The Cradle Will Rock (original) (raw)

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The Cradle Will Rock és una obra musical de 1937de . Originalment formava part del , va ser dirigit per Orson Welles i produït per John Houseman. Una al·legoria brechtiana de la corrupció i la cobdícia corporativa, inclou una panòplia de figures socials. Ambientat a "Steeltown, EUA", segueix els esforços de Larry Foreman per sindicar els treballadors de la ciutat i combatre el dolent i cobejós home de negocis Mr. Mister, que controla la fàbrica, la premsa, l'església i l'organització social de la ciutat. La peça és gairebé totalment cantada, amb moltes qualitats operístiques qualitats, tot i que Blitzstein incloïa estils de cançons populars de l'època. El va tancar temporalment el projecte uns dies abans que fos estrenat a Broadway. Per evitar restriccions governamentals i sindicals, l'espectacle es va representar el 16 de juny de 1937 amb Blitzstein tocant el piano a l'escenari i els membres del repartiment cantant les seves parts des del públic. El repartiment original estava format per John Adair, Guido Alexander, Marc Blitzstein, Peggy Coudray, , George Fairchild, Robert Fransworth, Edward Fuller, , Maynard Holmes, Frank Marvel, Charles Niemeyer, Le Roi Operti, Jules Schmidt, George Smithfield, Olive Stanton i Bert Weston. The Cradle Will Rock es va repetir de gener a abril de 1938 com a part de la primera temporada del , una companyia de repertori independent fundada per Welles i Houseman. Es va gravar i publicar una versió abreujada de la producció el 1938, el primer enregistrament de repartiment original mai realitzat. (ca)
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. A Brechtian allegory of corruption and corporate greed, it includes a panoply of social figures. Set in "Steeltown, USA", it follows the efforts of Larry Foreman to unionize the town's workers and combat wicked, greedy businessman Mr. Mister, who controls the town's factory, press, church, and social organization. The piece is almost entirely sung-through, giving it many operatic qualities, although Blitzstein included popular song styles of the time. The WPA temporarily shut down the project a few days before it was to open on Broadway. To avoid government and union restrictions, the show was performed on June 16, 1937 with Blitzstein playing piano onstage and the cast members singing their parts from the audience. The original cast consisted of John Adair, Guido Alexander, Marc Blitzstein, Peggy Coudray, Howard Da Silva, George Fairchild, Robert Fransworth, Edward Fuller, Will Geer, Maynard Holmes, Frank Marvel, Charles Niemeyer, Le Roi Operti, Jules Schmidt, George Smithfield, Olive Stanton, and Bert Weston. The Cradle Will Rock was reprised January–April 1938 as part of the first season of the Mercury Theatre, an independent repertory company founded by Welles and Houseman. An abridged version of the production was recorded and released in 1938, the first original cast recording ever made. (en)

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First edition 1938 (en)
Marc Blitzstein performing The Cradle Will Rock (en)
Marc Blitzstein and the cast of The Cradle Will Rock (en)
Howard Da Silva and Olive Stanton performing The Cradle Will Rock (en)

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The Cradle Will Rock és una obra musical de 1937de . Originalment formava part del , va ser dirigit per Orson Welles i produït per John Houseman. Una al·legoria brechtiana de la corrupció i la cobdícia corporativa, inclou una panòplia de figures socials. Ambientat a "Steeltown, EUA", segueix els esforços de Larry Foreman per sindicar els treballadors de la ciutat i combatre el dolent i cobejós home de negocis Mr. Mister, que controla la fàbrica, la premsa, l'església i l'organització social de la ciutat. La peça és gairebé totalment cantada, amb moltes qualitats operístiques qualitats, tot i que Blitzstein incloïa estils de cançons populars de l'època. (ca)
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. A Brechtian allegory of corruption and corporate greed, it includes a panoply of social figures. Set in "Steeltown, USA", it follows the efforts of Larry Foreman to unionize the town's workers and combat wicked, greedy businessman Mr. Mister, who controls the town's factory, press, church, and social organization. The piece is almost entirely sung-through, giving it many operatic qualities, although Blitzstein included popular song styles of the time. (en)

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