DISASTER Previews — Page 10

Right?! I think it would be a blast (of course free drinks would have to be included).

I've seen a lot of musicals. This was one of the worst I've ever had to sit through. Not funny and not clever. The movies they were parodying were much funnier in their own right.

I found it Painful to sit through and so relieved when it finally ended.Caught the matinee today Sunday March 6.

Whizzer on page 1 hits the nail on the head.

Updated On: 3/6/16 at 05:04 PM

The set is such garbage.

I wanted to scream every time they rolled out that crappy looking Hawaii Five-O slot machine.

This thread is funnier than the actual show.

The show has a fantastic cast, including some of my favorite performers. Rachel York works her butt off doing a fantastic cross of Julie Hagerty in Airplane! and Marilyn Monroe. I would watch Kerry Butler do anything. Loved hearing Adam Pascal, although he is underused. Delighted to see Faith Prince, although I found the shtick they gave her kind of embarrassing. Jennifer Simard is hilarious. I like Seth Rudetsky's show on Sirius XM and think he's one of Broadway's greatest cheerleaders, so I enjoyed seeing him in person.

The problem, of course, is that this is not a Broadway show. It's a silly parody that could only succeed as a one act off-Broadway show, and it would need significant work to be able to pull that off. It has clever moments (mostly near the beginning) - for example, I enjoyed "Hot Stuff" - but it needed many more of those to work. It also suffers from the same problem that the underrated Dames at Sea had - it's a parody/spoof of a genre that few people remember well or care about.

I'm always sad to see a musical fail on Broadway, and I wish it could be saved, but it cannot. If you're interested in seeing it, I suggest going soon. Very soon.

I feel a little different than most people here. I did laugh quite often and enjoyed the music. Yes, the set looked cheap but I feel that was part of the show. I think it was meant too if that makes sense.

The cast was terrific, top notch Broadway actors but as much as I enjoy Seth on the radio, he does not cut it as a Broadway actor and should not be on that stage with those terrific people. He did surprise me that he could sing though.

Adam still has an amazing voice, and Roger can make anyone laugh. Faith was a standout for me but did anyone notice she couldn't keep up with the dancing? Jennifer, of course stole the show and is well deserving of a nomination. For what it's worth, I enjoyed the afternoon.

My only other criticism would be most of the second act scenes went by too fast. I am curious to see what the critics say. I think the reviews will be very mixed. While I don't think any critic will rave, I do feel they will rave about particular cast members.

Anyway, wishing everyone the best on this opening night!

Updated On: 3/8/16 at 07:16 AM

Ado Annie D'Ysquith said: "In addition, I find it beautifully ironic that the only "non-name" in the cast is the one element receiving universal acclaim. I just hope the projected failure of the show doesn't keep Jen Simard from getting work in the future, as she obviously deserves attention.

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Well said. Couldn't agree more.

I saw the show yesterday and I low key loved it. It's probably going to be one of my biggest guilty pleasures, to be honest. I mean the show is not perfect, I walked in with VERY low expectations, and walked out with a big smile on my face. I'm not gonna lie, there are many flaws, I mean the show itself felt a little misplaced on Broadway, I personally think it would work much better at maybe New World Stages, but this cast is simply AMAZING and all in all it turned out to be a really fun day at the theatre.

There were only two things I hated about the show, one was the fact that all those songs are so damn catchy and have been in my head ever since. The other was I wished they kept "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours," I wanted to see Jennifer Simard singing that live. :)