Another Surflight premiere! |
- Book and Lyrics by
- Lynn Ahrens
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- Music by Stephen Flaherty
Once on this Island tells a tale of romance, tragedy, redemption and rebirth with sunny songs, captivating choreography, and irresistable Calypso beat. |
The ultimate in classic comic entertainment! |
Mon., June 4 & 11 8:00pm
Some call it country, some say it’s rock and roll. We call it Crossroads. This non-stop, rabble-rousing concert experience will get you on your feet and singing along to all your favorite hits. Starring Ryan Dunn, born and raised in Manahawkin, New Jersey, Cross... |
- Music by Gary William Friedman,
- Lyrics by Will Holt,
- Adapted by Robert Livingston & Herb Schapiro,
- Based on the book by Stephen M. Joseph,
- Additional lyrics by Herb Schapiro,
- Arrangements & orchestration by Gary William Friedman
A TONY-nominated and OBIE Award-winning, THE ME NOBODY KNOWS is a ground-breaking musical which has been inspiring and touching audiences throughout the world for generations. Within the envelope of a single day, the show poetically examines the aspirations and fears of a multi-racial cast of young people. In... |
- By Stephen Kantrowitz and Jodi Chekofski
Annual fund-raiser featuring American Idol's Constantine Maroulis |
Mon., June 4 & 11 8:00pm
Some call it country, some say it’s rock and roll. We call it Crossroads. This non-stop, rabble-rousing concert experience will get you on your feet and singing along to all your favorite hits. Starring Ryan Dunn, born and raised in Manahawkin, New Jersey, Crossroad... |
Wed., June 13 & 20 8:00pm
Nationally touring comedians from the legendary Comedy Club, Catch a Rising Star. Laugh out loud to some of the fastest rising Comedy Stars of today!
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Beginning in 1920, Ruth Draper held the stage in this country and in Europe for 40 years with her one-woman shows where she played a vast array of characters. ELTC is only the second production company - ever - to be allowed to produce this incredible material since Ms. Draper's death. |
American Stare is a timely drama and allegory by Tony Glazer, about the current state of affairs in America where the collusion between special interests, large corporations, Wall Street, and self-serving, ineffectual political leaders & parties has started to destroy and dismantle the American Dream. |
- Book by Thomas Meehan. Music by Charles Strouse. Lyrics by Martin Charnin. Based on the Tribune Media Service Comic Strip, Little Orphan Annie.
TONY AWARD BEST MUSICAL 1977. See it at Surflight before the show heads to Broadway! |
Wed., June 13 & 20 8:00pm
Nationally touring comedians from the legendary Comedy Club, Catch a Rising Star. Laugh out loud to some of the fastest rising Comedy Stars of today!
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- by Yasmina Reza; translated by Christopher Hampton
Fast, furious and very funny, this winner of the 2009 Tony Award for Best Play is a 90-minute thrill ride to the most dangerous place on Earth: parenthood. |
We are such stuff as dreams are made on,/And our little life is rounded with a sleep. |
- TBA (runner up in the Premiere Stages Play Festival)
Get a first hand look at the new play development process by attending these free staged reading of the runner up in the Premiere Stages Play Festival competition! A talkback with the playwright will follow each performance! |
Mon., June 258:00pm Go back in time to what it was like to be a teenager in the Bronx in the ’50’s and early ’60’s. The Bronx Wanderers capture the liberating sounds of doo-wop and rock and roll like no other! |
Wed., June 278:00pm
America’s first “plomedy” combining stand-up comedy with the intensity of an Off-Broadway play. Enjoy this rollercoaster ride of laughter, insight and revelation on a night of hilarious dysfunction – Italian style! Hosted by Soprano’s Star Vincent Pastore |
Best known for originating the role of “Mark Cohen” in the Tony Award-winning RENT, this Obie Award winner continues to work in theater, film, and on the concert stage. |
Mon., July 26:00 & 8:00pm
1963-1966 Ed Sullivan Years, 6PM
1967-1970 Psychedelic Years, 8PM
The Mahoney Brothers return to Surflight to pay homage to the Fab Four. Special two show package available for just $60. |
Geno Bisconte’s Firecracker Funnies Show
Wed., July 410:00pm (Immediately Following Fireworks)
Veteran Catch comic Geno Bisconte’s razor-sharp tongue and quips about life in the melting pot we call America. His take on family dysfunction will have you rolling in the aisles! |
Swingadelic is the New York City Metropolitan Area’s greatest “little big band” that delivers the traditional big band music. |
Mon., July 98:00pm
This charismatic tenor with a powerful voice and Matinee Idol looks sings your favorite Italian songs, from classics to arias to pop standards. Philadelphia Exclusive says “Amante rewrites the book on anyone’s idea of what a tenor can be.” |
Ben Bailey of “Cash Cab”
Wed., July 118:00pm
Come laugh to the comedic stylings of the most desired cabbie in New York. Bailey is host of the highly successful shows, Discovery Channel’s “Cash Cab” and NBC’s “Who’s Still Standing?” |
Chosen from over 300 submissions, the winner of the 2012 Premiere Play Festival will kick off the main stage season with a full production. Set in 1968, Handicapped People in their Formal Attire is an uplifting story of those who refuse to yield to lables or limitations.
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The whole audience bouncing and swaying to the irresistible rhythm. Everybody singing HI-DE-HO! They’re echoing the King himself, Cab Calloway. |
From the original cast of Applause to countless Jerry Herman shows and concerts, to the recent tour of The Producers, Lee Roy Reams is Broadway’s quintessential song and dance man. |
Joe Piscopo & His Big Band
Mon., July 168:00pm
After getting a call to star on SNL, he went straight to Joe Pops on LBI to celebrate! Most know Joe as a comedian, but few know he’s able to play five instruments. He will astonish you with all his talents. |
- Featuring the Pushcart Players Stone Soup...and other stories and Little Red Riding Hood
Pushcart Players return to Premiere Stages Play Factory with two wonderful children's show! On Wednesday, July 18th Stone Soup...and other stories and on Wednesday, July 25th Little Red Riding Hood.
Two wonderful shows for the whole family! |
Wed., July 188:00pm
This comedic icon got his start at New York’s landmark Catch a Rising Star location many years ago. Klein is a “true wordsmith and the funniest, most intelligent, coolest comedian,” according to Jerry Seinfeld. |
As the great thespian Patrick Swayze once said, "Nobody puts Baby in a corner." The same is true of Sarah Borges. |
Tony Award winner dazzles audiences as she reflects her ‘Southern Belle’ past and present with a small glimpse into the future. |
- Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Suggested by “The Trapp Family Singers” by Maria Augusta Trapp.
TONY AWARD BEST MUSICAL 1959. ACADEMY AWARD BEST PICTURE 1965. Featuring songs from the motion picture "Something Good" and "I Have Confidence.” |
- James Rana adapted three mysteries by Edgar Allan Poe
Follow the adventures of Auguste Dupin, in this world premiere, as he solves macabre mysteries in Paris of the 1840s, as created by Poe in Murders of the Rue Morgue, The Mystery of Marie Roget, and The Purloined Letter. A cast of 6 portray 50 characters to bring these mysterious puzzles to life. |
Wed., July 258:00pm
As Howard Stern’s side kick and head writer on his show, not to mention host of his own Sirius radio show, Jackie performs his solo act of rapid-fire filthy jokes and the classic finale, “Stump The Joke Man.”
LANGUAGE AND CONTENT ADVISORY: NOT A FAMILY SHOW |
Smokey Joe's Cafe is a musical theatrical revue showcasing 39 pop standards, including rock and roll, rhythm and blues songs written by songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. |
Judy Gold’s “My Life as a Sitcom”
Mon., July 308:00pm
NY Times made it a Critic’s Pick and called it, “Highly entertaining.” It’s the ultimate laughter-through-the-tears tale of Judy Gold’s life as a performer, female comic, mother and daughter. |
Two-time Tony-winning Christine Ebersole joins jazz violinist Aaron Weinstein for an evening showcasing new arrangements of classic songs by Fats Waller, Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer, and Cannonball Adderley. |
Mike Marinowith Jeff “Fat Rat” Pirrami
Wed., Aug. 18:00pm
New Jersey’s first “Bad Boy of Comedy” serves up side-splitting humor with his cutting-edge observations of everyday life. You will laugh until you cry |
"Beatlemania Now"... an amazing concert experience...
The New York Daily News says, "Extraordinary!" |
Mon., Aug. 68:00pm
Mr. Bojangles, The Ultimate Entertainer is a tribute to the late Sammy Davis Jr. In voice, body language and tap, Mr. Levy captures the essence of Sammy and keeps his spirit alive. |
- Adapted by Patrick Barlow
- From the novel by John Buchan
- From the Movie of Alfred Hitchcock, licensed by ITV Global Entertainment Limited
- And an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon
A Two-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning fast-paced whodunit for anyone who likes Hitchcock and Monty Python |
Wed., Aug. 88:00pm
Recognized as a political pundit and the ultimate “comeback kidder,” this Philadelphia-born comedian’s act is based on current events. David has appeared on “The Tonight Show” 157 times – more than anyone in history! |
This mercurial masterpiece could have been written yesterday. An age-old tale of scandal, abuse of power and what happens when repression and profligacy get equally out of balance, this is a story for all times and its contemporary relevance is chillingly palpable.
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Mon., Aug. 138:00pm
One of NJ’s revered rockers, live at Surflight. Hesitate, and you might miss out! This will sell out shortly after it is announced!
To Be Announced July 3! |
This “Queen of Cabaret” has created over thirty nightclub acts, sold out Carnegie Hall, and holds the record for the most continuous seasons ever at the famed Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel. |
Winner of Last Comic Standing!
Wed., Aug. 158:00pm
As a stand-up who refuses to recognize limits, this comic is anything BUT politically correct. His George Carlin style will have you laughing in the aisle! |
Can we forgive the unforgiveable? Is there a place at the table for those who have done us great harm? Is there truly the possibility of redemption for us all? A father and daughter confront these issues and try to mend their relationship through the one thing that connects them ... baseball. |
Mon., Aug. 20 8:00pm
From his 1963 TV appearance on “The Jackie Gleason Show,” to his recent sell-out performances, Pasquale Caputo, aka Pat Cooper, continues to entertain audiences of all generations with his lovable “comedic anger.”
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Wed., Aug. 226:00 & 8:00pm
He croons, he scat-sings, he strums intimate ballads. That’s just John. When his father Bucky joins in, pure magic ensues. Influenced by the jazz era, the Pizzarellis are the premiere contemporary interpreters of the great American songbook. |
Real-life husband-and-wife and former L.A. Law co-stars Michael Tucker and Jill Eikenberry return for an evening of savory stories about life, traveling, and food.
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- WINNER OF THE 2003 RICHARD RODGERS AWARD AND THE KLEBAN AWARD (SUSAN DiLALLO)
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“The Sopranos” meets “Happy Days” in this all new and entirely original musical comedy. |
Wed., Aug. 298:00pm
One of the last great family style vaudevillian shows. New Jersey’s Uncle Floyd Vivino returns to Surflight to charm you with his musical parodies and double entendres that get funnier by the minute. |
The inspiration for the blockbuster film, The Ides of March, Farragut North takes us on a compelling behind the scenes foray into the world of politics and provides a fascinating look into the lives of the true movers and shakes of the modern political spin game. |
- By Christopher Durang
- Directed by Nicholas Martin
It’s a lovely day at Vanya and Sonia’s farmhouse, but instead of spending the morning wandering through their cherry orchard, they have their hands full with a prophetic cleaning woman, a costume party, and a surprise visit from their movie star sister Masha and her new boy-toy, Spike. |
- Written by Suzan-Lori Parks
TOPDOG/UNDERDOGWritten and Directed by Suzan-Lori ParksSeptember 8-30, 2012
Suzan-Lori Parks, one of America’s most surprising and provocative playwrights, most recently adapted the book of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, which has received 10 Tony Award nominations. In 2002, she became... |
This dynamic new vision of Dickens’ familiar classic will delight young and old. Filled with music and colorful characters, the visceral landscape of Victorian England's underworld comes to life in this exciting and theatrical adaptation.
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A moving portrait about a journalist and photographer, coping with changes in life and their relationship following the trauma of covering the Iraq war |
Sun., Sept. 16 2PM & 8PMMon., Sept. 17, 8PMTues., Sept. 18 8PM
A Surflight favorite, this Australian guitar-wizard delights global audiences with his fingerpicking style and percussive effects. His repertoire encompasses country, blues, gospel, and classical. |
The quintessential story of friendship and trust, Steel Magnolias serves up a southern slice of life that’s as warm and comforting as sweet potato pie! Set in a small-town beauty shop in Louisiana on the wedding day of the much-loved Shelby, a young and pretty diabetic, the play creates a sense of community... |
- Roi Cooper Megrue and Walter C. Hackett
This screwball comedy examines the very romance of advertising. All it takes is one adventurous young man to announce, “Advertising is responsible for everything!” and he and his two friends are off and running in this delightfully sly farce, with a cast of 12. |
- Lyrics and Music by Stephen Sondheim
A Sondheim fan's dream revue |
- Passage Theatre, D&R Greenway Land Trust, DanceSpora
Passage Theatre, D&R Greenway, DanceSpora and local experts in historical, environmental and artistic professions will present a world-premiere dance program on the theme of stewardship at Trenton's Cadwalader Park and Hopewell's St. Michael's Preserve on two weekends. Native-species garden planting and edibl... |
- Passage Theatre, D&R Greenway Land Trust, DanceSpora
Passage Theatre, D&R Greenway, DanceSpora and local experts in historical, environmental and artistic professions will present a world-premiere dance program on the theme of stewardship at Trenton's Cadwalader Park and Hopewell's St. Michael's Preserve on two weekends. Native-species garden planting and edibl... |
- Words and Music by Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley
- Adapted for the Stage by Leslie Bricusse & Timothy A. McDonald
- Based on the Book Charlie & the Chocolate Factory by Ronald Dahl
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Roald Dahl's timeless story of the world famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, which features the songs from the classic family film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. |
Sat., Sept. 298:00pm
As “Eddie and the Cruisers” they were known for their chart topping song, “The Dark Side.” This band will have you dancing in the aisles with the soulful sounds reminiscent of Springsteen and Mellencamp. |
- The book was authored by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante, lyrics were written by Edward Kleban, and music was composed by Marvin Hamlisch.
A FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT-- sets the beat for 17 hopeful dancers as they audition for a chance to be part of a new Broadway musical. |
Join us as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the greatest "who-done-it" ever written! |
- Written by Ethan Lipton
- Music Composed and Performed by Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra
NO PLACE TO GOWritten by Ethan LiptonMusic Composed and Performed by Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra Directed by Leigh SilvermanOctober 6-November 4, 2012
The corporation where he’s worked for the past 10 years is moving to another planet, and Ethan Lipton doesn’t want to go. Two River Theater is thrilled... |
- Book and Lyrics by Joe DiPietro, Music by Jimmy Roberts
"It's Seinfeld set to music!" - Star Ledger. |
- by Suzanne Trauth and Eileen Trauth
Join Premiere Stages for 3 staged readings of this new play funded by the National Science Foundation. Three High School Girls, all confronting an uncertain future, are encouraged by a dynamic teacher to explore the male dominated field of computer technology and begin to discover their place in the world. |
Out of friends, out of luck, and out of time, Ulysses is resigned to spending the last remaining weeks of his life in solitude with his ungrateful dog and his relentless do-gooder neighbor. That is, until Emma walks in … much as she walked out on him twenty years ago. |
- By William Luce
- A play based on the life of Emily Dickinson
A play based on the life of America's greatest woman poet Emily Dickinson |
- By Dale Wasserman
- Lyrics by Joe Darion
- Music by Mitch Leigh
In celebration of its 50th Anniversary, The Shakespeare Theatre will present this award-winning musical inspired by Miguel de Cervantes' masterpiece. Broadway veteran and longtime Shakespeare Theatre company member Robert Cuccioli stars in the iconic role of Don Quixote.
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- by Jessica Bedford
- directed by Adam Immerwahr
He left town in the back of a police cruiser as a minor. Now he's back, over a decade later. What Clive Murdoch finds in his empty childhood home is more than he ever expected - and it will force him to face the mother of the child who died and the potential for a new love.
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HENRY VBy William ShakespeareDirected by Michael SextonOctober 20-November 11, 2012
Having inherited the throne, Henry must live down his wild adolescent past and unite his people. A young, vital, and ambitious leader, he commits his troops to war—and must then examine the cost of glory. Brimming with in... |
Oh, those delicious, delirious and dicey first days of marriage. It’s 1964, and newlyweds Paul and Corie Bratter are just starting their life together in a tiny, fifth floor Manhattan walkup. He’s a straight-as-an-arrow lawyer and she’s a free spirit always looking for the latest kick. On moving into th... |
- Based on the novel The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
- Created by Elevator Repair Service
- Directed by John Collins
With cutting wit, extraordinary choreography, doomed romance, and a live bullfight that has to be seen to be believed, The Select (The Sun Also Rises) is an exquisite, wine-soaked homage to one of the finest novels ever written. |
- Adapted for the Radio by Howard Koch
- Based on the Book by H.G. Wells
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A Radio Play based on the book War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. |
Twin tales of mystery, murder... and mortar! A must-see for Poe enthusiasts! |
A new play that dramatizes an event that helped shape what New Jersey is today! The play--comissioned from a New Jersey writer as part of Premiere Stages new Liberty Hall Live initiative--will be performed in the Carriage House at Liberty Hall museum. The play will focus on Westfield, NJ. |
- Adapted by Gayle Stahlhuth based on the story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The return of ELTC’s popular 1930’s radio style productions with live sound effects and commercials. All of the evidence points to a young lawyer as a murderer. But is he being set up, or is he the murderer after all. It’s an exciting puzzle fit for Holmes and Watson. |
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- Book, Music, & Lyrics by Joan Cushing
- Exclusive adaptation of the three books by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Harry Bliss
A New Jersey Premiere!
Is Spider getting too big for his own skin? Will Fly find her superhero powers in time to save her Aunt Rita from peril? Will Worm learn to stand on his own two feet…even though he doesn‘t have feet? We invite you to take a look at the world from a bug‘s perspective. Perhaps you... |
- Adapted by Patrick Barlow, from a novel by John Buchan, from the movie of Alfred Hitchcock
What ARE the 39 Steps? Who was the beautiful Annabella Schmidt and why has she turned up murdered, clutching a map of Scotland? On the run from authorities, Richard Hannay must prove his innocence, find the man with the missing finger, romance the blonde and solve the mystery of magnificent proportions! |
- by Michael Frayn
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- directed by James Glossman
In wartime 1941, German atomic physicist Werner Heisenberg travels to Nazi-occupied Copenhagen to see his old friend and mentor, renowned Danish physicist Niels Bohr. Side by side, almost as father and son, they had revolutionized nuclear science in the 1920s, but have since been pulled apart as they find... |
- Steven Canny and John Nicholson
One after another, the male heirs of the Baskerville family are being knocked off. Sherlock Holmes, the self-proclaimed "greatest detective of all time," sends Dr. Watson to the countryside to prevent more bloodshed and mayhem of various kinds ensues! |
- by David Lee White
- directed by Adam Immerwahr
It’s 1932 and America’s most brilliant detective is on the verge of apprehending the world’s most brilliant and devious master criminal. Stranded in a dilapidated mansion on a former resort island gone to seed, Detective Dorrington discovers a murder that begins to unravel the very fabric of democracy... |
- Alan Ayckbourn
- Directed by Nicholas Martin
My Wonderful Day
Winnie Barnstairs, a nearly 9-year-old, Anglo-Caribbean girl from south London, has a school assignment to write about her day. She is spending it with her mother, a house cleaner who works for an unhappily married, minor television celebrity. Instructed to get on with her homework, Winnie o... |
- By John Guare
- Directed by Sam Buntrock
A Nantucket house with a mysterious past. A pair of abandoned children. An 11 pound lobster. Edmund Gowery is trapped and knows the only way to escape is to change his life—he just doesn’t know how. |
- Written and Performed by Dominic Hoffman
Jazz drummer Jacques Hoffman, a 'hip cat with fast hands on the music scene in 1950's Chicago,' had to wrench himself away from clubs and late nights in order to enter the real world. This life change inspired Jacques to build a symphony out of the diverse friendships in his life to nourish his soul. |
