of a new series, produced by La Mirada Theatre and McCoyRigby Entertainment. A new intimate theatre experience has been created by placing 199 audience seats on the stage. The stage will be filled with an incredible award-winning musical production AND the audience. With a large cast and live musicians, feel the true-story adventure of Floyd Collins's dreams of fame and fortune as he is trapped in a narrow cave 200 feet below the surface. See how his goal of creating a tourist attraction becomes a
reality, with him as the main attraction.
With music and lyrics by Tony Award winner Adam Guettel (The Light in the Piazza) and book and lyrics by innovative theatre artist Tina Landau, this haunting musical, which won a Lucille Lortel Award, a Drama Desk Award, and an Obie Award when it premiered in New York, tells the transcendent tale of a true American dreamer.
Seating is VERY limited. Be a part of La Mirada history. Get up close and personal with the new ONSTAGE series at La Mirada Theatre!
"The melodies soar, the work is unified...In Adam Guettel a vital new musical theatre writer has emerged."
- Entertainment Weekly
"This is the original and daring musical of our day...a powerhouse."
- New York Magazine
"Plaintive, often inspired...Adam Guettel is a composer for the new century."
- Los Angeles Times
"One of the three or four truly great music theatre scores of the last decade."
- New York Newsday
"FLOYD COLLINS is a work of exhilirating imagination and humanity...Daring, intelligent and almost unbearably poignant."
- Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Easy to admire...sometimes ravishing...a clearly gifted writing team."
- Variety
"Compelling..haunting melodies and down-to-earth lyrics."
- New York Magazine
Performances: July 9-18, 2010 Thursday, July 15 at 8 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Saturday, July 17 at 2 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Individual tickets are $45 and $40. Seniors, student, children and group discounts are available.