Boy meets girl in Brooklyn, boy's best pal is a hipster gigolo in a band, boy has an obsession with puppets—boy is the lead character in the rock musical Brooklyn Crush
(formally off-Broadway's F#%king Up Everything).The off-Broadway cast reunites at The Cutting Room on May 16 for a one-night-only concert celebrating the original cast recording release. Below, BroadwayBox hears from each of the show's stars about crushes, date nights in BK, and relationship statuses.
GEORGE SALAZAR
First Crush: Jessica Rabbit
Go-To Celebrity Crush: Justin Bieber
Most Embarrassing Celebrity Crush: Justin Bieber
Ideal Date Place in Brooklyn: Smorgasburg
Hashtag to Describe My Love Life: #Taken
LISA BIRNBAUM
First Crush: Probably Cookie Monster, or Uncle Jesse on Full House.
Go-To Celebrity Crush: Leonardo or Brad...though they're both...so mature now, still...I love them.
Most Embarrassing Celebrity Crush: Obviously JTT. OH or that dude from Boy Meets World who crawled in through the window.
Ideal Date Place in Brooklyn: Oh lord. Somewhere that serves Lambrusco and I can hear their voice. Gosh I really don't know. I should date more.
Hashtag to Describe My Love Life: #HelloIsItMeYoureLookingFor
DOUG WIDICK
First Crush: Lola Rabbit in Space Jam
Go-To Celebrity Crush: Ina Garten
Most Embarrassing Celebrity Crush: Ina Garten
Ideal Date Place in Brooklyn: PT in Williamsburg
Hashtag to Describe My Love Life: #SexySingleAndFlirty!!
MAX CRUMM
First Crush: Her name was Daesha and we would kiss a lot in the mountains.
Go-To Celebrity Crush: Oscar Isaac
Most Embarrassing Celebrity Crush: Uma Thurman AS Poison Ivy.
Ideal Date Place in Brooklyn: The Meatball Shop
Hashtag to Describe My Love Life: #=D
JASON GOTAY:
First Crush: Dorothy Gale from Kansas
Go-To Celebrity Crush: Why is this hard?!?! Meryl.
Most Embarrassing Celebrity Crush: Max Crumm
Ideal Date Place in Brooklyn: L&B Pizza/Spumoni Gardens! Best pizza on the planet!
Hashtag to Describe My Love Life: #RubMyBelly
DAWN CANTWELL:
First Crush: JT Snow, the switching-hitting, leftie first baseman for the California Angels. He won the Golden Glove twice. I wrote him love letters in the third grade. I was a huge baseball nerd. Read the stats everyday.
Go-To Celebrity Crush: Ira Glass. I love podcasts and his voice soothes my anxiety. I listen to him to fall asleep every night. I met him once and my naturally clammy hands also turned warm and pink, like my cheeks.
Most Embarrassing Celebrity Crush: Used to be this...but i don't date alphas anymore.
Ideal Date Place in Brooklyn: Brooklyn Crab in Red Hook then a walk along the water followed by a nightcap and some bluegrass at the Jalopy. Red Hook is one of the darkest places in NYC, so you can sit on the edge of the pier with some seafood and white wine in your belly, and stargaze and play a game where you guess the constellations then check the answers with the iPhone app "Skyview"
Hashtag to Describe My Love Life: #IveBeenAloneWithYouInsideMyMind
KATHERINE COZUMEL
First Crush: Aladdin. Yes, the Disney cartoon.
Go-To Celebrity Crush: Bobby Cannavale. DUH.
Most Embarrassing Celebrity Crush: Davy Jones
Ideal Date Place in Brooklyn: McCarren Park. On a bench. With this cute guy, Christian, and his Noam Chomsky puppet.
Hashtag to Describe My Love Life: #iTakeHisA$$ToRedLobster
Don't miss the 'Brooklyn Crush' reunion at The Cutting Room on May 16.
