 Director Jewison has a cameo as a rabbi (voice only) during Tevye's dream sequence.The film follows the plot of the stage play very closely, retaining nearly all of the play's dialogue, although it omits the songs "Now I Have Everything" and "The Rumor (I Just Heard)".Lyrical portions of "Tevye's Dream (tailor Motel Kemzoil)" were omitted to avoid repetition.