By Mike Fischer, Special to the Journal Sentinel Sturgeon Bay — Writing on Irving Berlin, Stephen Sondheim recently praised the deceptive simplicity of a genius, whose naturally colloquial songs conceal how complicated those songs can be and well made they are. Sondheim could have been describing splendid "I Love a Piano," a Berlin revue conceived and directed by James Valcq that's so smart — and presented so well by the fabulous foursome singing Berlin's songs — that even Berlin fanatics are sure to see and hear things in Berlin's underrated lyrics they never knew were there. Focusing on Berlin's prolific early years, Valcq has skipped straightforward chronology to arrange songs...
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