The Cradle Will Rock is a play in music written by Marc Blitzstein. Set in a fictional town called Steeltown, the play explores the themes of corruption, power, and greed. It tells the story of Larry Foreman, a union organizer who fights against the corrupt businessman Mr. Mister and his cronies. The play features a cast of characters that includes a prostitute, a doctor, a newspaper editor, and a composer, among others. The music is a mix of jazz, opera, and musical theater, and the lyrics are politically charged and ...
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The Cradle Will Rock is a play in music written by Marc Blitzstein. Set in a fictional town called Steeltown, the play explores the themes of corruption, power, and greed. It tells the story of Larry Foreman, a union organizer who fights against the corrupt businessman Mr. Mister and his cronies. The play features a cast of characters that includes a prostitute, a doctor, a newspaper editor, and a composer, among others. The music is a mix of jazz, opera, and musical theater, and the lyrics are politically charged and satirical. The play was originally produced in 1937 by the Federal Theatre Project, but was shut down by the government due to its controversial content. It has since been revived numerous times and is considered a classic of American theater. The Cradle Will Rock is a powerful and thought-provoking work that continues to resonate with audiences today.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. First edition. Near fine in very good price-clipped dust jacket. (Shallow chipping at edges of covers on jacket. Some tears at seams of jacket flaps. Small stain at crest of rear panel of jacket. ) Orson Welles preface. Scarce title in jacket. Adapted by actor/director Tim Robbins into a film bearing the same title.
Add this copy of The Cradle Will Rock to cart. $650.00, very good condition, Sold by Waverley Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Monica, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1938 by RANDOM HOUSE..
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Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. Near fine in red cloth in a very good+ or better DJ. (Corner tips on jacket neatly clipped, but printed price of $1.50 is not. 1-inch tear at bottom of front seam of flap. Trace of light shelf wear to jacket. ) WPA project directed by Orson Welles. (LR)
