Based on the film "Swing Time," with marvelous songs by some of the best old timers, Never Gonna Dance is a show about tap dancing, and some of the numbers are breathtaking as choreographed by Jerry Mitchell. The rest are merely superb. The leading man, Noah Racey, charming and tasteful, is almost an Astaire, and there are fine comic turns by Peter Bartlett and Peter Gerety. David Pittu delights as an absurd Latin Lover, and the real charisma is Karen Ziemba, who lights up the theater whenever she's on stage. And Second Bananas Eugene Fleming and Deidre Goodwin dance up a storm. The imaginative set by Robin Wagner and costumes by Wiliam Ivey Long, with lighting by Paul Gallo, all enhance this all-dance, all-fun, zany musical, ably directed by Michael Greif. The final duet between Racey and leading lady Nancy Lemenager was heartwarming, and brought a sentimental tear to an old, sometimes jaded, critic. If you like dance -- this is one of the best. You'll walk out smiling, and maybe humming "The Way You Look Tonight."
