Les Freres Corbusier's Boozy to Land at 45 Bleecker
Boozy: The Life, Death, and Subsequent Vilification of Le Corbusier and, More Importantly, Robert Moses, written and directed by Alex Timbers, tracks the life of Robert Moses, from idealistic youth to unstoppable power broker, able to turn parched land into glorious bridges, highways and public housing with a mere flick of the wrist. With guest appearances by Benito Mussolini, FDR, and the ghost of Baron von Haussmann, Moses learns from the greats until true power is finally his.
The show began performances at the Ohio Theatre on February 13, sold out its run before opening night on February 17. It closed there on March 5. In his Broadway.com Review of the show then, Ron Lasko wrote: "Boozy is an entertaining and provocative, though slightly pretentious, meditation on urban planning and its effects on the population at large… No matter what your tastes are, there is something for everyone in Boozy: musical numbers complete with wacky choreography, New York City history, arch drama, camp performance, mock documentary footage, computer generated graphics, conspiracy theory and some amusing filmed sketches. It even has a quartet of live rabbits and some neat remote-controlled toy cars."
The cast of Boozy features Jacob Grigolia-Rosenbaum as Robert Moses, Nina Hellman as Jane Jacobs, Daniel Larlham as Le Corbusier, Ryan Karels as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John Summerour as Fiorello LaGuardia, Keith Price as Baron Von Haussmann, Simon Feil as Joseph Goebbels, Ian Oldaker as Nelson Rockefeller and an ensemble that includes Virginia Callaway, Matthew DeVriendt, Shareefah Hamilton, Scott Hoffer, Leslie Klug, Brian McTaminey, Elizabeth Meriwether, Max Miner and Mary C. Wilson.
45 Bleecker is currently home to Belfast Blues, which will close on April 24.