Instead of the customary revue format, this one falls into the category of a book musical.

It's a complete evening now, as opposed to a traditional revue format.

For the 53-year-old director, the revue format symbolizes a crucial autobiographical thread and "unfinished business."

And while the lyrics have risen to many a stirring occasion, they reach beyond the demands of a libretto, adapting neatly to a revue format.

Like them, she was a concert dancer, eschewing the revue format favored by Katherine Dunham.

The 1961 production, Wry on the Rocks, introduced a satirical revue format in a cabaret atmosphere.

The more memorable songs in a group that adheres to a generic revue format are those that create full-blown characters.

And when the songs are wonderful, the revue format will do nicely.

For the playwrights themselves, the opportunity to work in the revue format - one many of them grew up on - provided a welcome departure.

Perhaps that shortfall can be blamed on the show's revue format, or on the three-piece band necessitated by the small playhouse.