Toe-tapping song and dance is at its best at The Pines Dinner Theatre when a battered upright piano takes a young, talented troupe on a musical tour of the 20th century in "I Love A Piano" as they celebrate some of the best music from the Great American Songbook produced between 1911 through the 1950's.

Many of the most memorable songs in that songbook were written by Irving Berlin, including the show's title tune, "I Love A Piano." The revue, which continues through June 2 at The Pines, Allentown, is a fast-moving, delightful play conceived and written by Ray Roderick and Michael Berkeley, who did the music arrangements.

Jim, played by Ned Donovan, and Eileen, played by Lauren Eitzenberger, are terrific as they sing and dance their way through hit after hit.

Eitzenberger's expressive face lights up the stage. Her singing voice is superb and is especially great fun to listen to as she sings "I Can Do Anything Better Than You."

Donovan's athleticism and strong voice mark him as a star in this production directed and choreographed by Oliver Blatt. He is especially entertaining in a vigorous solo performance with his venerable piano (a character in its own right).

George, played by Brian M. Vigorito, is convincing whether playing his principal role as a song and dance man or being a burley piano mover in several scenes. His rendition of the Berlin hit "Alexander's Ragtime Band" is wonderful to hear.

Gwen Swanson Vigorito as Ginger is George's foil in many of the scenes but is especially believable as his exhausted partner in the marathon dance. She is also very convincing as a pretty and tough Rosie the Riveter in another scene.

Swanson Vigorito shines as she sings, "God Bless America," one of Berlin's many songs that made it into America's patriotic songbook. She is credited as the Assistant Choreographer and Dance Captain, a job that she has done well in this quintessential song and dance production.

Alex, played by Brandon Wood, stands out with his great smile and does a particularly fun version of "Two Cheers Instead of Three" to help the cast learn to tighten their belts through the lean times of the Great Depression: "It's smart to be thrifty when times are so bad … "

Casey Wood as Sadie is "a singer who can move," as she says in an audition scene. Her depth of emotion is evident in her melancholy "Supper Time," a tribute to the husband-soldier lost in the storm of war: "… that man o' mine ain't comin' home no more."

Music director Stacy Bechtel's amazing talent is showcased as she plays piano off-stage and keeps the play's fast tempo moving.

Carline Blatt costumes the characters as they move through the decades and pulls the challenge off magnificently.