STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 1/3/16- THE CRADLE WILL ROCK
Today in 1938, The Cradle Will Rock opened at the Windsor Theatre. Originally a part of the Federal Theatre Project, it was directed by Orson Welles, and produced by John Houseman. The show was recorded and released on seven 78-rpm discs in 1938, making it the first cast album recording. Following the impromptu opening and a brief run at the Venice Theatre later renamed the New Century Theatre in July 1937, the produ…