Disaster! A Musical
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Disaster! A Musical
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Disaster! A Musical NYC Reviews and Tickets

77%
(664 Ratings)
Positive
77%
Mixed
15%
Negative
8%
Members say
Funny, Entertaining, Clever, Hilarious, Quirky

About the Show

Set in the wild 1970s, 'Disaster!' is a comedic new musical that delivers earthquakes, tidal waves, dancing, gambling and infernos.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (664)

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196 Reviews | 51 Followers
95
Funny, Refreshing, Hilarious, Entertaining, Delightful

See it if you want to laugh non stop.

Don't see it if you are bitter. Read more

82 Reviews | 16 Followers
95
Clever, Entertaining, Great acting, Great staging, Great writing

See it if You like double entendres, good singing, good acting, and shows that don't take themselves seriously.

Don't see it if You take things seriously and don't like the seventies.

168 Reviews | 64 Followers
95
Funny, Entertaining, Hilarious, Great acting, Original

See it if You like just a fun night out. Its not there to make you think, but to let loose and relax.

Don't see it if You are not into silly comedy.

57 Reviews | 21 Followers
94
Hilarious, Quirky, Entertaining, Epic, Riveting

See it if You are a fan of disaster movies and '70's music

Don't see it if You are too young to remember either of the above

572 Reviews | 88 Followers
94
Clever, Funny, Entertaining, Hilarious, Must see

See it if You like to have fun in the theatre. It isn't a serious musical like Next to Normal. It is just pure 100% fun. I dare you to NOT laugh!

Don't see it if You are a theatre snob and can't be bothered seeing anything that isn't profound. Don't see it if you are looking for the perfect date night

73 Reviews | 5 Followers
92
Clever, Delightful, Entertaining, Funny, Hilarious

See it if Love 70s music and quirky humor. If you love disaster movies!

Don't see it if Don't like silly shows. It's full of jokes and stupid humor and that can be an acquired taste.

62 Reviews | 35 Followers
92
Entertaining, Fluffy, Funny, Singers with pipes.

See it if you like silly and entertaining shows and and great 70's songs and wonderful singers.

Don't see it if if you don't like juke-box musicals.

354 Reviews | 107 Followers
91
Goofy, silly and hilarious, Not shakespeare but not trying to be, You'll never look at nuns the same way after this, Delightful

See it if You've had enough of all the depressing news in the world and are ready to laugh.

Don't see it if You don't know who Donna Summer was.

Critic Reviews (55)

The Washington Post
March 8th, 2016

"As directed by Plotnick, 'Disaster!' is intentionally cut from some pretty tacky cloth — a lot of it polyester, no doubt. So don’t plunk down your hard-earned bucks thinking you’re paying for 'The King and I.' Or even 'Mamma Mia!' for that matter. This slapstick diversion puts into the throats of its vocally accomplished cast of Broadway vets the sort of music that’s the subject of nostalgic TV pitches after 1 a.m...It is the caliber of these parodists that keeps the silliness afloat."
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Chicago Tribune
March 8th, 2016

"A cleverly self-protected show that embraces kitsch with aesthetic intensity.…In terms of subtlety and satiric nuance, ‘Disaster!’ makes the heavy-metal spoof ‘Rock of Ages’ look like Cole Porter...There's cheap puppets! Life preservers on bungee cords! 'I Will Survive.' Will you? Will you care? Never mind the imperative for dry land, how about some dry wit?...There's no consistency to the comedic business—I'd say about 20 percent of the shtick works."
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Entertainment Weekly
March 8th, 2016

"The performances are so unapologetically silly and the production is so bright with flashing disco lights that ultimately you’re blinded to its flaws: humor that can miss the mark and campiness that’s sometimes a bit too overwrought...'Disaster!' is pure maximalism — a big, old-fashioned musical with big numbers and big performances. A lot of the fun is in recognizing the ’70s references, but even ’80s babies like me will be swept up in the show’s energy."
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AM New York
March 8th, 2016

"'[It] may have been better off staying off-Broadway instead of making the unanticipated and improbable move to Broadway, where it looks and feels out of place and its flaws become more apparent...'Disaster!' takes ridiculousness to an extreme that, at its best, can be hilarious...Even so, the show’s relentless, one-note silliness grows tiresome, resembling a ‘Saturday Night Live’ sketch that goes on way too long. "
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Theatermania
March 8th, 2016

"A gleefully silly experience that doesn't purport to be anything but. Though the show does run a bit long and some of the jokes are belabored to the point of exhaustion, it works surprisingly well precisely because it doesn't take itself seriously even for a second...With a title like 'Disaster!', Rudetsky and Plotnick are asking for it. But the mixture of a fabulous cast, winning self-effacement, and tunes we've been grooving to for 40 years lead to a perfect storm of enjoyment."
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Talkin' Broadway
March 8th, 2016

"Disaster! fails on every level. It's not just that this show spoofs all the same targets, or that it does so via the intrinsic laziness of a pre-fab jukebox-style 'score' of the era's rock-disco hits. It also reveals the limits of Broadway's magic and tolerance for this assault on its house form...A physical production that looks both too cheap and too expensive...and suggests you're actually supposed to take everything seriously. No no no no no."
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CurtainUp
March 8th, 2016

“The Broadway production is bigger, louder, funnier, and even better...Recast for the most part with a number of major league performers, this cartoon of a show is a perfect showcase for these interpreters of old-fashioned slapstick...The wonder of this show is that though the characters are archetypes they all also have dimensions that make us root for them…The score is comprised of classics that will undoubtedly bring smiles of recognition. What a delightful disaster this turned out to be.”
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Theatre is Easy
March 9th, 2016

"An outstanding ensemble cast...The laughs come not just from the increasing insanity of the plot, or from the over-the-top performances, but in the way Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick use their book to deliver unexpected twists on 1970s tunes...'Disaster!' zips along because the authors know when the joke is done and it’s time to move on, which allows the talented cast to shine even more brightly in the more extended bits of physical comedy."
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