VALDOSTA – “Crazy for You” may be best described by one of the Gershwin songs in the musical: “Shall We Dance?”

Before discussing the timeless songs by brothers George and Ira Gershwin (“Someone to Watch Over Me,” “Embraceable You,” “I Got Rhythm,” “Nice Work If You Can Get It,” etc.) or the humor written by comedic playwright Ken Ludwig (“Lend Me a Tenor,” “Leading Ladies”), Jacque Wheeler, the show director, mentions the “huge production numbers” in “Crazy for You” and waves over a woman she introduces as “our tapper extraordinaire.”

Lauren Tatum is the show choreographer.

She was recently the tap choreographer for the City Springs Theatre production of “Billy Elliot” and was on a national tour of “The Wizard of Oz” with Anne Marie Snyder, who plays Tess in “Crazy for You,” and Tanya and Aunt March in the PSST! productions of “Mamma Mia!” and “Little Women” respectively. Neither Tatum nor Snyder knew the other one had been hired by PSST! until they arrived in South Georgia.

For Tatum, the trick of choreographing “Crazy for You” has been balancing traditional Gershwin tropes, items written into the script — such as pickaxes and big basses — and creating original touches to make her dances unique.

And all of those things require plenty of tap dancing, she said.

Percussive sounds punctuate the dance and music, Wheeler said, adding desks, plates, even spoons become part of the tap sounds.

“Anything with any kind of surface, we’re going to tap on it,” Tatum said.

In the 1990s, Ludwig adapted the 1930s Gershwin musical, “Girl Crazy,” into “Crazy for You.” “Crazy for You” also incorporated other well-known Gershwin songs into the plot which basically revolves around the backstage antics of a New York revue show in the 1930s — romance, comedy, singing and tap dancing ensue.

In addition to big production numbers, “Crazy for You” is looking at big audiences for its opening performances this weekend.

The Friday and Saturday, June 28, 29, performances were close to selling out earlier this week — just like the opening weekends of “Mamma Mia!” and “Little Women,” the other two PSST! 2019 season shows.

“Crazy for You” is the third show of the season and all three shows will now play in rotating repertory. Plenty of seats still available for later in the season but anyone wanting to see any of the PSST! 2019 shows would be “Crazy” to wait much longer.

THE CAST: Olin Davidson Bela Zangler, Ian Andersen*, Megan Wheeler, Kelly Fletcher, Rachel Gubow, Jeremy Reasoner, Anne Marie Snyder, Dylan Van Slyke, Becca Mighell, Joe Mason, Savannah Kern, Haley Aguero, Loren Stone, Axel Barry, Jace LeGarde, Geoffrey Reynolds, Christian Shupe, Olivia Bell, Bekah Ward, James Rowell IV, Chas Pridgen, Amani Logan, Meredith Mehegan, Brad Weatherford, Emma Safon, Christian Hatcher, Kaitlyn Batchelor. * The actor appears through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

DIRECTION, PRODUCTION: Jacque Wheeler, director; Lauren Tatum, choreographer; Ian Anderson, fight choreographer; David Springfield, music director; Ruth A. Brandvik, scenic designer; Ben Takitch, sound designer; Genny Wynn, lighting designer; Phillip Brulotte, technical director; Martha H. Cooper, costume designer; Joseph Borkovich, stage manager; Jason Lee Courson, projections designer; Joe Mason, vocal director.

ORCHESTRA: Gilmar Cavalcante da Silva, trumpet; Trent Harper, bass; Jonathan Lacey, trombone; Ethan Ray Parker, keyboard; Matthew Roehrich, reeds; Ryan M. Smith percussion; Maila Gutierrez Springfield, keyboard/rehearsal accompanist.

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Peach State Summer Theatre presents “Crazy for You.”

Where: Sawyer Theatre, Valdosta State University Fine Arts Building, corner of Oak and Brookwood Drive.

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 28; 2 p.m. Saturday, June 29; 2 p.m. Thursday, July 4, Pay What You Can Performance; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 6; 3 p.m. Sunday, July 7; 2 p.m. Thursday, July 11, Interpreted for the Deaf in American Sign Language; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 13; 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 17; 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 18; 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 19; 3 p.m. Sunday, July 21.

Tickets, reservations: Box Office open 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, call (229) 259-7770; or visit www.valdosta.edu/psst.