(BEACH HAVEN, NJ) -- Surflight Theatre is presenting the recent Off Broadway hit, Hoagy Carmichael's Stardust Road, through September 15, 2024. This is a new musical journey filled with great music and dance, that tells the story of six friends and the one man who brought them all together. The musical is told completely through the sophisticated music of Hoagy Carmichael.  Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.

The seven friends weave a story of camaraderie and shifting relationships through four decades in America: the early years of ragtime, jazz and blues; the romance of New York in the 1930’s; the tumultuous and uncertain years of the World War II era; and the post-war Golden Age of Hollywood. All while walking down Hoagy Carmichael’s Stardust Road.

Paula Hammons Sloan directs and choreographs. Ms. Sloan has directed or choreographed all over the country from several shows at The Laguna Playhouse to numerous Casino showrooms and Regional Theatres including Kansas City Starlight, Casa Manana, Theater Under the Stars Houston and of course Surflight Theatre. Her National tours include 42nd Street, Singin’ in the Rain, Music Man, Cabaret, Bye Bye Birdie, Little Women, Urban Cowboy, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Copacabana, Funny Girl, George M, Titanic, My One and Only, Crazy for You and The Unsinkable Molly Brown. She was Resident Choreographer for Galveston Summer Musicals for over 45 productions and her former tap company, Texas Tap Ensemble,  toured Nationally and Internationally for several years.

The show will also feature Musical Direction by Nicholas Kaminski, Scenic Design by Christopher Strangfeld, Costume Design by Amanda Chiaro, Sound Design by Ian Wehrle, and Lighting Design by Anthony Marinaro. Production Stage Manager Kathryn Ronan.

Hoagy Carmichael’s Stardust Road features a wonderful ensemble Cast of 7 with live onstage 6 piece band.  The Cast includes Darell T Joe as Max, Ashley Nicole Martin as Clara, Vincent Law as Buster, Kennedy Campbell as Gloria, Noah Lyon as Wallace, Isaiah Mayhew as Charlie and Emily Steindl as Bessie.

Remaining performances are 2:00pm on September 8, 10 & 15; 7:30pm on September 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14 at Surflight Theatre (201 Engleside Avenue) in Beach Haven, New Jersey. Tickets are available for purchase online or by calling (609) 492-9477.  Group pricing is available.

Up next at Surflight is The Great American Trailer Park Musical: 2:00pm on September 19, 22, 24 & 29; 7:30pm on September 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27 & 28. At the Armadillo Acres trailer park in Starke, Florida, high school sweethearts Norbert and Jeannie have settled into a loveless marriage, complicated by Jeannie's unwillingness to leave her trailer since the abduction of her son two decades prior. Norbert has purchased tickets for the couple to watch the Ice Capades as a present for their upcoming anniversary, in hopes of coaxing Jeannie out of the trailer. Soon arriving in town is Pippi, a stripper on the run from her abusive boyfriend, hoping the drama at Armadillo Acres will distract everyone else from her plight to allow her to live in peace.

Surflight's 2024 Season sponsored by Bay Magazine and The Cheese Shoppe.

Here are more photos from Hoagy Carmichael's Stardust Road.

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.