Theater

January, 1973

Theatrical recapitulations of the works of popular composers often turn out to be more of a travesty than a tribute. The revivers either spoof the material or turn every tune into an over-production number. Happily, Roderick Cook, who conceived and directed Oh Coward!, and stars in it with Barbara Cason and Jamie Ross, has taken quite a different course. He has simply selected some 50 of Noel Coward's best show tunes, plucked a few words from his plays and his books and put them onto a tiny stag...