Jeremy Jordan Brings “Floyd Collins ”to Broadway in First Look at Musical Based on Famed 1925 Cave Explorer (Exclusive)

Jeremy Jordan is returning to the boards in the long-awaited Broadway premiere of Tina Landau and Adam Guettel's acclaimed 1996 musical Floyd Collins — and PEOPLE has an exclusive sneak peek at the actor in action.

In a video captured from the legendary music recording studio Power Station at Berklee NYC, the Tony Award-nominated actor belts out "The Call" with his signature crisp tenor, while music director Ted Sterling conducts an orchestra of musicians.

Jordan, 40, will be playing the title role in the Lincoln Center Theater production. Previews begin Thursday, March 27, at the Vivian Beaumont Theater in New York City ahead of an opening on Monday, April 21.

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Floyd Collins tells the tragic true tale of the Kentucky cave explorer by the same name, who famously got trapped 200 feet underground while attempting to turn Sand Cave into a tourist attraction in 1925 amid the infamous Kentucky Cave Wars.

His story sparked major media attention as reporters and gawkers from across the country descended upon the property to cover the rescue efforts. After 14 days isolated below, Collins died of thirst, hunger and hypothermia. His body was recovered two months later.

On his tombstone, Collins is dubbed as the "Greatest Cave Explorer Ever Known."

Ace in the Hole, Bill Wilder's 1951 American film starring Kirk Douglas, told Collins' story on the big screen. It earned Wilder, Lesser Samuels and Walter Newman an Oscar nomination for Best Story and Screenplay.

Landau and Guettel's gripping musical — which features music and lyrics by Guettel and a book, additional lyrics and direction by Landau — delves into the haunting exploration of the American dream. It had its world premiere at the American Music Theater Festival in Philadelphia in 1994, followed by an Off-Broadway debut at Playwrights Horizons in 1996, where it won the Lucille Lortel Award for outstanding musical.

Over the years since then, Floyd Collins original cast recording has endured, building a devoted fan following and propelling its folk and bluegrass-inspired score into the cannon of musical theater greats.

Lincoln Center Theater is the first to produce a production for Broadway, a move that left many fans thrilled, including Oscar nominee Jesse Eisenberg.

"One of my favorite shows of all time — God, when did I first learn about it? Probably when I was 14 years old? So I'm 41, so do the math — is called Floyd Collins," Eisenberg told fellow screenwriter John August in a January episode of the ScriptNotes podcast. "It's a great musical... that's basically every college kid's favorite musical, but it's never been produced on Broadway. so now it's coming ... and I just recommend it to anybody who can go. It's the coolest."

Jordan also shared his eagerness to take on the role online.

"I'm so excited to be taking on the role of Floyd Collins because it is, at least for my generation, some truly iconic cult musical theater and I just feel incredibly grateful that I get to bring this role back to life after 30 some odd years of it being gone," Jordan said in a video on the Lincoln Center Theater's social media. "I know it's revered by so many people, and I take that very seriously and hope to do that justice."

Joining Jordan in the Lincoln Center Theater production is Jason Gotay as Homer Collins, Tony nominee Sean Allan Krill as H.T. Carmichael, Tony nominee Marc Kudisch as Lee Collins, Lizzy McAlpine as Nellie Collins, Wade McCollum as Bee Doyle, Jessica Molaskey as Miss Jane, Taylor Trensch as Skeets Miller and Cole Vaughan as Jewell Estes.

Kevin Bernard, Dwayne Cooper, Jeremy Davis, Charlie Franklin, Kristen Hahn, Happy McPartlin, Kevyn Morrow, Zak Resnick, Justin Showell, Colin Trudell and Clyde Voce round out the company.

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Meanwhile, this is the second project Landau has on the boards this season. She also directed, as well as penned the book and lyrics, to Redwood — a musical she co-conceived with its star, fellow Tony winner Idina Menzel. The new work, with music by Kate Diaz, opened Feb. 13.

Both productions, and all of their cast and creatives, will be eligible for the upcoming 2025 Tony Awards — Floyd Collins in the best revival category and Redwood in the new musical category. Nominations for the prestigious honors are out May 1.

Tickets for Floyd Collins are now on sale.

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