Beach Haven, NJ Andrew Lloyd Webbers classic musical starring Karyn McNay

By turns wry, sly, and very funny, dozens of Lloyd Webber’s best songs take us through Emma’s romantic misadventures as they lead her from Manhattan to Hollywood and back again, returning older and wiser.   Brimming with optimism, Emma sets out to seek success, companionship and, of course, love. But as she weaves her way through the maze of the city and her own anxieties, frustrations and heartaches she begins to wonder whether, in fact, she's been looking for love in all the wrong places. As the story of the loves of a contemporary British woman living in New York, you could  call it a cross between Bridget Jones's Diary and Sex and the City set to music! Tell Me on a Sunday is one of those Andrew Lloyd Webber works that keeps evolving over time. Originally produced as a record album starring English musical theatre star Marti Webb, "Tell Me On a Sunday" was combined with Lloyd Webber's "Variations" to form Song and Dance. The show, in a revised form, opened on Broadway in 1985 starring Bernadette Peters, who won a Tony Award for her performance. Betty Buckley succeeded Peters in the role on Broadway. Others who have sung the score, which includes such tunes as "Tell Me On a Sunday," "Unexpected Song," "Take That Look Off Your Face" and "Come Back with the Same Look in Your Eyes," include Lulu, Sarah Brightman, Liz Robertson, Gemma Craven and Alice Ripley, the latter at the Kennedy Center. Karyn Mcnay has been a Surflight favorite in many productions over the past few years. She achieved regional  acclaim for her portrayals of such roles as Rusty in FOOTLOOSE, Amneris in AIDA, Irene in CRAZY FOR YOU, VELMA VON TUSSELL in HAIRSPRAY, EVELYN NESBIT in RAGTIMEIn 2004, Karyn was cast in the first national tour of the Trevor Nunn revival of OKLAHOMA! playing GertieCummings and understudying Ado Annie.  After two years with OKLAHOMA!, she was cast in the touring company of Mel Brooks' THE PRODUCERS, performing the role of Ulla. As Ulla, Karyn has also gained great acclaim in subsequent productions at Surflight Theatre and finally at the Westchester Broadway Theatre starring with Bob Amaral and Joel Newsome. Call Box office for tickets on: 609 492 9477   Surflight Theatre  is the only professional theatre in Beach Haven, Ocean County, NJ.  Surflight has been producing ‘Broadway at the Beach’ since 1950.  Full scale productions of musicals and play run from April through December.  An impressive array of headliners take the stage in an extraordinary Concert Series.  Summer Children’s Theatre rounds out the season. For more information go to: http://www.surflight.org , http://www.karynmcnay.com


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The only professional theatre in ocean County, Surflight has been producing "Broadway at the Beach" since 1950. Full scale productions of musicals and plays run from April through December.

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