Broadview Heights Spotlights’ Summer Youth Musical:Disaster! This year, theBroadview Heights Spotlights’ summer youth production is Disaster!, a hysterical homage to 1970’s disaster movies such as The Poseidon Adventure, Airport, The Towering Inferno, and Jaws. Written by Seth Rudetsky and JackPlotnick, the show features over 30 classic rock and disco hits from theera. A cast of 21talented teenage performers adeptly bring this show and their borrowedcharacter-types to life. There’s thejilted lover, a singing nun, a sleazy real estate developer, a geologyprofessor, and an aging lounge singer with twin children. Principal cast members include NicholasBeiser, Delia Brennan, Kate Brierley, Kyla Burks, Nicholas DeAngelis, ZoeDouglas, Clay Hoffner, Alicia Pedraza, Ellie Ritterbusch, Cole Tarantowski, andNathan Weagraff. Members of the ensembleinclude Ariel Brinker, Clorise Busch, Audrey Halvorson, Charlie Ligus, MollyMolina, Declan Newton, James Newton, Josh Pedraza, Emma Rosberil, and NickTalion. Tim Anderson servesas the director of this production and is aided by the creative collaborationof Maggie Majercik as choreographer, Ryan Bergeron as music director, StephanieGiammarco as costumer, and Charlie Jones as lighting designer. Adam Bowers serves as producer. The Spotlights’production marks the Ohio-premiere of this musical, which ran on Broadway in2016 starring Faith Prince, Adam Pascal, Roger Bart, and show-creator, SethRudetsky. The show contains some maturethemes and innuendo and has a PG-13 rating. The show runs June 22 – July 2, 2017. Thursday, Friday, andSaturday performances are at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday matinees begin at 3:00 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $14 for seniorsand students. Reservations may be made on-line at www.broadview-heights-spotlights.org.