Hank Booth, master of ceremonies, said it best at Saturday night’s reunion of the Seem-To-Be Players: “You know, it’s only taken this group 30 years to go from beer and popcorn to wine and cheese.”

The mood was lighthearted at the Lawrence Arts Center, where “River City Revue” brought players of all ages from across three decades together for their 30th anniversary. Audience members were amused by the wonderful array of talented people performing various sketches that included everything from singing and dancing to comedy and vaudeville.

The variety show fund-raiser was performed mostly by Seem-To-Be Players, but it also showcased other acts, such as Shannon Garner’s Fitness Center Aerobics Group dancing to “Razzle Dazzle” from “Chicago,” and Karen Fender’s tap group from Dance Gallery tapping to “You Gotta Have a Gimmick” from “Gypsy.”

Everyone demonstrated phenomenal talent.

In the first act, Kitty Steffens accompanied Preston Girard, who joined the Seem-To-Be Players in 1994, in his debut of “The Seem-To-Be Song,” a tune that explains what it’s like to be a player. The vocal rapport between the two was strong; their voices complemented each other well. Though the song was funny at times, it was sung with a passion that made it clear that the two love what they do.

In the second act, tap dancers clad in Christmas tree lights sang “You Light Up My Life” in the dark. Choreography for the number included flashlights.

Sara Breeze, a player from 1974, and Jeff Tamblyn, a player from 1973, performed “Chicken in the Moon.” The hilarious sketch is about a man who sees a chicken in the moon and tries to tell his girlfriend about it. This sketch was one of the funniest moments all night. Breeze and Tamblyn had great chemistry and ad-libbed remarkably well.

— Meredith Carr is a Kansas University journalism student.