(BEACH HAVEN, NJ) -- Surflight Theatre is currently presenting the hilarious musical comedy, Disaster! from August 22 - September 3, 2023. The play takes place in 1979, and New York's hottest A-listers are lining up for the opening of a floating casino and discotheque. 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. Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.
This 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. It comes from the unusual mind of Sirius XM Broadway Channel’s (and Surflight Alum) Seth Rudetsky. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Tickets: Adults/Seniors- $43.00; Children 12 and Under- $33.00. Tickets are available for purchase online or by calling (609)492-9477. Group pricing available.
Disaster! stars Danny Crowe (Most recently seen at Surflight as Freddie in Chess and Piquant in The Fields of Ambrosia) as Chad and Noah Lyon (most recently seen as Shakespeare in Something Rotten, Plato/Macavity in Cats at City Springs Theatre, Bob Wallace in White Christmas at Surflight) as Scott, Tim Steiner as Professor Ted Scheider (Recent credits: Surflight’s Escape to Margaritaville, Fields of Ambrosia and Scrooge in Ebenezer), Mike Brennan as Tony (Escape to Margaritaville, Chess, The Addams Family), Gabriela Moncivais as Marianne (Margie Frake in State Fair), Alison Nusbaum as Sister Mary Downy (Commissioner Doyle in Annie Warbucks, Shelby in Steel Pier, Bea in Something Rotten, Martha in White Christmas), Margaret Shafer as Shirley (Broadway Revival of The Sound of Music, First National Tour of Kiss Me, Kate) Michael McAssey as Maury (Hairspray, Little Shop of Horrors), Dwan Hayes as Levora (Escape to Margaritaville, Mame), Larissa Klinger as Jackie (Baskerville) and Mark James as Ben/Lisa (The Addams Family).
Others in the cast includes Surflight’s Resident Company: Kyle Atkinson, Rhagan Carter, Marc Christopher, Madeline Dunn, Jack Lynch, Gina Marcinkowski, and Isaiah Tucker.
Jonathan Van Dyke (Director/Choreographer) is thrilled to be back in Beach Haven! Previous Surflight credits include: The Savannah Sipping Society and ShBoom! Life Could Be a Dream. As a director and choreographer his work includes productions of A Funny Thing/ Forum, Grease, Guys and Dolls, Putnam County Spelling Bee, Closer Than Ever, The Wiz, Boeing, Boeing, West Side Story, Jerry’s Girls, I Love a Piano, Beehive, Breaking Up is Hard to Do: The Music of Neil Sedaka, Cinderella, Pippin, The Hot Shoe Shuffle, and most recently Disenchanted. A member of the Dramatists Guild, he has written the plays Totally Electric, the award winning Spring at the Willowbrook Inn starring Greg Louganis and Wesley Eure and Holiday Incorporated, a seasonal show presented annually which has recently been adapted into a storybook. He is a Creative Director of Van Dyke Productions, specializing in entertainment for special events and commercial production.
The show also features Musical Direction by Ricky Pope, Scenic Design by Chris Strangfeld, Sound Design by David Ciolorito, Lighting Design by Anthony Marinaro, Costume Design by Jessica McGovern, Wig Design by Christa Steiner.
Surflight Theatre is located at 201 Engleside Avenue in Beach Haven, New Jersey.
Here are more photos from the production.
John Posada is a New Jersey based photographer specializing in photographing live theatre and music performances. For more than 15 years, John has photographed live events where he mastered the techniques of timing and capturing fast moving action under challenging lighting conditions. Currently, John has spent the last 3 years concentrating on photographing almost 200 theatre productions for over 70 different theatres. Click here for John's website.
