VICENZA — “DISASTER! The Musical” cast members perform

VICENZA — “DISASTER! The Musical” cast members perform during a dress rehearsal at Soldiers’ Theatre Feb. 27. The Broadway musical comedy ran through March 17 on Caserma Ederle. The production, directed by Jerry Brees, features some of the most unforgettable songs of the ‘70s, such as “Knock on Wood,” “Hooked on a Feeling,” “Feelings,” “I Am Woman,” “Hot Stuff,” and “Three Times a Lady.”
This production received 23 nominations and garnered six awards in this year’s IMCOM-Europe Tournament of Plays (TOPPERs) ceremony, which took place April 27 at U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden, Germany.
The 2019 TOPPER awards presented to Soldiers’ Theatre, are as follows:
• Best Musical: “DISASTER, the Musical”
• Best Sound and Sound Design for a Musical: Barry Robinson, Ciriaco Colella, Spec. Preston Israel
• Best Stage Properties for a Musical: Flavio Tagua and Sgt. 1st Class Dan Galvin
• Best Male Youth Performance in a Musical: Joshua Tagua (who played Ben/Lisa)
• Best Female Youth Performance in a Musical: Lucy Reardon (Sister Mary)
• Best Supporting Actress in a Musical: Misty Reardon (Shirley)
This year, awards for best shows were split between three garrisons: in addition to the USAG Italy win, USAG Benelux’s SHAPE Performing Arts Centre won Best Play for “The Good Person of Szechwan,” and USAG Stuttgart’s Stuttgart Theatre Center took the award for Best Family Show, with their performance of “Madagascar Jr.”