The lights may be out on a once-powerful congressman’s political career, but the curtains are rising on his theatrical ambitions.
Former Democratic New York Rep. Joe Crowley, who was defeated by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in his district’s 2018 Democratic primary, will be producing a Broadway musical called Paradise Square with Garth Drabinsky, a former convict who was arrested in 2009, according to the New York Post.
“I’ve done very well,” Crowley told the outlet, regarding his fundraising endeavors for the production. “New York City won’t come back until Broadway comes back, the restaurants, and bars and hotels … and I was able to communicate that with a number of folks.”
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“I have been to rehearsals. I have been to most of the recording sessions for the music,” he continued. “I have seen the play at its earliest inception when it played in Berkeley, in California. I have been working on it for three-and-a-half years.”
Larry Kirwin, a singer, writer, and guitarist for the band Black 47, was the one who got Crowley into Broadway, Crowley said. The former member of Congress will also serve as a consultant because of his “Irish American historical background.”
Crowley confirmed he no longer has any interest in holding public office since his ouster from Ocasio-Cortez, a then-unknown upstart whose grassroots bid took down the high-ranking member.
Prior to losing his primary election to Ocasio-Cortez in June 2018, Crowley had served as the chairman for the House Democratic caucus. Crowley, who had served 10 terms, had outspent Ocasio-Cortez 18-to-1.
On Feb. 19, 2019, Crowley announced he was joining a Washington, D.C., law firm called Squire Patton Boggs.
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Drabinsky was arrested in 2009 after he falsified records and withheld around $500 million to investors by alleging that productions such as Kiss of the Spider Woman, Ragtime, and Show Boat had been a smash, according to the outlet.
The production will begin previews on March 15 and open at the Ethel Barrymore Theater on April 3.
