In an era of Occupy Wall Street-style rebellion against corporate greed, Marc Blitzstein's 1937 battle hymn to the proletariat feels remarkably fresh. Set against the backdrop of a steel strike and peopled with fat-cat capitalists, brutal policemen, heroic union organizers, and a warm-hearted prostitute, The Cradle Will Rock is a powerful political document, a funny, potent satire, and an extraordinary piece of theater history.
1938 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
1947 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
1964 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway Revival Off-Broadway |
1964 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
1983 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway Revival Off-Broadway |
1983 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
1985 | West End |
London Production West End |
Off-Broadway |
Encores! Off-Center Concert Off-Broadway |
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2019 | Off-Broadway |
Classic Stage Company Off-Broadway Revival Off-Broadway |
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