Monthly archive March, 1999

Theatre Preview: March 1999: “the Ballad Of Floyd Collins” At The Old Globe Theatre

Theatre Preview: March 1999: “the Ballad Of Floyd Collins” At The Old Globe Theatre

Published in In Theater "The Ballad of Floyd Collins" is more than just the plaintive opening number. It could be the tale of the show's evolution. Commissioned in 1994 by the American Music Theatre Festival of Philadelphia, "Floyd Collins" opened at Playwrights Horizons in the busy 1996 season, up against "Rent" and "Noise/Funk." It got lost in the shuffle; though it Read More →

Theatre Preview: Tina Landau And “floyd Collins” At Old Globe Theatre

Theatre Preview: Tina Landau And “floyd Collins” At Old Globe Theatre

Published in KPBS On Air Magazine March 1999 Down below, a man is trapped in a cave, struggling for his life. Up above, there’s a full-tilt carnival. It was America’s first media circus. Disaster as a spectator sport. The year was 1925, and Floyd Collins, a young Kentucky farmer, had a dream of opening one of the local caverns Read More →