OBSESSED!: The Signature Riffs of "Disaster!"

It's common knowledge that Seth Rudetsky approves of performers who can take well-known tunes and make them their own. In his (he co-wrote it with Jack Plotnick and plays disaster expert Dr. Ted Scheider) Off-Broadway show "Disaster! A '70s Disaster Movie Musical," Seth encouraged the performers to do just that. Here, cast members Haven Burton, Matt Farcher, Charity Dawson and Saum Eskandani (along with a top secret special guest) perform some of the productions' 1970s hits - with and without their signature riffs included.

[@13chaiks]

I love Matt's vibrato on a closed consonant ( on "moving innnn" ) a la Gavin Creel

[@thomassutherland7032]

Dear god there needs to be a cast album for this show.

[@remyfacade]

The is, unfortunately it's not this cast

[@iwokeuplikethispod]

Ugh I can't with Haven. I'm always in awe.

[@DancerSam01]

One word... "badank-a-diggity-dank"

[@TheDuchessFox]

I'm so sad there isn't a full version of Charity's Knock of Wood

[@kathypierre3095]

You have to do this again with all the defying gravity riffs

[@creativeteam5148]

+Kathy Pierre I was JUST gonna say that!! "It's meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" isn't on the cast recording. I think it started as just dialogue. And Eden Espinoza did some amazing 'Go Good Deed' "Fiyeroo-ooh-ooh-ooooh" riffs!

[@thomasfisher7234]

I love Haven's first riff. I like the second one, but the first fits the song best. Contact lense... cracked :D

[@TheRealMacStahh]

The first song is so beautiful.. Saum's voice gets me everytime..

[@harryjamessmithmusic7762]

OMG! These singers are so fantastic!!! The pianist is brilliant too.

[@catherine5599]

Love 💟 Love 💟 Love 💟 Seth Rudetsky.

[@rachelle_banks]

Heyyy we're working on this show right now! I recognize that some people don't hang around church singers because these liberties are standard. But yes, cool to hear the difference.

[@Blind1Magic]

Cast recording please and thanks?

[@sarah_cary]

OBSESSED with Obsessed!

[@remyfacade]

I really wish they had kept this cast for the recording.

[@ryanbriggs1437]

Still waiting for the “Disaster Jr” script

[@Drummer_Ilham]

2:55 Why is everyone laughing? Including Haven?

[@xavierdallenmusicuniverse6304]

Charity for Dreamgirls

[@TruthSerum101]

With the exception of Charity's riff, those runs were relatively simple; and ALL of them are standard melismatic twists that have been around for decades - before any of these singers were even born. Nevertheless, the cast executed them very well.

[@iambroadwaytrash412]

TruthSerum101 can you enjoy the video without critiquing everything?

[@DannMann8]

Saum is just the cutest thing ever!!!

[@Drummer_Ilham]

2:27 Best part of Haven singing!😊

[@TheLizziebags]

Where is the CD of this show. I'm obsessed with Matt Farcher in this show!

[@pantsonhisheadkid]

How come it just opened in broadway with a totally different cast?

[@thefailedactress]

Charity Dawson is killing it in this video too.

[@KoolKyleful]

Charity Dawson is in Waitress understudying Keala Settle and Haven Burton is working on a musical with Jerry Mitchell. Max Crumm is in it. I don't know what happened with the other guys.

[@CaliBreakdown]

This is the original off-broadway cast. Sometimes if they move from off broadway to Broadway casting may change

[@OrangeSmoothify]

This video has the most chaotic energy

[@iambroadwaytrash412]

I'm OBSESSED with Saum AHHHH

[@iambroadwaytrash412]

AND I JUST FOUND OUT HAVEN BURTON IS CURRENTLY LAUREN IN KINKY BOOTS AHH