Cradle Will Rock


Rating = B+

Fascinating history, in a docudrama sort of way, of the theater, labor movement, robber barons, socialist movement, communist witch hunts and so forth around the time of the Great Depression. Wonderful glimpses of the music of Marc Blitztein. Theatrical. Ambitious. Really quite wonderful, even though the story could use a little more focus.

[2000-01-26]