'Eubie!' Has Some More Exclaiming to Do; Olney's Revival Has Fun With the Composer's Work but Goes Light on Insight From: The Washington Post | Date: April 3, 2007| Author: Celia Wren | Copyright 2007 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

A wax model of Eubie Blake, the great composer of ragtime and other popular music, sits at a piano in the Olney Theatre Center lobby, studiously contemplating the keyboard. A few yards past this immobile figure, Olney's main stage is hosting "Eubie!," a version of a 1978 Broadway revue that featured some of Blake's best-loved tunes. Directed and choreographed by Tony Parise, and interpreted by nine capable performers clad in jelly-bean-bright costumes, the Olney revival is a pleasant, tuneful...

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