IF SHARON STONE doesn’t show up to be your Muse and spirit you off the aquarium for inspiration, try INTO THE WOODS. Saw it with my husband last night and it definitely jolted me out of my holiday Cruise Control mode. 
I didn’t know it was a musical. I’m not fond of musicals. Except Wicked – that one is awesome.
But back to INTO THE WOODS. It got my attention from the first line and held it until the end. Really. It’s one of the few movies I want to see again, so I can hear all the lyrics. Somehow the campy parts were funny, not cringe-worthy, and it peeled away a few layers of blasé jadedness. And man, can they act AND sing.
’nuff said.
A self-admitted book addict, Valerie was the kid with the flashlight under her pillow. A life of travel with exposure to many different cultures led to a pervasive interest in people, with degrees & teaching credentials in Cultural Anthropology & English.