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Posted: 5/25/03 at 5:17pm
Watching Enchanted April the story of four dissimilar woman in post-World War One England deciding to go on a holiday to a secluded villa in Italy, is the next best thing to a vacation. Since I am going to Italy in the fall, it was putting me in the mood. The play casts a warm, relaxed spell that bolsters sagging spirits. The scenery in the second act when they are at the villa was beautiful. I did not get to see Molly Ringwald as she was in absentia. I do not know if it was because she is pregnant. That was my only small disappointment. My favorites were Elizabeth Ashley as the pompous matron, Michael Cumpsty, The husband of Jayne Atkinson, who was hysterically funny in the "bath" scene, and Patricia Connolly as the Italian servant. It is worth seeing. I saw Charlotte Rae in the audience. Remember her from The Facts of Life? Little Andrew would have died. I chatted with her a little. I wanted to ask her how "Tootie" was, but she talked about the play. She looks exactly the same but very tiny in person and now a little frailer. Very sweet person. 
"Life is not measured by the number
of breaths we take, but by moments
that take our breath away."
"Life isn't about how to survive the storm,
but how to dance in the rain."
