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High-rise hi-jinx

By Amy Butler
for The Brooklyn Paper
Dana Gramp

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Plenty of people love their apartments, but how many apartments love them back?

In “Little Building,” writer-director Nick Jones’s musical — now in its second run at Galapagos — that’s just what happens.

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The show follows Ralph, a real estate developer, as he begins a torrid affair with the Little Building, a Manhattan high-rise. The twosome leave the big city for the frigid expanse of Alaska and, hoping to spark a new real estate trend, establish the far-flung sixth borough of Newer York City.

Without the budget of an actual real estate developer, however, the sets for the show are made from deliciously low-tech cardboard. Every character encountered along the journey, from the singing glue factory to the fortune-telling airport, has a human face peeking oul.

“[It’s] a character exercise in absurdity,” Jones told GO Brooklyn.

Jones, who previously worked in real estate, collaborated with composer Benjamin Ickies on the show, which sold-out its first Galapagos run in 2006.

If nothing else, this riotous satire will make you think twice before insulting new development. After all, you might be missing a chance at true love.

“Little Building” will run Feb. 16, 17 and 18 at 7:30 PM at Galapagos Art Space (70 N. Sixth St. in Williamsburg). Tickets are $13 in advance or $15 at the door. For information call (718) 384-4586 or visit www.galapagosartspac....

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