Marc Blitzstein
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Marcus Samuel Blitzstein, was an American composer, lyricist, and librettist. He won national attention in 1937 when his pro-union musical The Cradle Will Rock, directed by Orson Welles, was shut down
Blitzstein in 1937
Blitzstein performing the oratorio version of The Cradle Will Rock in a Mercury Theatre presentation (January 1938)
Blitzstein in U.S. Army Air Corps uniform (London 1943)
The Cradle Will Rock
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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.
Marc Blitzstein
…March 2, 1905 – January 22, 1964), was an American composer, lyricist, and librettist. He won national attention in 1937 when his pro-union musical The Cradle Will Rock, directed by Orson Welles, was shut down by the Works Progress Administration. He is known for The Cradle Will Rock and for his off-Broadway translation…
First edition 1938
Cast portrait of Marc Blitzstein, creator of The Cradle Will Rock (1937)
"Nickel Under the Foot" (scene 7) in Blitzstein’s playscript for The Cradle Will Rock
Final page of Blitzstein’s playscript for The Cradle Will Rock