Theater; Tommy Tune: Astaire On Stilts; At Warner, a Return To the Good Old Days From: The Washington Post | Date: May 13, 1993| Author: Pamela Sommers | Copyright 1993 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

"Let's go backwards when forward fails," sings Terribly Tall, Totally Terrific Texan Tapmaster Tommy Tune toward the start of his flashy, endearing revue, "Tommy Tune Tonite!"

The lyric, from Peter Allen's "Everything Old Is New Again," pretty much sums up Tune's method in creating this breezy, schmoozy paean to Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, the Gershwins and others of their glorious ilk. There's a 26-piece orchestra onstage at the Warner Theatre, where Tune performs through Sunday, plu...

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