Jeremy Jordan yodels for his life
I imagine that when the musical premiered in 1996 off Broadway, a smaller theatre serviced the claustrophobia of the situation, a tougher sell on the gargantuan stage of the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Jeremy Jordan, as Floyd, lingers on a stony chaise lounge in the open air. While Scott Zielinski’s lighting suggests the darkness that enfolds Floyd, it’s visually silly that he is “trapped” in a chair purposed for relaxation.
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