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Plot. At the height of the Great Depression, aspiring singer Olive Stanton dreams of getting a job as an actress with the Federal Theatre Project. Playwright Marc Blitzstein is working on his new musical, The Cradle Will Rock, but lacks the inspiration to finish it.
Jan 21, 2000 · A film by Tim Robbins based on a true story of a leftist musical drama and its struggle against censorship and repression in the U.S. during the Great Depression. It features Orson Welles, Diego Rivera, Nelson Rockefeller and other historical figures in a web of intrigue and conflict.
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- Drama
- Tim Robbins
- 2000-01-21
The Cradle Will Rock is a 1937 play in music by Marc Blitzstein. Originally a part of the Federal Theatre Project, it was directed by Orson Welles and produced by John Houseman. Set in Steeltown, U.S.A., the Brechtian allegory of corruption and corporate greed includes a panoply of social figures.
"And the Cradle Will Rock..." is a song written and performed by Van Halen. It appears on their 1980 album Women and Children First and was released as a single. It is also the first song released by the band that featured the keyboard playing of Eddie Van Halen.
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Learn about The Cradle Will Rock, a 1937 musical by Marc Blitzstein that depicts a union struggle in Steeltown, USA. Discover how it was shut down by the Federal Theater Project, but still opened to a crowd of fans.