<P> The WPA temporarily shut down the project a few days before it was to open on Broadway ; so 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 . </P>
<P> The WPA temporarily shut down the project a few days before it was to open on Broadway ; so 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 . </P>
who canceled the production of a cradle will rock two days before opening night
who canceled the production of a cradle will rock two days before opening night
The WPA
The WPA