Don't miss the strictly limited engagement of DISASTER!, the #1 musical comedy of the year and The New York Times CRITICS' PICK!
Set in the wildest decade ever, DISASTER! delivers earthquakes, tidal waves, infernos and unforgettable 70s hits like "Knock On Wood," "Hooked On A Feeling," "Sky High," "I Am Woman" and "Hot Stuff"—plus, an outrageous cast starring Tony Award winner Roger Bart (You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown), Tony nominee Kerry Butler (Xanadu), three-time Tony nominee Kevin Chamberlin (The Addams Family), Tony nominee Adam Pascal (Rent), Tony winner Faith Prince (Guys & Dolls), Drama Desk Award winner Rachel York (Victor/Victoria), three-time Emmy nominee Seth Rudetsky (SiriusXM's "Seth's Big Fat Broadway"), four-time Drama Desk Award nominee Jennifer Simard (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), Max Crumm (Grease), Lacretta Nicole and Baylee Littrell.
Don't just take our word for it. See for yourself why audiences and critics are wild for this hilarious homage to the era of bellbottoms, platform shoes and the hustle. From the moment the glitter ball starts spinning you’ll be dancing in your seat…and rolling in the aisles.
I myself would not call Disaster! 'Broadway's biggest disaster ever!'...but it does, indeed, founder and sink kind of like cardboard in an overflowing street drain...The show comes from Seth Rudetsky, that ever-rambunctious jack-of-all-trades who most likely emits witty cracks, bell-shaped tones & campy lines in his sleep...Disaster! does make a musical, methinks; but it's one of those small-scale, tongue-in-cheek romps suited for a cabaret bar or way off-Broadway...The best parts of the evening come from the principal cast, who seem to be members of the Rudetsky B'way Circle on the one hand and nifty farceurs on the other...All have been known to carry shows on their own, and all herein chew their way through that cardboard scenery. They...make Disaster! watchable, at least.
With this slight, silly, campy and cornball musical comedy, now open at the Nederlander Theatre, many of those celebrities are, I imagine, expressing goodwill for a bona fide Broadway hero. They can consider their debt paid. By the time 'Disaster' was over, I had laughed some, but mostly I was rooting for the piranhas...Rudetsky is both a co-star and -- alongside director Jack Plotnick -- co-author of 'Disaster,' which features a melange of the era's cheesiest songs, inserted, and often pummeled, into the book in such a way that they're meant to exist as an extension of the dialogue...This is a goofy show, and one producers...would've been far wiser to squeeze into a single act.
2012 | Off-Broadway |
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2013 | Off-Broadway |
Return Engagement [Off-Broadway] Off-Broadway |
2016 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Baylee Littrell |
2016 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Jennifer Simard |
2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Roger Bart |
2016 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Jennifer Simard |
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