Cradle Will Rock, The
Marc Blitzstein
About this work:
play in music (in 10 scenes - one act or two), re a steel strike in "America, Cradle of Liberty," and the prostitution of the middle class; one of the greatest works of socially conscious music theater in American history; tomes have been written about it; Tim Robbins made a film about its opening night in 1937. Leonard Bernstein conducted the first college production, at Harvard in 1939. The song that runs through it, "The Nickel Under the Foot," was recorded by Helene Williams with Leonard Lehrman at the piano on Original Cast Records OC 4441 A Marc Blitzstein Songbook 3'15"
Version: with piano accompaniment
Year composed: 1936
Duration: 01:30:40
Ensemble type: Opera/Theater:Opera, More than One Act, with Chorus
Instrumentation: 1 Piano
Instrumentation notes: cast varies with doublings; performable with orchestra but usually with piano