“Floyd Collins” first bowed in New York City nearly 30 years ago, Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons. The musical tells the true story of cave explorer Floyd Collins, who became trapped in Kentucky’s Sand Cave back in 1925. As Floyd fought for his life below, a media circus sprouted above him — as thousands of people wanted to see if Floyd would be rescued.
After success Off-Broadway, writer-director-lyricist Tina Landau (a Tony Award-nominated director for “SpongeBob SquarePants”) and composer-lyricist Adam Guettel (a Tony winner for “The Light in the Piazza”) wanted to wait for the exact right venue and timing to bring the show to Broadway. That day has come!
“Floyd Collins” is now in Broadway previews at Lincoln Center Theater’s Vivian Beaumont Theater. In the latest episode, host Ruthie Fierberg discovers how Landau and Guettel first became a creative partnership, how they discovered the story of Floyd and how they musicalized it. Ruthie also talks to leading actors Jeremy Jordan (Tony nominee for “Newsies”), Jason Gotay (“Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark”) and singer-songwriter Lizzy McAlpine about their characters, the challenging score and what audiences will see when they come to the Beaumont.
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