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.
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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