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Broadway's DISASTER! Sets General Rush Policy

By: Feb. 09, 2016
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Broadway's new musical comedy Disaster! has announced that a limited number of $30 general rush tickets will be available for each performance at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street) when the box office opens for that day's performance(s). Limited to 2 tickets per patron, tickets must be purchased with cash only and are subject to availability. Directed by Jack Plotnick with a book by three-time Emmy Award nominee and Grammy Award nominee Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick, Disaster! begins performances tonight, Tuesday, February 9, 2016 and officially opens on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 for a limited engagement through Sunday, July 3, 2016.

Disaster! stars Tony Award winner Roger Bart (You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown), Tony Award nominee Kerry Butler (Xanadu), three-time Tony Award nominee Kevin Chamberlin (The Addams Family), Tony Award nominee Adam Pascal (Rent), Tony Award winner Faith Prince (Guys & Dolls), Drama Desk Award winner Rachel York (Victor/Victoria), three-time Emmy Award nominee and Grammy Award 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), Baylee Littrell and Lacretta Nicole and ensemble members Paul Castree, Tony Award nominee Manoel Felciano (Sweeney Todd), Casey Garvin, Travis Kent, Alyse Alan Louis, Maggie McDowell, Olivia Phillip and Catherine Ricafort.

Coming to Broadway, come hell or high water is the new musical comedy Disaster!. Earthquakes, tidal waves, infernos and rampant wildlife can't stop an outrageous cast of characters from dancing, gambling and singing the night away aboard New York's first floating casino and discothèque. Disaster! features some of the most memorable pop, rock and disco hits of the 1970s, including "Hot Stuff," "I Am Woman," "Knock On Wood," "Daybreak" and more.

Disaster! features scenic design by Tony Award nominee Tobin Ost (Newsies), costume design by six-time Tony Award winner William Ivey Long (The Producers, Hairspray), lighting design by Tony Award winner Jeff Croiter (Peter and the Starcatcher) and sound design by Mark Menard (Jane Eyre).

Disaster! features music direction by Steve Marzullo, fight direction by Rick Sordelet and Christian Kelly-Sordelet, orchestrations by Joseph Joubert, vocal arrangements by Michael McElroy, dance arrangements by David Dabbon, music coordination by Charles Gordon and choreography by JoAnn M. Hunter (School of Rock).

Disaster! is produced by Robert Ahrens, Mickey Liddell/LD Entertainment, Hunter Arnold, James Wesley, Carl Daikeler and Burba Hayes in association with Stephen CuUnjieng, Katherine Ann McGregor, Mary J. Davis and William Megevick/In Fine Company.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE & TICKET PRICES

The 2016 Disaster! Performance schedule (subject to change) is as follows:

Beginning February 9: Tuesday and Thursday at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. There will be an added performance on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 2 p.m. There will be no 7:30 p.m. performance on Sunday, February 21.

Week of February 29: Tuesday and Thursday at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Wednesday and Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

Week of March 7: Wednesday and Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Beginning March 14: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8 p.m., Thursdays at 7 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sundays at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. There will be an added performance on Wednesday, March 23 at 2 p.m. There will be no 7:30 p.m. performance on Sunday, March 27.

Beginning April 4: Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8 p.m., Thursday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m.







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