Tony Award Winner Joseph Stein Dies at 98; Broadway to Dim Lights in His Memory October 28

Tony Award winner Joseph Stein died on Sunday, October 24 at the age of 98 as a result of a fall in New York City. The marquees of Broadway theaters in New York will be dimmed in his memory on Thursday, October 28, at exactly 8pm for one minute.

Stein, who began his career in television and radio, won the Tony for the book to Fiddler on the Roof, which had a score by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick. He also wrote the screenplay for the film version.

He also wrote the books to such shows as Lend an Ear, Plain and Fancy, Take Me Along, Mr. Wonderful, Enter Laughing, The Body Beautiful, Juno, So Long, 174th Street, Zorba, Irene, King of Hearts, Carmelina, Rags, The Baker’s Wife and All About Us, among other projects. He also worked on Jerome Robbins’ Broadway.

Stein is survived by his second wife, Elisa, as well as three sons, Harry, Daniel, and Joshua from his marriage to his late wife Sadie Singer Stein, his stepson John Bader, and his stepdaughter, Jenny Lynn Bader.