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Floyd Collins is a musical with music and lyrics by Adam Guettel, and book by Tina Landau.The story is based on the death of Floyd Collins near Cave City, Kentucky in the winter of 1925. The musical opened Off-Broadway on February 9, 1996, where it ran for 25 performances. There have been subsequent London productions as well as regional U.S. productions.
Floyd Collins "This haunting musical, featuring a glorious folk and bluegrass-inspired score, tells the transcendent tale of a true American dreamer. In 1925, while chasing fame and fortune by turning a Kentucky cave into a tourist attraction, Floyd Collins himself becomes the attraction when he is trapped 200 feet underground."
Floyd Collins plot summary, character breakdowns, context and analysis, ... Influenced by Bluegrass and Americana, Adam Guettel’s stunning score beautifully illuminates this story of spirituality, hope and one man’s quest for glory. Lead Characters. Floyd Collins. Floyd Collins - Musical. 0. Homer Collins. Floyd ...
Adam Guettel (/ ˈ ɡ ɛ t əl /; born ... His early works include 1996's Floyd Collins, Love's Fire, and Saturn Returns (which was recorded as Myths and Hymns). Guettel's music was almost immediately characterized by its complexity and chromaticism.
Both Guettel and Landau would love to return Floyd Collins to New York -- even to Broadway. But that, like the tour, may only come with time. Landau said, "Adam and I have never been the ones to ...
6 de jul. de 2003 · Jesse Green article profiles Adam Guettel, grandson of composer Richard Rodgers, ... or Guettel wanting them to. ''Floyd Collins,'' a critical success at Playwrights Horizons in 1996, ...
Collins' life and death inspired the musical Floyd Collins by Adam Guettel and Tina Landau, as well as one film documentary, several books, a museum and many short songs. In 2006, actor Billy Bob Thornton optioned the film rights to Trapped! The Story of Floyd Collins and a screenplay was adapted by Thornton's writing partner, Tom Epperson.
