Spelunking is not exactly a go-to subject for a musical. Yet Adam Guettel and Tina Landau saw something in the true story of Floyd Collins, a cave explorer who famously got trapped underground for two weeks in 1925 in Kentucky, causing a media and tourism sensation. Together they turned this historical tale into a musical, “Floyd Collins,” which after initially premiering Off Broadway in 1996 is now finally making its Broadway debut.
The very premise of the musical presents a host of logistical challenges in terms of staging, pacing, and design. It may come as little surprise that Landau, who wrote the book and directs, came up with the
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