Colin and Paula Cabot are gracing the stage in the Studio Theatre in the Broadway Theater Center for one more weekend. If you enjoy a musical and nostalgic journey through a myriad of hits that were once performed by this theatrical company, you’ll appreciate "The Long and Short of It."

Colin does the honors at the piano. He makes transitions between medleys by sharing anecdotes from his past experiences at Skylight when the playhouses were located on Jackson Street and later on Jefferson Street, across from Cathedral Square.

Collectively, he and his wife, Paula, have been involved with Skylight for 40 of the 50 years of its existence.

Paula is the stunning and versatile vocalist, who weaves her way through almost 50 numbers, including songs from the early musicals performed at Skylight, some of which she starred in.

She then proceeds to take on the challenging and beautiful Sondheim compositions, tunes by Noel Coward and Harold Arlen, ending with a long rendering of romantic ballads from a myriad of representative song writers, such as Hart, Mercer and Gershwin. She moves about the stage with verve and flexibility, leaping up on the grand piano, occasionally breaking into a dance routine and always holding our attention.

Some of her best renderings include "Bill" from Jerome Kern’s "Showboat," "My Ship" from Gershwin’s "Lady in the Dark" and "What Can You Lose" from Sondheim’s "Dick Tracy."

Her "One for My Baby," "The Man Who Got Away" and "Losing My Mind" were very mournful and moving. It’s hard to pick and choose among so many memorable numbers.

Both performers are very much at ease on stage, though they have supposedly "retired" from performing and now live on a beautiful farm in New Hampshire. They recently returned to town to help straighten out some snarls at the company they so love and are thrilled to be a part of the 50th year celebration. How fitting that the theater that is named after them is now a venue for their comeback.

Former performers from shows of the past share the spotlight at different performances. The night I attended, Ray Jivoff, Chase Stoger, Jack Forbes Wilson and Kay Steiffel made cameo appearances.

But the show rightfully belongs to Colin and Paula Cabot, whose devotion to this theater company and whose talent represents the quality to which it has always aspired, is showcased with fervor and delight. One could tell they were having as much fun as we were.

Bill Theisen deserves the honors for his able direction of the show, which runs through Sunday.

Call 414-291-7800 to reserve seats. They’re going fast, as well they deserve to be.