Overview

• ‘Floyd Collins,’ a musical by Adam Guettel and Tina Landau, dramatizes the real-life 1925 entrapment of a cave explorer and the ensuing media frenzy.
• Jeremy Jordan stars as Floyd Collins, delivering a powerful tenor-driven performance while portraying a man trapped underground for most of the show.
• Taylor Trensch shines as reporter Skeets Miller, whose character bridges the narrative and explores the media spectacle surrounding the rescue efforts.
• Tina Landau’s minimalist staging uses negative space, shadow, and silhouette to evoke the subterranean environment, earning critical acclaim for its innovation.
• While the score is lauded for its bluegrass influences and inventive yodeling, critics note uneven pacing and a lack of clear thematic resolution in the book.