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Take Cover! Roger Bart, Kerry Butler, Adam Pascal, Faith Prince, Seth Rudetsky and More Bring DISASTER! to Broadway Tonight

By: Feb. 09, 2016
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Duck and cover, make it to high ground, stop, drop and roll, batten down the hatches -- prepare to weather the storm! The new musical Disaster! begins performances tonight, February 9, 2016, and officially opens on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street).

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) and Lacretta Nicole with Baylee Littrell, Paul Castree, Tony Award nominee Manoel Felciano (Sweeney Todd), Casey Garvin, Travis Kent,Alyse Alan Louis, Maggie McDowell, Olivia Phillip and Catherine Ricafort.

DISASTER! is directed by Jack Plotnick with a book by Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick, and choreography by JoAnn M. Hunter (School of Rock)

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the theatre comes Broadway's 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 discothéque.DISASTER! features some of the most memorable pop, rock and disco hits of the 1970's, including "Hot Stuff," "I Am Woman," "Knock On Wood," "Daybreak" and more.

DISASTER! will feature scenic design by Tony Award nominee Tobin Ost (Newsies), costume design by six- time Tony Award winner William Ivey Long (The Producers, Hairspray) and lighting design by Tony Award winner Jeff Croiter (Peter and the Starcatcher).

DISASTER! is produced by Robert Ahrens, Mickey Liddell/LD Entertainment, Hunter Arnold, James Wesley and Jim Burba & Bob Hayes in association with Katherine McGregor, Mary J. Davis and Stephen CuUnjieng.

DISASTER! debuted at New York's Triad Theatre on January 22, 2012, and ran through March 25, 2012. The critically-acclaimed musical comedy moved Off-Broadway to St. Luke's Theatre, where it played from October 14, 2013 through April 11, 2014, topping many "Best of 2013" lists include The Daily News' "Theater's 10 Best of 2013" and Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's Entertainment Weekly "Must List."







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