★★★★★
The show begins with the conductor, Jae Alexander, rising out of the pit, turning and shooting us a big fat smile, as the curtain rises an inch or two to reveal a row of shoes, all in Popsicle pastels, tapping up a storm. Think a stenographer after 42 coffees. And they are all in perfect harmony.
This is an old-fashioned glamour musical that keeps on giving when others would have called it quits. Every female leg, dressed in fishnet tights, is poised at exactly the right angle. Every behatted head is tipped just so. The costumes are sequins, glitter, silk and satin. There is an entire ostrich farm of feathers on stage. The tap dancing by the ensemble of 40 (!) is extraordinary. Now