This Musical DISASTER Opens Next Week In Denver!
By: A.A. Cristi Nov. 01, 2017
Equinox Theatre Company is proud to present the regional premiere of Disaster! Performances will be November 10 through December 2, Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 PM. There will also be one pay-what-you-can industry night, Thursday, November 30. All performances are at The Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo Street in Denver. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. A special group discount of $17 per ticket is available for groups of 6 or more in advance only. All tickets are on sale now at www.EquinoxTheatreDenver.com.
About the show: Disaster! is 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.
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.
"Disaster! The musical is a nonstop ride that takes the adventurous thrill from films like 'Earthquake', 'Jaws', and 'The Poseidon Adventure' and blends them up into a hilarious farce that gets more and more ridiculous with every scene," said Colin Roybal, Director and Choreographer. "Add in the iconic music of some of the biggest disco-era divas, and you have one giant, magnificent disaster of a musical. I challenge you not to laugh at this production. You can't do it! The cast of 21 is a powerhouse of vocal and comedic talent that will have you both in stitches with laughter and bopping along to the hits of the '70s."
Featuring the talents of: Rob Riney as Chad, Holly Dalton as Marianne, Chris Arneson as Scott, Chelsea O'Grady as Jackie, Brian Trampler as Ted, Patrick Brownson as Tony, Katelyn Kendrick as Ben/Lisa, Jessica Sotwick as Sister Mary, Brook McNamara as Shirley, Eddie Schumacher as Maury and Preston Adams as Levora. The ensemble features: Brad Wagner, Colleen Herskovits, Cody Ceniti, Nichole Srott, Rachel Peoples, Ryan Finn, Rachel McCulloch, Alisha Bashaw and Erica Trisler."Disaster! will provide a rush of giddy nostalgia" - The New York Times
"Put The Poseidon Adventure, Earthquake and Airplane! in a blender; add 30 pop hits from the 1970s, carefully chopped... add garish coloring, muddle with camp, and garnish with the kitschiest cocktail umbrella you can find. This is the recipe for Disaster!, a lovably scrappy and often deliciously silly jukebox-musical spoof." - Time Out New York
Equinox Theatre Company Presents the Regional Premiere of:
Disaster!
A 70s Disaster-movie musical
Directed and Choreographed by Colin Roybal
November 10 - December 2
at 7:30 PM
$20 in advance/$25 at the door
$17 for groups of 6+ (in advance only)
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