Tags: Musical.
The Cradle Will Rock is a 1937 musical by Marc Blitzstein. Originally a part of the Federal Theatre Project it was directed by Orson Welles and produced by John Houseman. The musical is a Brechtian allegory of corruption and corporate greed and includes a panoply of societal figures. Set in Steeltown USA it follows the efforts of Larry Foreman to unionize the town’s workers and combat wicked greedy businessman Mr.