Billed as “a musical beach party,” the Pines Dinner Theatre’s latest production, “The Bikinis,” is an often funny, always entertaining and undeniably nostalgic romp down jukebox memory lane from the 1960s and beyond. “The Bikinis” continues through Aug. 20 at the Pines, Allentown. The opening night July 7 performance was seen for this review.

“The Bikinis,” created and written by Broadway actor-director Ray Roderick, and actor-playwright James Hindman, tells the story of a fictional teenage girls singing group that enjoyed short-lived fame in the 1960s, broke up and then reunited at the dawn of the new millennium to reminisce about their loves and lives.

The Bikinis are representative of a time when more than 1,500 other girl groups were recording, but only about two dozen had significant hits before the so-called “British Invasion” in the mid-1960s. Roderick and Hindman portray some of that history through the lives of their fictional characters, and through the choice of song hits that reflect both the innocence and naïveté of the earlier years (Act One), as well as the upheavals in the girls’ personal lives and in society in the last half of the 1960s.

Not coincidentally, at least four of the hit songs in Act One (“Heat Wave,” “Be My Baby,” “Chapel of Love,” “Remember. Walking in the Sand”) were recorded by popular girl groups between 1963 and 1965.

The four incredibly talented singer-actors who make up the Pine’s cast perform 36 musical numbers in quick, well-paced and spirited succession. They are Amber Blatt and Morgan Daniels, who play Jodi and Annie, respectively, sisters from Paramus, N.J.; Katelyn Lauria as Karla, the sisters’ somewhat controlling Philadelphia cousin, and Candace C. Culcleasure, playing their best friend Barbara.

Each actor has her own style and strengths that complement the others, and the script provides opportunities for the individual characters to have their own moments on stage.

Katelyn Lauria as Karla, the group’s clown, cavorted off stage among audience members, interacting with them and drawing them into the action, a trademark of The Pines. She is outrageously funny in her portrayal of Annette Funicello. I don’t remember any Mousketeer on “The Mickey Mouse Club” TV show (1955-58) looking like Karla.

Amber Blatt as Jodi has some of her best moments singing “Goodbye to You,” Scandal’s 1982 melancholy single that ends, “The days are dull, the nights are long. Guess it’s better to say goodbye to you.”

Candace C. Culcleasure as Barbara is especially engaging as she lamented the loss of disco and the love of her life, and then declared in song: “I Will Survive.”

Morgan Daniels as Annie dons a blond wig, white plastic boots and a bikini costume in a memorable spoof of Nancy Sinatra singing “These Boots Are Made for Walkin.’”

Director Oliver Blatt, who designed the set and lighting, deserves high praise for what he is able to accomplish in the limited stage space. The beach setting is cleverly depicted with large striped beach towels hanging at both ends of the stage, which are connected by a miniature boardwalk. Lighting, which is particularly effective in this production, consisted primarily of color changes to set mood and environment. The night stars were a nice touch.

Once again, music director Stacy Bechtel created wonderful arrangements by playing, recording and then mixing her playing of multiple instruments. Her ability to time the music scores to the singers on stage is a marvel.

Stacey Yoder’s minimalistic approach to costumes and props is highly effective. One article of clothing, such as a shirt or jacket, would be used to represent another person or even a different gender. It’s intriguing to see what can be done with only a few props and costume accessories.

During “The Bikinis,” everyone goes through the ups and downs of a girl group and a nation, but it all comes to a happy Pine’s ending with “Sandy Shores.” Who needs the “Jersey Boys” when you have “The Bikinis”?

Tickets: Pines Dinner Theatre Box Office, 448 N. 17th St., Allentown; 610-433-2333