Disaster! at Ridgefield Theater Barn

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 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.

With larger-than-life characters, snappy dialogue and some of the most recognizable songs of the ’70s, Disaster! is a laugh-out-loud jukebox musical packed with big personalities, outrageous situations, and disco flair!

Kevin McNulty as Chad Rubik Clara Sussman as Marianne Wilson Mel McGuire as Jackie Noelle David Michael Tate as Professor Ted Scheider Matt Donovan as Tony Delvecchio Ashley McLeod as Sister Mary Downey Marilyn Olsen as Shirley Winters Bill Warncke as Maury Winters Lauren Gulliver as Levora Verona Cora Martin and Gracie Rizzo as Ben and Lisa Noelle Caleb Harris as Scott Edwin Rodriguez as Jake

The ensemble includes: Denise Milmerstadt, Jennifer Delancey-Agro, Jennifer Baran-Persaud, Margaux Champon, Calista Giroux, Rick Hodder and Craig David Rosen