Disaster! A Musical NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (664)
See it if Like spoofs. Really stupid but funny stupid. Songs from the 60's woven through. Lots of props. Audience hysterically laughing. Clever.
Don't see it if If you want serious stuff. Must be in the mood for lighthearted stuff. Almost like a series if sketches.
See it if first act great especially if you like music from the era
Don't see it if 2nd act a little lame and less music
See it if you're looking for an escape back to the 70s (Towering Inferno, Poseidon Adventure, Earthquake) & all that great music. No disappointments!
Don't see it if silly/campy shows don't entertain you. It's not a "heavy" show. Although it could have been successfully mounted OFF-bdwy, it's great fun.
See it if you want a good laugh
Don't see it if you hate the 70s
See it if You are in the mood to laugh.
Don't see it if You are not in the mood to laugh.
See it if like a fun evening at the theater. Jennifer Simard as the gambling addicted nun is simply fantastic. Over the top humor with 70s music
Don't see it if are looking for an in depth musical
See it if you enjoy a juke box musical that is intended to make you laugh with silly puns, plus a masterful comic performance by Jennifer Simard.
Don't see it if you need an original score and more heft to your story.
See it if you love fond, cheesey, silly parodies. The 70s music is fun and the cast gives it their all, especially Jennifer Simard who is brilliant!!!
Don't see it if you hate cheesey, silly parodies.
Critic Reviews (55)
"The musical 'Disaster!' is a campy carnival of cliches and gleefully cheesy comedy...The creative team has adroitly expanded the special effects and choreography to fill the Nederlander stage on Broadway. The book skillfully weaves a range of popular songs from the 1970s...Some character will always pop up with a new rescue idea, and there is high hilarity on these high seas."
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"Many strained laughs in a jukebox musical without much context…Instead of giving us a solid plot and exquisitely jabbing the satirical needle into the genre, Mr. Rudetsky and director Jack Plotnick give us a lazy series of lame, half-baked skits that aren’t funny and serve no purpose…There are many Tony-nominated and Tony-winning stage veterans in the show, but their talents are mostly wasted on the thin material."
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"When the willfully silly 'Disaster!' is funny, it’s one of the funniest shows in town. Plus, you will simply not hear the 1970s disco and pop rock songs that make up its score sung better anywhere – in some cases they outshine the original...Plotnick’s direction is deft, dynamic and fluid, aided and abbeted by witty, driving work from choreographer JoAnn M. Hunter...'Disaster' is plenty of fun – at its best, close to comedy heaven – and recommended."
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"'Disaster!' totally isn't one. Sure, it could maybe be shorter by about fifteen minutes, and maybe a little sharper in spots, but I saw the third preview and it was already pretty damned funny…The whole cast is game--I am sure a sense of humor was a prerequisite for even getting an audition for this one…I also hope 'Disaster!' finds a big, loyal audience, whether on Broadway or on tour…'Disaster!' is a silly, goofy, terrifically fun production."
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"Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick’s parody of ’70s disaster movies—set to carefully selected Top 40 pop and disco hits–turns out to be too much fun not to love...At first, 'Disaster!' seems a little on the nose, and somewhat like a show that might actually be on a cruise ship. The choreography in the early scenes feels like it’s lifted from a bad ’70s variety show–it’s a little frantic. But once things settle down, the fun kicks in. And the second act just gets better, better, better."
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"'Disaster!' can best be described as a ridiculous disaster BUT has the best cast around and is so stupid you can’t help but laugh your head off. This show, about a cruise ship being attacked by an earthquake and a tidal wave, hits you with more sight gags, clichés and old songs than you can assimilate...If you want a night off from all the other serious Broadway shows, you will have yourself a ball sinking with this ship and its great cast."
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"'Disaster!' on Broadway is ridiculously entertaining...There is no need to extrapolate deep meaning from 'Disaster!'. Could it be any sillier? Probably not, but honestly it doesn’t have to be. Everyone should just sit back and enjoy the wild ride; for us older folks, the disco music track to which this musical is set is a fab mood booster... Superbly curated hits from the ’70s cleverly edge the story along. Mix the zaniness with a terrific cast, and you have a highly entertaining evening."
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"'Disaster!' is a spoof of the 1970’s disaster movies and boasts a cast that can only be described as 'the best of the boulevard'. 'Disaster!' has a score of disco and pop hits, but I don’t think you can legitimately call this a musical. The songs are used as jokes, foreshadowed by a line so that you are expecting the song and elated when it shows up. None of the songs stay around long enough to wear thin. I laughed, I danced, I had a marvelous time. 'Disaster!' is disco delight!"
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