"To Life" is a song from the 1964 musical '' Fiddler on the Roof''.__NOTOC__

Synopsis

The Jewish people of Anatevka joyously sing a hopeful song in the face of an uncertain future. It also serves as a toast to celebrate a wedding agreement between Tevye and Lazar. Seen and Heard wrote "In the inn scene Tevye leads a toast ‘To Life’ featuring an extravagant display of Jewish and Cossack folk dancing".

Critical reception

''NewsWorks'' described it as a "winning song", and added "the perfectly paced scene changes the tone of the production and accelerates its beat". The ''Toronto Star'' says it is a "raucous tavern brawl". ''Chicago Theater Review'' deems it a "joyous barroom anthem". Decent Films Guide names it "boisterous". ''NC Arts Review'' jokingly noted "Russian dancers show off their culture’s great history of destroying their kneecaps through dance".

In other media

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. In the eighth episode of the first season of

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, Drunk Sheldon Cooper performs the song at the Cheesecake Factory.

References

{{Fiddler on the Roof 1964 songs Songs from Fiddler on the Roof Songs written by Jerry Bock Songs written by Sheldon Harnick Wedding songs

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