'If the Love Fits' does just that.

Byline: Kevin T. Baldwin

"If the Love Fits''

A two-act musical revue. Directed by Linda Tomasi. Produced by Carmen and Bill Gelinas, Music directed by John Tomasi. Music provided by Janet Paoletti, Sherri Jyringi and Kevin Quinn. Gilbert Players, cast includes Heidi Choe, Will Gelinas, Deborah Deschamps, Erik Gladwin, Glenna Jones, Rob Lynds and Robin Scott. Abby Theatre, 242 Old Petersham Road, Hardwick 01037. Phone (413) 477-6746 or visit thecenterateaglehill.org. Admission: $16, $14 seniors, $12 children. Performances April 4, 5, 10 and 12 at 7:30 p.m. April 12 at 2:30 p.m. 2 1/2 hours with a 15-minute intermission.

HARDWICK -- According to Linda Tomasi, writer, director and producer of Gilbert Players' latest show "If the Love Fits,'' the show is a "marriage of songs'' featuring contemporary hits and beloved tunes of the Broadway stage. The marriage works, and the spirited musical review is presented by a solid cast.

The repertoire includes music from the Stephen Sondheim musical "Company''; the humorous sketch musical "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change,'' written by Joe DiPietro with music by Jimmy Roberts; "Crazy for You,'' written by Ken Ludwig and featuring lyrics by Ira Gershwin and music by George Gershwin; Neil Simon's "Promises, Promises,'' featuring a score by Burt Bacharach and Hal David; the Monty Python musical comedy "Spamalot,'' loosely based on the legend of King Arthur and on the movie "Monty Python and the Holy Grail.'' The show also features more contemporary fare, such as "Cry Baby,'' "Tic...Tic...Boom,'' along with other standards and favorites.

The script allows for a lighthearted, casual flow between most of the songs, which are used to convey the ups and downs of relationships, from a couple who reunite for the first time after a long, arduous breakup (played by Erik Gladwin and Heidi Choe) to a husband (Rob Lynds, who sings the tender "Wee Small Hours of the Morning,'') mourning the loss of his wife a year earlier

The cast includes many of Gilbert Players' "cream of the crop,'' some of the group's veteran performers who have graced the Abby Theatre stage: Heidi Choe, previously seen as Annie Oakley in "Annie Get Your Gun'' and as the Wicked Witch in the "The Wizard of Oz''; Will Gelinas, who was the Lion in the "The Wizard of Oz'' and Max Bialystock in the Mel Brooks' musical "The Producers''; Deborah Deschamps, previously seen as Sister Mary Amnesia in "Nunsense''; Erik Gladwin, whose Gilbert Players...