October 20

Lucy and Carol Frank correctly identified "She was a smart girl until she fell in love." coming from Sex and the City.

Try this one:

Fear can hold you prisoner.....
Hope can set you free.

In Theaters:

Captain Phillips - This is the true story of the hijacking of the Alabama off the coast of Somali by pirates.  I did read a few articles about the film and by and large most of it was true to the story although a few of the crew question Captain Phillips' memory. Tom Hanks not only looks quite a lot like the real Captain Phillips, but does a very good job in portraying him.  Abduwali Abdukhadir playing  the hijacker Muse Barkhad Abdi was also quite convincing. For  a suspenseful, exciting movie, put this one on your list.  Having now seen two "true" stories, I must say that I enjoyed Rush more than this film, but you can make the decision for yourself.  On a related note, but Sy and I were amazed that a large ship like this did not have any armed security guards.  Don't know if that is law or just the company being cheap.  When you consider how much money the country spent rescuing Captain Phillips, it would make good economic sense to have these boats armed.  

Reston Community Players:

A Tribute to the Music of Rodgers & Hamerstein & Andrew Lloyd Webber- What can I say, my face still hurts from smiling so much.  This musical review will have you tapping your toes to the music and trying to prevent yourself from singing along.  The first half is Rodgers and Hammerstein music from Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, Flower Drum Song,Allegro, Cinderella and Oklahoma.  I loved every one of them. The second act was devoted to Webber songs that were just as good, but not as rousing from Evita, Starlight Express, Cats Sunset Boulevard, Phantom of the Opera and Aspects of Love.  All was preformed with a 30 piece orchestra which sat directly on stage.  The singers had lovely voices with special note to Jennifer Lambert who sang some of Webber's difficult tunes and Harv Lester who did a wonderful job with some of the Rodgers and Hammerstein melodies.  All the cast was strong and the orchestra wonderful.  The show will be performed the next two weekends on Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Tickets are inexpensive.

JCC of Northern VA:

The Marcy and Zina Show - Did you ever go to something and think that it will be OK, but a good way to spend a few hours?  That was my expectation when I ordered tickets for this show through Goldstar.  Boy was I wrong!!!! This was a fantastic show of enormously talented individuals.  A little background first - When I read the blurb in Goldstar, I saw that they had written "Taylor the Latte Boy." which is a song Sarah has been learning and polishing up with her music teacher, Erin Driscoll.  I thought this was good, so might as well go.  Well not only did that write this, but the show "Dear Edwina" another connection to Sarah as she appeared in it in Middle School.  These two women Marcy Heisler,the lyricist and Zina Goldrich, the composer are no slouches.  They have collaborated on numerous shows and have written some hilarious songs - look on UTube for Audra McDonald singing their song "Baltimore" Live at Lincoln Center.  Their music is funny, endearing and clever.  Added to the show was Scott Coulter who has a lovely voice.   They have been selected to write the music for the upcoming musical Ever After so be on the look out for it.  You won't be disappointed!