The Cradle Will Rock (musical)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Cradle_Will_Rock_(musical)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:musical
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:Cradle_Will_Rock_(1999_film)
gptkbp:author gptkb:Marc_Blitzstein
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Marc_Blitzstein
gptkbp:genre political musical
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Great_Depression
gptkb:Works_Progress_Administration
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Cradle Will Rock (musical)
gptkbp:lyricist gptkb:Marc_Blitzstein
gptkbp:notableCast gptkb:Howard_Da_Silva
gptkb:Olive_Stanton
gptkb:Will_Geer
gptkbp:notableDirector gptkb:Orson_Welles
gptkbp:notableEvent original production shut down by government
performed with composer at piano due to union restrictions
gptkbp:notableProduction gptkb:John_Houseman
gptkbp:originalLanguage English
gptkbp:premiereDate 1937-06-16
gptkbp:premiereLocation Venice Theatre, New York City
gptkbp:producer gptkb:Federal_Theatre_Project
gptkbp:revival 1999 Broadway revival
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Steeltown,_USA
gptkbp:subject gptkb:trade_unionist
social injustice
corporate greed
gptkbp:theme gptkb:censorship
freedom of expression
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cradle_Will_Rock_(1999_film)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6