(BEACH HAVEN, NJ) -- Surflight Theatre is presenting what is considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy, Guys & Dolls, now through July 5, 2026. It ran for 1,200 performances when it opened on Broadway in 1950. It received nearly unanimous positive reviews from critics and won a bevy of awards, including Tony Awards, Drama Desks and Oliviers. Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.
Set in Damon Runyon's mythical New York City, Guys and Dolls is an oddball romantic comedy. Gambler, Nathan Detroit, tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck; meanwhile, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they've been engaged for fourteen years.
Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, and Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary, Sarah Brown, as a result. Guys and Dolls takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba, and even into the sewers of New York City, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong.
Tickets are available for purchase online. Surflight Theatre is located at 201 Engleside Avenue in Beach Haven, New Jersey.
Directed and choreographed by Surflight's Resident Director/Choreographer and General Manager Paula Hammons Sloan, Guys and Dolls features some of Broadway's most iconic songs, including "Luck Be a Lady," "Adelaide's Lament," and "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat."
Guys and Dolls features Musical Direction by Ricky Pope, Costume Design by Keith Schneider; Sound Design by Ian Wherle; Lighting Design by Anthony Maranaro, Props Design by Anais Main.
Ashley Rubin seen as Punky in Grumpy Old Men will return to the stage as Adelaide. Jonathan Van Dyke, previously appeared in productions including Something Rotten! and Steel Pier, stars as Nathan Detroit. Jonathan also recently directed Disaster!, Steel Magnolias and On Golden Pond for Surflight.. Long Beach Island's very own Christine Suddeth- fresh from TINA: The National Tour- will appear as Sarah Brown. Danny Crowe (Nathan Detroit) was seen as Chad in Surflight's Disaster! and Freddie in Chess and he and Suddeth both recently appeared in Surflight's production of Rogers and Hammerstein's A Grand Night For Singing. Alison Nusbaum will be seen as General Cartwright. The remainder of the cast includes Luke Anderson, Riley Bannister, Maxwell Bass, Melanie Becker, Mike Brennan, Michayla Catron, Ryan Edge, Nathan Gutman, Alyssa Hakan, Isaiah Hilliard, Lizzie Johnson, Eric Liang, John Martelli, Ashley Martin, Taylor Mitchell, Tina Nakata,, Mikey Paciello, Nick Somodi, and Tim Steiner.
Guys & Dolls is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
Here are more photos from the production.
John Posada is a New Jersey based photographer specializing in photographing live theatre and music performances. Currently, John has spent the last 6 years concentrating on photographing almost 400 theater productions at over 70 different NJ theatres. Click here for John's website.
