Stage favorite Jeremy Kushnier will play the title role in Bulldozer: The Ballad of Robert Moses for four performances only. The Drama Desk nominee steps into the Off-Broadway musical December 27, 29, and both performances December 30 as original star Constantine Maroulis is off for the holidays.
The rock musical about the polarizing public official began performances November 25 at Theatre at St. Clement’s, where it is scheduled to run through January 7, 2018. Karen Carpenter (Love, Loss, and What I Wore) directs.
Kushnier last appeared on Broadway in Cirque du Soleil’s Paramour; his additional credits include Jesus Christ Superstar, Rent, Footloose, and Jersey Boys.
Bulldozer features a score by Peter Galperin, who co-wrote the book with Daniel Scot Kadin. The cast also includes Molly Pope, Wayne Alan Wilcox, Kacie Sheik, Ryan Knowles.