Seth Rudetsky's Disaster! Set to Open on Broadway

The new disco musical plays the Nederlander Theatre.

| Broadway |

March 8, 2016

Seth Rudetsky (center) leads the company of his new musical, Disaster!, at the Nederlander Theatre. — Seth Rudetsky (center) leads the company of his new musical, *Disaster!*, at the Nederlander Theatre.
(© Jeremy Daniel)

The new Broadway musical Disaster! celebrates its opening night tonight, March 8, at the Nederlander Theatre. The show's limited run is scheduled through July 3.

Roger Bart and Kerry Butler star in Disaster! at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre. — Roger Bart and Kerry Butler star in *Disaster!* at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre.
(© Jeremy Daniel)

Directed by Jack Plotnick, Disaster! features a book by three-time Emmy and Grammy Award nominee Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick. The musical is a send-up of the disaster movies of the 1970s, incorporating hit tunes such as "Hot Stuff," "Don't Bring Me Down," "I Am Woman," "Alone Again, Naturally," "Signed Sealed Delivered," "Knock on Wood," "Daybreak," "Sky High," and more.

Faith Prince, Kevin Chamberlin, and Kerry Butler in a scene from Disaster! — Faith Prince, Kevin Chamberlin, and Kerry Butler in a scene from *Disaster!*
(© Jeremy Daniel)

The cast includes Roger Bart (The Producers), Kerry Butler (Xanadu), Kevin Chamberlin (The Addams Family), Adam Pascal (Rent), Faith Prince (Guys & Dolls), Rachel York (Victor/Victoria), Seth Rudetsky (SiriusXM's Seth's Big Fat Broadway), Jennifer Simard (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), Max Crumm (Grease), Baylee Littrell, and Lacretta Nicole, along with ensemble members Paul Castree, Manoel Felciano, Casey Garvin, Travis Kent, Alyse Alan Louis, Maggie McDowell, Olivia Phillip, and Catherine Ricafort.

For tickets and more information, click here.