Well, yesterday Eddie and I went to NYU to see a musical about (and titled) Floyd Collins. Our friend Randy is in charge of the theaters at NYU and teaches them how to build sets and all. Let me start that the sets were great (good job Randy). And the actors / singers were wonderful with really difficult arraignments. I mean really really good. The talent level was equal to Broadway – honestly.
Now to the story. Let me say this would not be a topic that pops out and you and says.. “Hey! Make a show of this.” The show was about Floyd Collins. A man who is a cave explorer, then gets caught in a cave in. And dies. And (wait for it)… it’s a musical. About a singing spelunker.
Tough show as your lead (and a very charismatic actor) spends 85% of the show center stage, trapped under a rock. Dying.
It was done extremely well. The singing was great. Technically, it was great. My only criticism is that maybe… maybe… the slow, tortuous death of a cave explorer might not be the best topic for a musical.