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Composer Mr. Musiker searches for words to fit a tune, accompanied by his secretary Beetzie. They encounter an avant-garde artist, a fascist group, and a woman who attempts suicide; each gives the tune a different form. At a school field day, students adapt the melody for their own song, and Musiker recognizes that it belongs to them.
Juno is a musical with music and lyrics by Marc Blitzstein and book by Joseph Stein, based closely on the 1924 play Juno and the Paycock by Seán O'Casey. The story centers on the disintegration of an Irish family in Dublin in the early 1920s, during the Irish War of Independence. Juno is a hardworking matriarch who strives to hold her family together in the face of war, betrayal, and her worthless husband's drinking. The original production opened on Broadway in 1959 and closed after only 16 performances. Its somber tone did not please the critics, who were disappointed that its stars, particularly Shirley Booth, did not have an opportunity to play comedy. The score and original cast album have found some praise. Several revivals have been staged, but none has met with great success.
In the Deep South in 1900, Regina Giddens schemes with her brothers for wealth and power. Her husband Horace opposes their plans, so Regina withholds his heart medicine and he dies. Their daughter Alexandra realizes what happened and leaves Regina, who is left rich but isolated after also double-crossing her brothers.
Reuben, a suicidal veteran unable to speak, wanders through Little Italy during one night. He meets Nina, who thinks he is trying to rescue her from a bridge jump; their relationship grows as the manipulative bartender Bart tries to push Reuben toward suicide. After a dangerous encounter and time in a mental institution, Reuben and Nina confront Bart and decide to begin again.
An opera based on the case of Sacco and Vanzetti, begun by Marc Blitzstein in 1959 and completed by Leonard Lehrman.
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.
At a dinner theater, a Hostess addresses an audience that has had too much to drink. In Lord Rupert Silverside’s library, his servants discuss his coming wedding to Lady Betty. A Stranger arrives and reveals that she is already married to Silverside; Lady Betty faints, and the opera ends as the company tries to revive her.
Composer Mr. Musiker searches for words to fit a tune, accompanied by his secretary Beetzie. They encounter an avant-garde artist, a fascist group, and a woman who attempts suicide; each gives the tune a different form. At a school field day, students adapt the melody for their own song, and Musiker recognizes that it belongs to them.
Juno is a musical with music and lyrics by Marc Blitzstein and book by Joseph Stein, based closely on the 1924 play Juno and the Paycock by Seán O'Casey. The story centers on the disintegration of an Irish family in Dublin in the early 1920s, during the Irish War of Independence. Juno is a hardworking matriarch who strives to hold her family together in the face of war, betrayal, and her worthless husband's drinking. The original production opened on Broadway in 1959 and closed after only 16 performances. Its somber tone did not please the critics, who were disappointed that its stars, particularly Shirley Booth, did not have an opportunity to play comedy. The score and original cast album have found some praise. Several revivals have been staged, but none has met with great success.
In the Deep South in 1900, Regina Giddens schemes with her brothers for wealth and power. Her husband Horace opposes their plans, so Regina withholds his heart medicine and he dies. Their daughter Alexandra realizes what happened and leaves Regina, who is left rich but isolated after also double-crossing her brothers.
Reuben, a suicidal veteran unable to speak, wanders through Little Italy during one night. He meets Nina, who thinks he is trying to rescue her from a bridge jump; their relationship grows as the manipulative bartender Bart tries to push Reuben toward suicide. After a dangerous encounter and time in a mental institution, Reuben and Nina confront Bart and decide to begin again.
An opera based on the case of Sacco and Vanzetti, begun by Marc Blitzstein in 1959 and completed by Leonard Lehrman.
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.
At a dinner theater, a Hostess addresses an audience that has had too much to drink. In Lord Rupert Silverside’s library, his servants discuss his coming wedding to Lady Betty. A Stranger arrives and reveals that she is already married to Silverside; Lady Betty faints, and the opera ends as the company tries to revive her.