its humorous yet poignant reflection on arranged marriage and young women's hopes for love.

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Matchmaker, Matchmaker canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song ⓘ
show tune ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedCharacter Yente ⓘ
associatedMedium film musical ⓘ
stage musical ⓘ
basedOn stories by Sholem Aleichem (via Fiddler on the Roof) ⓘ
broadwayOpeningVenue Imperial Theatre ⓘ
broadwayPremiereProduction Fiddler on the Roof (1964 Broadway production) ⓘ
composer Jerry Bock ⓘ
culture Jewish ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear 1964 ⓘ
form ensemble number ⓘ
fromWork Fiddler on the Roof ⓘ
genre Broadway song ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ
show tune ⓘ
hasSubject family expectations ⓘ
matchmaking ⓘ
romantic ideals ⓘ
lyricist Sheldon Harnick ⓘ
lyricsBy Sheldon Harnick ⓘ
musical Fiddler on the Roof ⓘ
musicBy Jerry Bock ⓘ
notableProduction 1971 film adaptation of Fiddler on the Roof ⓘ
notableTheme conflict between tradition and personal desire ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originCountry United States ⓘ
partOf Fiddler on the Roof ⓘ
performanceContext Broadway ⓘ
West End ⓘ
regional theatre ⓘ
placeInShow Act I ⓘ
publicationYear 1964 ⓘ
setting Anatevka ⓘ
settingPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
sungByCharacters Chava ⓘ
Hodel ⓘ
Tzeitel ⓘ
the daughters of Tevye ⓘ
thematicFocus arranged marriage ⓘ
marriage expectations ⓘ
young women's hopes for love ⓘ
tone humorous ⓘ
poignant ⓘ
vocalForces female voices ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jerry Bock → notableSong → Matchmaker, Matchmaker ⓘ
Sheldon Harnick → notableSong → Matchmaker, Matchmaker ⓘ
Movin’ Wes → hasTrack → Matchmaker, Matchmaker ⓘ
Bock and Harnick → notableSong → Matchmaker, Matchmaker ⓘ