Floyd Collins

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Applauded by both music and theater critics following its off-Broadway premiere in 1996, Adam Guettel's Floyd Collins was hailed as the dawn of an important new voice in American theater. The music, a synthesis of bluegrass, country, and Broadway, ranges from tuneful ballads to up-tempo ensemble numbers. The Wall Street Journal calls it a "masterpiece."

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Applauded by both music and theater critics following its off-Broadway premiere in 1996, Floyd Collins, a richly inventive “folk musical” by New York composer Adam Guettel, was hailed as the dawn of an important new voice in American theater. The music, a synthesis of bluegrass, country, and Broadway, ranging from tuneful ballads to up-tempo ensemble numbers, is performed by an eight-piece band that includes piano, violin, viola, cello, bass, banjo, harmonica, and percussion, and a 13-member cast. The Wall Street Journal calls it a "masterpiece."

Floyd Collins is based on a 1925 incident involving a Kentucky spelunker in search of his fortune who was trapped for several days in a cave. Collins’s tragic ordeal spawned a national media frenzy, and the ensuing circus-like atmosphere created by the media, rescuers and curious onlookers captivated the entire nation.

ProductionCredits

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Tommy Krasker
Recorded March 1996 at The Hit Factory, New York, NY
Engineer: Tom Lazarus
Assistant Engineer: Glen Marchese

Music and lyrics by Adam Guettel
Additional lyrics by Tina Landau
Orchestrations by Bruce Coughlin
Vocal arrangement for “Is that Remarkable?” by Ted Sperling

Design by Barbara deWilde
Cover Photograph by Mary Javorak

Executive Producer: Robert Hurwitz

Nonesuch Selection Number

79434

Number of Discs in Set
1disc
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53
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166
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0
Album Status
Available
Artist Name
Adam Guettel
MusicianDetails

MUSICIANS
Cast:
Jesse Lenat: Jewell Estes
Theresa McCarthy: Nellie Collins
Jason Danieley: Homer Collins
Cass Morgan: Miss Jane
Don Chastain: Lee Collins
Christoper Innvar: Floyd Collins
Rudy Roberson: Ed Bishop
Stephen Lee Anderson: Bee Doyle
Martin Moran: Skeets Miller
Michael Mulheren: H.T. Carmichael
Brian d’Arcy James: Cliff Roney / Reporter
Matthew Bennett: Dr. Hazlett / Reporter
James Bohanek: Reporter / Con Man

Band:
Ted Sperling, music director/conductor
Steve Marzullo, piano, keyboards
Michael Nicholas, violin
David Creswell, viola, violin
Carlo Pellettieri, cello
Peter Donovan, bass
Kevin Kuhn, guitar, banjo
Corrin Huddleston, harmonica
Tom Parkinton, percussion
Scott Kuney, guitar, mandolin
Mark Sherman, percussion

Cover Art
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Label
CD+MP3
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0.00
UPC
075597943429BUN
Label
MP3
Price
9.00
UPC
075597943467
Label
FLAC
Price
10.00
UPC
075597905595

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  • About This Album

    Applauded by both music and theater critics following its off-Broadway premiere in 1996, Floyd Collins, a richly inventive “folk musical” by New York composer Adam Guettel, was hailed as the dawn of an important new voice in American theater. The music, a synthesis of bluegrass, country, and Broadway, ranging from tuneful ballads to up-tempo ensemble numbers, is performed by an eight-piece band that includes piano, violin, viola, cello, bass, banjo, harmonica, and percussion, and a 13-member cast. The Wall Street Journal calls it a "masterpiece."

    Floyd Collins is based on a 1925 incident involving a Kentucky spelunker in search of his fortune who was trapped for several days in a cave. Collins’s tragic ordeal spawned a national media frenzy, and the ensuing circus-like atmosphere created by the media, rescuers and curious onlookers captivated the entire nation.

    Credits

    MUSICIANS
    Cast:
    Jesse Lenat: Jewell Estes
    Theresa McCarthy: Nellie Collins
    Jason Danieley: Homer Collins
    Cass Morgan: Miss Jane
    Don Chastain: Lee Collins
    Christoper Innvar: Floyd Collins
    Rudy Roberson: Ed Bishop
    Stephen Lee Anderson: Bee Doyle
    Martin Moran: Skeets Miller
    Michael Mulheren: H.T. Carmichael
    Brian d’Arcy James: Cliff Roney / Reporter
    Matthew Bennett: Dr. Hazlett / Reporter
    James Bohanek: Reporter / Con Man

    Band:
    Ted Sperling, music director/conductor
    Steve Marzullo, piano, keyboards
    Michael Nicholas, violin
    David Creswell, viola, violin
    Carlo Pellettieri, cello
    Peter Donovan, bass
    Kevin Kuhn, guitar, banjo
    Corrin Huddleston, harmonica
    Tom Parkinton, percussion
    Scott Kuney, guitar, mandolin
    Mark Sherman, percussion

    PRODUCTION CREDITS
    Produced by Tommy Krasker
    Recorded March 1996 at The Hit Factory, New York, NY
    Engineer: Tom Lazarus
    Assistant Engineer: Glen Marchese

    Music and lyrics by Adam Guettel
    Additional lyrics by Tina Landau
    Orchestrations by Bruce Coughlin
    Vocal arrangement for “Is that Remarkable?” by Ted Sperling

    Design by Barbara deWilde
    Cover Photograph by Mary Javorak

    Executive Producer: Robert Hurwitz