Upcoming Auditions

SHOW DESCRIPTION

Disaster! is a new musical straight from Broadway, featuring some of the most unforgettable
songs of the 70s. "Knock on Wood", "Hooked on a Feeling", "Sky High", "I Am Woman", and
"Hot Stuff" are just a few of the scintillating hits in this hilarious musical comedy with a book
by three-time 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.

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CHARACTERS

Chad: A handsome and winning man. Pretends to be a player, but is really still heartbroken over the loss of his first love. Tenor with a great rock and pop voice.
Gender: Male
Age: 35 to 43
Vocal range top: B4

Scott: Goofy guy. A nerd who wants to be cool. Tenor with a sweet voice.
Gender: Male
Age: 30 to 40
Vocal range top: B4

Ted: A disaster expert. Non-emotional. Dry. A serious, professorial type.
Gender: Male
Age: 40 to 50
Vocal range top: G4

Marianne: An attractive and focused journalist. Insecure underneath it all. Great, high pop belt. 
Gender: Female
Age: 33 to 40
Vocal range top: F#5

Tony: A very unscrupulous but attractive and (sometimes) charming middle-aged man.  A schemer.
Gender: Male
Age: 35 to 50
Vocal range top: Ab4

Jackie: An aging but still sexy showgirl and now lounge singer. Dumb but honest. Godlie Hawn-esque.
Gender: Female
Age: 32 to 42
Vocal range top: D5

Ben / Lisa: Played by a young boy or girl.  Smart boy and girl twins played by the same actor. Honest and direct. Jackie’s son and daughter. Amazing pop voice. Belt to a high D. With vibrato! A young Michael Jackson/Andrea McArdle. 
Gender: Any
Age: 10 to 13
Vocal range top: D5

Sister Mary Downey: Awkward, judgmental nun with a gambling addiction. Great high pop belt.
Gender: Female
Age: 30 to 50
Vocal range top: B5

Shirley: Perhaps heavy set, lovable and jolly Jewish woman.  Maury’s wife. Dancing a plus. Great comedic actress. 
Gender: Female
Age: 50 to 65
Vocal range top: B4

Maury: Lovable and jolly. Shirley’s dedicated husband.  
Gender: Male
Age: 50 to 65
Vocal range top: G4

Levora Verona: A flamboyant and glamorous faded disco diva. Pushy and sassy but in love with her sweet dog. Great pop belt.
Gender: Female
Age: 30 to 50
Vocal range top: E5

Ensemble Men: Able to play various glamorous party guests/character roles. Great comedic chops, good dance ability and great voices needed.
Gender: Male
Age: 30 to 40

Ensemble Women: Able to play various glamorous party guests/character roles. Great comedic chops, wide range of dance skills.
Gender: Female
Age: 30 to 35

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