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It is 1979, and New York’s hottest new attraction is The Barracuda, a glamorous floating casino and discotheque packed with colorful characters, questionable decisions, and some of the biggest songs of the decade. Unfortunately, disaster expert Ted Scheider has discovered that the casino has been built directly over a dangerous fault line. What follows is an increasingly ridiculous parade of earthquakes, tidal waves, fires, collapsing structures, and other catastrophes as the passengers and crew try to survive the night. Disaster! is an over the top musical comedy inspired by the disaster movies of the 1970s and powered by recognizable songs including “Hot Stuff,” “I Am Woman,” “Knock on Wood,” “I Will Survive,” and more. The comedy works best when the characters take their increasingly absurd circumstances completely seriously. The show’s musical score confirms its extensive use of recognizable 1970s songs throughout both acts.

The Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys’ band organizer and leader. He sells band instruments and uniforms to naïve Midwestern townsfolk, promising to train the members of the new band. Harold is no musician, however, and plans to skip town without giving any music lessons. Prim librarian and piano teacher Marian sees through him, but when Harold helps her younger brother overcome his lisp and social awkwardness, Marian begins to fall in love with him. He risks being caught to win her heart.

Cats is a sung-through musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is based on the 1939 poetry collection Old Possum’s Book of Practical Catsby T. S. Eliot. The musical tells the story of a tribe of cats called the Jellicles and the night they make the “Jellicle choice” by deciding which cat will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life. As of 2024, Cats remains the fifth-longest-running Broadway show and the eighth-longest-running West End show.