In Steeltown, USA, laborer Larry Foreman struggles to unionize fellow steel workers against mounting attacks from a greedy industrialist, who uses his power to influence nearly everyone else in town. Marc Blitzstein's folk opera, created through the Federal Theater Project, was famously shut down on the eve of opening night by federal authorities fearing its pro-labor stance.
The Cradle Will Rock FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
I'm Checkin' Home Now
Moll and Gent
Moll and Dick
So That's the Way
Hurry Up and Telephone
Moll and Druggist
Oh, What a Filthy Night Court
Mrs. Mister and Reverend Salvation
Hard Times
The Sermon
War! War!
Croon-Spoon
The Freedom of the Press
Let's Do Something
Honolulu
Drugstore Scene
Summer Weather
Gus and Sadie Love Song
Hotel Lobby Scene
Don't Let Me Keep You
The Rich
Ah, There You Are
Ask Us Again
Art for Art's Sake
Nickel Under the Foot
Polyphonic
Leaflets
The Cradle Will Rock
Faculty Room Scene
Lovely Morning
Triple Flank Maneuvre
Do I Have To Say?
Listen, Fellas
Doctor and Ella
Joe Worker
Stuck Like a Sandwich
Ex-Foreman
Final Reprises
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