Disaster! The Musical

The Main Stage season wraps with DISASTER! , a new musical straight from Broadway, featuring some of the most unforgettable songs of the ’70s. “Knock on Wood,” “Hooked on a Feeling,” “Sky High,” “I Am Woman” and “Hot Stuff” are just a few of the scintillating hits in this hilarious musical comedy with a book by three-time Emmy Award nominee and SiriusXM Broadway host, Seth Rudetsky, and Jack Plotnick. Directed by Jessa Blackthorne, Musical Direction by Scott Burzynski, and Choreography by Bong Dizon.

It’s 1979, and New York’s hottest A-listers are lining up for the opening of a floating casino and discotheque. Also attending is a faded disco star, a sexy nightclub singer with her eleven-year-old twins, a disaster expert, a feminist reporter, an older couple with a secret, a pair of young guys who are looking for ladies, an untrustworthy businessman and a nun with a gambling addiction. What begins as a night of boogie fever quickly changes to panic as the ship succumbs to multiple disasters, such as earthquakes, tidal waves and infernos. As the night turns into day, everyone struggles to survive and, quite possibly, repair the love that they’ve lost… or at least escape the killer rats. Audiences and critics are wild for this hilarious homage to the era of bell-bottoms, platform shoes and the hustle.

Venue: 15 Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. South, Harrison, NJ (the former Holy Cross High School)

Production Dates: April  26, 27 & May 2, 3, 4 @ 7:30 pm | April 28 @ 2:00 pm  **additional show added** April 27 @ 1:00 pm

Tickets: $20 Adults or $15 Seniors/Students

Tickets may be available at the door.

CAST

Frankie Perez ………………………… Chad
Roman Koster  ………………………. Scott
Dylan Myers ……………………………. Ted
Maria Ruppert ………………… Marianne
John Jesse Jeffords ……………….. Tony
Samantha Egge …………………….. Jackie
Maisie Kelly ……………………… Ben/Lisa
Jessica Nelson .…… Sister Mary Downy
Melissa Broder ……………………. Shirley
Robert Strauch …………………….. Maury
Lily Mayo …………………… Levora Verona
Matthew Masiello …………………… Jake

Ashley “Ash” Nichols ……….. Ensemble/US Tony
Karina Munoz …………………..  Ensemble/US Shirley
Maggie Madere …………………. Ensemble/US Sister Mary Downy
Amanda Regan …………………. Ensemble
Paula Barratta ………………….. Ensemble
Danubia Vilar  ………………….. Ensemble
Judy Espaillat …………………… Ensemble
Holly Stefanik …………………… Ensemble/US Marianne
Gunnar Holmberg ……………. Ensemble
Richard Dwyer …………………. Ensemble
Leo Vasile …………………………. Ensemble
Javier Woodard ……………….. Ensemble

**US = Understudy; Understudies will perform their leading roles during the 1;00 pm matinee performance on Saturday, April 27.

DISASTER! is presented through special arrangement with Music Theater International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com