The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT)
Spoofing 70s movies with ‘Disaster!’
TORRINGTON — Earthquakes, tidal waves, infernos and the unforgettable songs of the 70’s take center stage in this sidesplitting homage to classic disaster films when the Warner Stage Company presents “Disaster! A 70’S Disaster Movie… Musical” in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre June 15-23.
The show is a new musical straight from Broadway, featuring scintillating hits such as “Knock on Wood,” “Hooked on a Feeling,” “Sky High,” “I Am Woman” and “Hot Stuff” in this hilarious comedy with a book by threetime 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.
Performances are June 15, 21 and 22 at 8 p.m. and June 16 and 23 at 2 p.m. The Warner Stage Company production of “Disaster! A 70’S Disaster Movie… Musical” is directed by Katherine Ray with music direction by Dan Ringuette and choreography by Caitlin Beaudry.
The cast features Patrick Spadaccino, Jason Maur, Matt Austin, Kelly White, Josh Newey, Lauren Jacob, Sydney Norwell, Amanda Friedman, Sharon W. Houk, Keith Paul, Martha Irving, Zachary Taylor, Marc Evan Costanzo, Abbey Elias, Sara Wilson, Chelsea Kaneb and Steffon Sampson.
To purchase tickets, call the Warner Box Office at 860-4897180 or visit warnertheatre.org .