Broadview Heights Spotlights’ Summer Youth Musical: Disaster!

This year, the Broadview 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 Jack Plotnick, the show features over 30 classic rock and disco hits from the era.

A cast of 21 talented teenage performers adeptly bring this show and their borrowed character-types to life. There’s the jilted lover, a singing nun, a sleazy real estate developer, a geology professor, and an aging lounge singer with twin children. Principal cast members include Nicholas Beiser, Delia Brennan, Kate Brierley, Kyla Burks, Nicholas DeAngelis, Zoe Douglas, Clay Hoffner, Alicia Pedraza, Ellie Ritterbusch, Cole Tarantowski, and Nathan Weagraff. Members of the ensemble include Ariel Brinker, Clorise Busch, Audrey Halvorson, Charlie Ligus, Molly Molina, Declan Newton, James Newton, Josh Pedraza, Emma Rosberil, and Nick Talion.

Tim Anderson serves as the director of this production and is aided by the creative collaboration of Maggie Majercik as choreographer, Ryan Bergeron as music director, Stephanie Giammarco 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 in 2016 starring Faith Prince, Adam Pascal, Roger Bart, and show-creator, Seth Rudetsky. The show contains some mature themes and innuendo and has a PG-13 rating. The show runs June 22 – July 2, 2017. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday performances are at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday matinees begin at 3:00 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $14 for seniors and students. Reservations may be made on-line at www.broadview-heights-spotlights.org.