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Girl Power ComesTo Alden TheatreNews, Page 3

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Maggie Allman and NikkiArbiter-Murphy rehearse for

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By Mike DiCicco

The Connection

Stefan Sittig wants to dofor McLean theater-goerswhat Ginger Rogers and

Shirley Temple did for Ameri-cans during the Great Depres-sion — help them get throughthe hard times.

Sittig, who has directed threeother shows at the Alden The-atre since 2007, is the directorand choreographer for theMcLean Community Players’upcoming production of “Jerry’sGirls,” a musical revue celebrat-ing the work of Jerry Herman.He said a theme that ranthrough all of Herman’s musi-cals, from “Hello, Dolly!” to“Mame” and “La Cage auxFolles,” was “a sense of eternaloptimism and zest for life.”

“It’s not the happiest time inAmerican history, in terms ofthe economy and some otherthings that are going on,” Sittigsaid. But, just as the Americantradition of musical theaterlifted the country’s spirits dur-ing the Depression, he and therest of his team hope to heartenaudiences with tunes like “WeNeed a Little Christmas” and“The Best of Times,” as well as

some of Herman’s lesser-knownnumbers.

Another theme of thecomposer’s work has been anabundance of strong femaleroles, and cast member RikkiHowie said the show originatedas a way for the many womenwho had performed inHerman’s shows to thank andpay homage to him.

“Any great female stage per-former of the last 50 years hasplayed a Jerry Herman role,”said Jennifer Burke, anotherperformer in the show.

THE NINE WOMEN in thecast “represent every singlewoman who ever played in aJerry Herman musical,” saidcast member Lynn Simmons-Chvotkin.

“So we’re a little schizo-phrenic because we’re a lot ofpeople,” Howie said.

Sittig said Herman had beenclose to his mother, whose senseof joy had affected him. As ateen, the future composerwould come home to find cake

Times and TicketsPerformances of “Jerry’s Girls” will

be on April 23, 24 and 30, and onMay 1, 7 and 8, at 8 p.m. Matineeperformances at 2 p.m. will takeplace on April 25 and May 2. Ticketsare available through the Alden BoxOffice at 703-799-9223 or throughTicketmaster at 703-570-SEAT orwww.ticketmaster.com. Tickets cost$19 for adults and $17 for seniorsand students. The price is $15 forresidents of the McLean Tax Districtand $13 for groups of 10 or more.

Girl Power Comesto Alden Theatre

Lora Sullivan, Caroline Kenney and Jennifer Burkerehearse a number from ‘Jerry’s Girls.’

‘Jerry’s Girls’celebrates music,women ofJerry Herman’smusicals.

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By Julia O´Donoghue

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Neighboring residents, landowners andFairfax County planning officials havehad a hard time agreeing on many details of the plan to transform Tysons

Corner from a suburban office park and retail centerto a cutting-edge urban community.

They have different opinions on how to expandthe area’s stock of affordable housing and what typeof green building elements should be required fornew construction. Above all, they clash over theamount of new development and density TysonsCorner will ultimately be able to absorb after fournew Metro stations open in 2013.

Currently, 46 million square feet of developmentare on the ground in Tysons Corner. The FairfaxCounty planning department suggested a thresholdof 116 million square feet of new building space inTysons by 2050.

The business community, particularly Tysons Cor-ner landowners who stand to benefit financially fromnew construction, has called for a far higher densitycap than that proposed by the staff. Several localresidents, who fear that too much new constructionwould snarl traffic, want the threshold for new de-velopment to remain lower.

But regardless of the amount of new development,residents, landowners and county officials agreedthat the new, urban Tysons Corner would require agrid of streets.

“Critical to the success of a new Tysons is a grid ofstreets,” said Jim Zook, director of Fairfax’s planningand zoning department.

CITIES are able to absorb more dense resident andcommercial development, in part, because they gen-erally have a street grid in place.

A street grid usually provides drivers with several

alternative routes to a signal destination. Whereassuburban street networks, which typically rely on afew major arterials and make more use of cul de sacs,produce far more limited travel options, accordingto county staff.

“Once you get to the city of Washington, you canfilter onto any number of roads because of the gridof streets,” said Zook.

Street grids are not only beneficial to automobiletraffic but also more pedestrian friendly. The blockscreated by a street grid tend to be shorter and createmore intersections, which provide more points forwalkers to cross the street comfortably, according tocounty staff.

“Research and experience indicates that in areaswith a grid of streets ... people use transit more andmake fewer auto trips than their suburban counter-parts,” wrote county staff in the proposed planningamendment for Tysons Corner.

Some are even hopeful that a new street grid couldprovide direction for Tysons Corner’s overall devel-opment in the future.

“Once a street grid is in place, there would be aframework or skeleton for Tysons Corner to growand develop,” said Walter Alcorn, the at-large FairfaxCounty planning commissioner who is chair of theTysons Corner subcommittee.

BUT JUST HOW that street grid will come into frui-tion in Tysons Corner is not exactly known.

“The proposed grid of streets is critical to the fu-ture form and function of Tysons. ... The implemen-tation of arterials and local streets will be extremelychallenging,” wrote planning staff.

“That is a real challenge,” said Alcorn of street grid,echoing concerns of the county staff.

Fairfax County cannot find other examples whereexisting suburban communities have tried to trans-form their current road network into a grid of streets.Most other large-scale redevelopment projects simi-lar to what is proposed in Tysons have taken place inareas like downtown Denver and Portland, Ore.,where an urban road network already exists.

“We have not found another place to model after.Redevelopment usually takes place in a decaying areawith a grid of streets already in place,” said Zook ata meeting with the planning commission last month.

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Tysons Corner will need a new grid of streets if it’s to transform into an urban com-munity.

Tysons Requires a New Road MapStaff calls development ofa ‘grid of streets’challenging but essentialfor transformation.


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Clemyjontri Park, “where children of all abilities can playside-by-side,” because it’s alsohandicapped accessible, had

some maintenance done by volunteers fromthe Tysons Corner Kiwanis Club on Satur-day. They spread mulch, laid soil and placedsod around the park to celebrate spring.

Tysons Corner Kiwanis Club is a volun-teer based community service group. Sat-urday was Kiwanas One Day, meaning thatKiwanas Clubs around the world got to-gether to do service. Founded in 1998, theclub has done stream cleanups, taughtteenagers to be responsible babysitters,and volunteered for various charities in

the area. They also raise money throughfundraising to give back to the commu-nity. Club President Stacy Bruss said, “Ivolunteer with Kiwanis because it’s greatto help the community, but also to befriends.”

Tysons Corner Kiwanis Club also donated$500 to the park for the instillation of theLiberty Swing, which will allow children inwheelchairs to be able to enjoy swinginglike other children.

For more information of the Tysons Cor-ner Kiwanis Club, visit http://www.tysonscornerkiwanis.org/.

— Stephanie Knapp

The volunteers from the Tysons Corner Kiwanis Club in front of thecarousel holding the $500 check they donated to the park.

Jessica Gillovist, from Arlington,and Corey Goggin, Falls Church,volunteering for the cause.

Mitra Irdmusa, Fairfax, andMariann Gabor, Reston, hammer-ing in a stake

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Celebrating103rd Birthday

Evelyn Rousselot, of McLean,will turn 103 on April 24. Whenasked what her secret to longev-ity was, Rousselot said, “Love.And good genes.” Rousselot wasborn in 1907 in Puerto Rico. Herpaternal grandmother was Ger-man and her paternal grandfa-ther was Danish. Both maternalgrandparents were Spanish. Twoof her ancestors were presidentsof Venezuela. She has one son,Peter Rousselot, who lives in Ar-lington.

Rousselot graduated fromManhattanville College in Pur-chase, N.Y., where she earned aBachelor of Arts degree. She mether husband, Dr. Louis Rousselot,in Puerto Rico where she grewup. He served in the Army withthe 108th General Hospital dur-ing WWII and was stationed firstin Britain and then in France af-ter it was liberated by alliedforces.

She and her husband moved toWashington, D.C. when he ac-cepted the position of AssistantSecretary of Defense for HealthAffairs during the Johnson Ad-ministration. She currently re-sides at Arleigh Burke Pavilion,an assisted living and nursingcare residence of Vinson HallRetirement Community.

Evelyn Rousselot enjoys trav-eling. She has been to Brazil fivetimes and has traveled through-out Europe with her favoriteplaces being Madrid, Spain andVenice, Italy. She speaks Spanishand French in addition to En-glish.

‘Mass of theChildren’ onSunday

The combined children, youthand adult choirs from LewinsvillePresbyterian Church in McLeanwill be presenting Mass of theChildren by John Rutter at 11a.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday, April25. Premiered at Carnegie Hallin 2003, the work is accompa-nied by a chamber ensemble con-sisting of winds, harp, percus-sion, double and organ, and willbe conducted by the church’smusic director, Dr. Edward AlanMoore. Lewinsville PresbyterianChurch is located at the cornerof Chain Bridge and Great FallsStreets in McLean. These presen-tations are free and open to thepublic.

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‘Angry Jurors’ atMcLean High

By Sarak Ardestani

The Connection

The audience is invited to

step inside the deliberations of a murder trial and decide

for themselves whether or not a 17-year-old boy is guilty of killing his father. Thisintimate staging of McLean High School’sproduction of “Twelve Angry Jurors” seatsthe audience on stage — a few feet fromthe actors, as they deliberate in a jury room.The 12 jurors — eight female and four male— are uncomfortably brought together af-ter hearing the “facts” in a seemingly open-and-shut case. The verdict becomes unpre-dictable when one lone juror votes “NotGuilty” and slowly tries to convince theother jurors to change their vote.

THE PLAY, which entirely takes place inthe jury room, is based on the 1950s movie“Twelve Angry Men.” On a hot summer’sday, the future of the minority defendantaccused of first-degree murder, which ispunishable by death, rests upon the limit-ing beliefs of 12 strangers.

“One of the big themes is perception andhow people can be swayed by their owncultural norms and by what everyonearound them is saying … they’re not reallythinking about the actual facts,” said seniorJulia Katz, who plays Juror #10.

Even though the play takes place in the1950s, senior and Assistant Director Nikki

Drama centers aroundsocial issues, prejudices.

Holding a model of the set, whichis a jury room, Nikki Becher,assistant director, and DenisePerrino, director. The productionmark Perrino’s retirement andthe end of her 10-year tenure atMcLean High School.

From left, around the table, are Vanessa Bretas, Julia Katz, DirectorDenise Perrino, Matt Parent, Kate Marlette, Producer Jamie Richardsonand Assistant Director Nikki Becher rehearse the play.

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Times and TicketsThe show runs Wednesday, April 21

through Saturday, April 24. The shows startat 7:30 p.m. at the McLean High SchoolAuditorium, 1633 Davidson Road, McLean.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased byphone and picked up on the night of theshow through a will-call system. Tickets forfront row seats can be purchased for $20.There is limited availability. The phone num-ber to call about tickets and for any otherinformation is 703-714-5821.


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makes the play most interesting isthat audience never sees the ac-tual trial or the defendant.

“The play focuses a lot on wordsand what is said and convincingpeople using different verbal tac-tics,” said Bretas. “The audiencereally connects and is swayed withthe jurors that way as opposed toseeing the trial and deciding forthemselves immediately.”

Not only does the defendant re-main nameless, but the jurors doas well. The audience never learnstheir names since they are identi-fied by numbers — Jurors 1through 12. To add dimension totheir roles, the actors personallypicked off-stage names, ages, andbackgrounds in developing theiron-stage presence.

As Juror #3, senior Matt Parentplays an antagonist and identifiedhis character as a 53-year-old fa-ther.

“I have a personal bias againstthe boy because I have a son ofsimilar age who I am estrangedwith,” Parent said. “Whether or notthe boy committed the crime is abackdrop to the story, it’s moreabout us and our biases.”

“The audience doesn’t leaveknowing the right answers sincethey don’t see the evidence, butthey leave knowing the right de-cision for the jury to make,” Katzsaid.

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Becher said that the social issuesit raises are still relevant.

“The play is really centeredaround social issues that could beconnected in any time period. It’sa lot about personal prejudices andpersonal beliefs,” Becher said.

Katz explained how the playtouches upon the cultural normsof today.

“Today after 9/11, people seesomeone who’s Muslim and theythink ‘they’re a terrorist’ — and this[play] is similar where it’s some-one who is of an ethnicity, and sothey think instantly he must havecommitted a crime,” Katz said.“There are a lot of ways how thatstill happens today, it’s not some-thing that has been conquered yet.”

DIRECTED by Denise Perrino, theschool’s final production for the2009-10 academic year will markPerrino’s retirement and the endof her 10-year tenure at McLeanHigh School.

“It’s my last play that I’m doingas a Fairfax County director. I’mretiring this year,” Perrino said.“I’ve been here [McLean HighSchool] for 10 years, but I’ve beenteaching with Fairfax County for34 years.”

According to senior VanessaBretas, who plays Juror #8, what

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Barnes and Noble of Tyson’sCorner will host Kent GardensNight on April 23 at 6-8 p.m. Kent Gar-dens Elementary School students willperform dances and songs with a Frenchtheme and French treats will be avail-able in the Cafe. A series of BrainGames will also be offered. Barnes andNoble will donate a percentage of eachsale along with a Kent Gardens BookFair Voucher valid through April 27.Contact Sharon Goff at 703-394-5600.

Franklin Sherman ElementarySchool will hold their Rededicationand Fun Run on Sunday, April 25, from2 – 4 p.m.. Festivities will begin with aone mile Fun Run/Walk followed by re-marks from a McLean Historical Societymember and more, followed by the re-dedication of the renovated school andthe opening of the new Alumni Walkand Courtyard.

Franklin Sherman Elementary Schoolwas Fairfax County’s first consolidatedpublic school and the first in the state ofVirginia to operate a school bus.www.fsesrededicationfunrun.com/

Mary Beth Beatty of Vienna andSophia Buono of Arlington have beenawarded the Oakcrest School VeritasAward, given to those who best displaythe qualities of an Oakcrest student in-cluding high academic achievement,leadership and character. The VeritasAward consists of a $7,500 tuition remis-sion per year for four years at OakcrestSchool for a maximum of two students.

McLean residents Erin Ellis, daugh-ter of Mr. and Mrs. Mervyn I. Ellis, andBennett Silverman, son of Dr. andMrs. Robert Alan Silverman, have beennamed to the fall 2009 dean’s list atChoate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford,Ct.

The following McLean residents havebeen named to the fall 2009 dean’s listat Virginia Tech at Blacksburg: Anita S.Ahn, Yasmin Bagha, Julia D.Berkson, Emily L. Cheng,Stephanie Y. Chin, Elaina P.Ebersole, Nadine S. Gibson,Randall J. Goodnight, James F.Haynes, Kelley P. Hower, SandraP. Hower, Kevin M. Hurley, Rob-ert Y. Kim, Alexandria Ledesma,Wellhan Li, Melody K. Lind,Alexandra N. Manson, ChristineN. Meawad, Sarah M. Megas andHenrietta Meyman.

Matthew Thomas Valcourt hasbeen named to Episcopal High School’sacademic honor roll for the first quarterof the 2009-10 school year. Valcourt isthe son of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery T.Valcourt of McLean.

Caroline Rothrock of McLean hasbeen named to the fall 2009 dean’s listat Ripon College of Ripon, Wisconsin.Rothrock, a sophmore global studiesmajor, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Gerald D. Rothrock of McLean.

Brigid Donovan, a senior at SaintJames School of St. James, Md., hasbeen named to the honors list for trimes-ter 1. Donovan is the daughter of Mr.and Mrs. David Donovan of McLean.


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By Michael Lipford

On April 22, 1970, 20 millionAmericans actively participatedin a new holiday: Earth Day. Inspired by Senator Gaylord

Nelson of Wisconsin, the event evolved intoan annual celebration of the planet that givesus life.

In Washington, those first Earth Day cel-ebrants assembled around the monuments onthe National Mall, within sight of the PotomacRiver. But the Potomac of 40 years ago was fardifferent from the river we know today.

That river would literally make you sick.Huge toxic algae blooms created such a stenchthat government officials steered visiting dig-nitaries away from the river. The algae alsocaused massive fish kills, and pollution madeswimming unthinkable, even on the hottestdays.

But those first Earth Day celebrants were partof a rising tide of environmental awareness,and ensuing landmark legislation would im-prove the health of rivers nationwide. Mostnotably, the Clean Water Act of 1972 promptedVirginia, Maryland and D.C. to modernize sew-age treatment plants and reduce pollution en-tering the Potomac by 95 percent.

A CLEAN POTOMAC benefits us all, espe-cially the more than 80 percent of Washing-

ton-area residents whose drinking water comesfrom the river. The Potomac also is the sec-ond-largest tributary of the Chesapeake Bay,so the cleaner the river, the better our chancesof restoring the bay’s fish, crabs and oysters.

People also love to fish, boat and hike alongthe Potomac. In fact, more than 3 millionpeople a year visit Great Falls alone, a placeThe Nature Conservancy helped protect a de-cade before the inaugural Earth Day. That year,1960, also saw the establishment of theConservancy’s Virginia Chapter.

So in addition to observing the 40th EarthDay, the Conservancy throughout 2010 is cel-ebrating the golden anniversary of our conser-

vation work in Virginia. Our earliest mile-stones, in fact, occurred right here in North-ern Virginia. Besides helping spearhead a part-nership that led to Great Falls Park, we estab-lished our first Virginia preserve in FauquierCounty at Wildcat Mountain.

Along the Potomac, the Conservancy ownsFraser Preserve in Fairfax County and, with theNational Park Service, co-owns Bear Island andthe popular Billy Goat Trail. We continue towork with the Park Service and other partnersto protect the entire Potomac Gorge.

WE STILL HAVE WORK to do to improvethe Potomac’s health, but Earth Day presentsan opportunity to celebrate how far we’vecome. Not only have we turned around thehealth of the river in a generation, but alsoproven that we can restore our environment.In the shadow of our national monuments, wehave achieved the rebirth of a natural monu-ment.

This year, you can celebrate, have fun out-doors and help nature by running or walkingin the Conservancy’s annual Earth Day 5K inSilver Spring, Maryland, on Sunday, April 17.Hosted by Pacers Events LLC, this “Sprint forSpat” will raise funds to plant 5 million babyoysters (called spat) in the Chesapeake Bay.See nature.org/earthday5k.

Michael Lipford is Virginia director of The NatureConservancy, a non-profit organization whose missionis to preserve the diversity of life on Earth. The organi-zation cares for more than 50 preserves across Virginiaand Maryland. On the Web at nature.org/virginia.

On 40th Anniversary of Earth Day…… a Fortunate Potomac River.

Michael Lipford, Virginia director ofThe Nature Conservancy.

Every year at this time, theConnection puts out thecall for photographs of

moms and their children, grand-mothers and their children andgrandchildren. Most years, we’relucky enough to receive a photo ortwo that includes four generationsgreat-grandma and all the rest.

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 9,and once again the Connectionwill publish a gallery of Mother’sDay photos, celebrating the moth-ers who make so many things pos-sible in families, communities,schools and other institutions inlocal neighborhoods.

Send in photos as soon as pos-sible, including information aboutwho is in the picture, the date thepicture was taken, the ages of thechildren and sentence or twoabout what is happening and thelocation (who, what, where,when, why).

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MONDAY, APRIL 26 Northern Virginia Chapter of the

National Alliance on MentalIllness Meeting. 7 p.m. at FirstChristian Church, 6165 LeesburgPike, Falls Church. GeorgeBraunstein, Executive Director of theFairfax-Falls Church CommunityServices Board on ‘Budget Impact onProgramming and the New Directionof the CSB-Transformation.’ 703-256-2908.

TUESDAY/APRIL 27Tysons Corner Kiwanis Club

Meeting. 7:30 p.m. at George C.Marshall High School, Room 229A7731 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church.Meeting is public and Individualslooking to volunteer in theircommunity welcome.www.tysonscornerkiwanis.org

Body & Soul Strength & Flexibilityclass. 12 p.m. at McLeanPresbyterian Church, 1020 Balls HillRoad, McLean. Exercise led by ACEcertified instructor Dana Elsnick.Tuesdays and Thursdays throughJune 24. Register at 703-847-9814 [email protected].

WEDNESDAY/APRIL 28Support Group for Survivors of

Clergy Abuse. 6:30 p.m in theconference room of the Tysons-Pimmit Hills Regional Library, 7684Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. Amonthly peer support group for

survivors and others affected. Free.Confidential. No registrationrequired. 703-538-6128.

American Heart Association CPRCourse. 7 a.m. at McLeanCommunity Center, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean. $40-$48. Age 15 andup. 703-790-0123.

THURSDAY/APRIL 29Seminars for Family Caregivers:

Financial Issues. 7 p.m. at theMason Governmental Center, 6507Columbia Pike, Annandale. Free.Register at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/ or 703-324-7948.

Seminars for Family Caregivers:Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease.1 p.m. at Alzheimer’s Family DayCenter, 2812 Old Lee Highway,Fairfax. Free. Register atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/ or 703-324-7948

Beulah Road Al-Anon Group. 7:30p.m. at the Antioch Christian Church,1860 Beulah Road, Vienna.Practicing the Twelve Steps,welcoming and giving comfort tofamilies of alcoholics, and givingunderstanding and encouragement tothe alcoholic. [email protected].

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The McLean Orchestra’s 2010Patrons’ Gala, Casino Night,was held on Saturday, April 17,at Westwood Country Club inVienna, and featured live mu-sic by the Grammy Award win-ning band, “The Winstons,” aswell as members of the McLeanOrchestra.

The event included an el-egant dinner, open bar, casinogames, music and dancing, andsilent and live auctions.

George Swygert, Presi-dent. Greater Washing-ton D.C. Wachovia Bank,pictured with wife LoriSwygert and Linda andWayne Sharp, Presidentof McLean Orchestra.

McLean Orchestra Holds Gala, Casino Night

Wayne Sharp, Presi-dent of McLeanOrchestra, with theGala chair, LaurenSimmons.

Photos by Salome Howard-

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Final Concert of the Season!FAIRFAX SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

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Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.Julie Albers, cello

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THURSDAY/APRIL 22Adrian Belew: Painting with Guitar

(An Electric One Man Show). 8p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. $30. jamminjava.com.

Indie-folk rocker Luke Brindleywith The Alternate Routes. 8p.m. Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1624 Trap Road,Vienna. $16. www.wolftrap.org.

FRIDAY/APRIL 23The Virginia Opera presents The

Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. 8p.m. at George Mason UniversityCenter For The Arts Concert Hall,4400 University Drive, Fairfax. $48-$98. 888-945-2468 orwww.tickets.com.

Jerry’s Girls. 8 p.m. at the AldenTheatre, McLean Community Center,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. Musicby Jerry Herman from ‘Hello Dolly,’‘Mame’ and more. $19 adults, $17seniors and students. 703-790-9223or www.ticketmaster.com.

A Grand Night for Singing. 8 p.m. atthe Vienna Community Center, 120Cherry St., S.E., Vienna. A revuefeaturing songs from hit Broadwayshows. $14, $12 for students andsenior citizens age 65 and older. 703-255-6360 or www.viennava.gov.

The Fairfax County VolunteerService Awards. 8 p.m. at FairviewPark Marriott, 3111 Fairview ParkDrive, Falls Church. Volunteer Fairfaxand more than 500 communitymembers will honor 176 volunteer

individuals and organizations. $35 forindividuals or nonprofits, $50 forcorporate guests. Tickets available atwww.volunteerfairfax.org. ContactSamantha Watson [email protected] or 703-246-3826.

Benefit Concert. 8 p.m. at LutheranChurch of the Redeemer, 1545 ChainBridge Road, McLean. Arias andexcerpts from ‘Oh, My Son,’accompanied by the composer,Marcos Galvany. Proceeds benefitPartner for Surgery, N Street Villageand Haitian earthquake victims. 703-356-3346 [email protected].

The Benefits of Chocolate. 7:30 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. $75. Supporting the StrokeComeback Center. jamminjava.com.

Celebrate National Turn-Off TVWeek. 6 p.m. at Barnes & NobleTysons Corner, 7851 L Tysons CornerCenter, McLean. Game night and aspecial school [email protected].

Tadpoles, Toads and Frogs. 6:30p.m. at Riverbend Park, 8700Potomac Hills St., Great Falls. Cometo a campfire, learn toad and frogcalls. Games, activities and s’mores.$4 per person. Reserve at 703-759-9018.

Art Appetizers. 7 p.m. at McLeanProject for the Arts, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean. Everybody Knows Thisis Nowhere: A Photographic andVideo Installation by JeremyDrummond and works by MichaelMansfield. 703-790-1953

McLean Art Society Meeting. 10a.m. at the Mclean CommunityCenter, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.Catherine Wu will demonstrate andlecture on techniques for painting onsilk. Guests are welcome. 703-790-0123.

Folk singer/songwriterLucyKaplansky. 8 p.m. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. $20.www.wolftrap.org.

‘Musical Comedy Murders of1940.’ 7 p.m. at George C MarshallHigh School, 7731 Leesburg Pike,Falls Church. Jonh Bishop’s comedyset around doomed musical writers atthe piano in an old mansion. $10adults, $8. students. 703-714-5409 orwww.theatreatmarshall.org.

SATURDAY/APRIL 24Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and

Larry the Cable Guy. 8 p.m. at theGeorge Mason Patriot Center, 4500University Drive, Fairfax. $59.50,available online atwww.ticketmaster.com or viaPhonecharge at 703-573-SEAT.Accessible seating is available forpatrons with disabilities at 703-993-3035. www.patriotcenter.com.


A Grand Night for Singing. 8 p.m. atthe Vienna Community Center, 120Cherry St., S.E., Vienna. A revuefeaturing songs from hit Broadwayshows. $14, $12 for students andsenior citizens age 65 and older. 703-255-6360 or www.viennava.gov.

Cherryholmes and Dr. RalphStanley and the ClinchMountain Boys. 8 p.m. at GeorgeMason University Center for the Arts,4400 University Drive, Fairfax. Classicand contemporary bluegrass. $23-$46. Youth through grade 12, halfprice. Charge tickets at 888-945-2468

or cfa.gmu.edu.The Nields. 7 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227

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FAZE Electro Dance Party withMenya, Ypset and Santi. 10 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. $8-$21. jamminjava.com.

World Tai Chi & Qigong Day. 10a.m.-1:30 p.m. Meadowlark BotanicalGardens, 9750 Meadowlark GardensCourt, Vienna. Demonstrations ofTaijiquan, Qigong and Yoga.Participate in mini-classes taught byinstructors from a variety of schools.Free. www.worldtaichiday.org.

Blessings and Concerts for Peace.4-7 p.m. with Greater WashingtonD.C. Oneness Community at EastMeets West Yoga, 144 Church St.,Vienna. A Oneness Blessing for Peaceand music by Ahmad and EmikoNadimi. $20 in advance, $30 at thedoor.

Artist Peter Max. 6 p.m. at WentworthGalleries, Tysons Galleria, 1807 UInternational Drive, McLean. Portraitsof Van Gogh, Picasso, Rembrandt andda Vinci.703-883-0111.

Crabgrass Puppet Theatre. 2 p.m. atthe Alden Theater, McLeanCommunity Center, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean. A Mexican-Americanfolk tale with rod puppets. For ages 4and up. $10-$14. 703-573-SEAT.

Folk duo Buskin & Batteau. 7:30p.m. Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1624 Trap Road,Vienna. $22. www.wolftrap.org.

‘Musical Comedy Murders of1940.’ 7 p.m. at George C MarshallHigh School, 7731 Leesburg Pike,Falls Church. Jonh Bishop’s comedyset around doomed musical writers atthe piano in an old mansion. $10adults, $8. students. 703-714-5409 orwww.theatreatmarshall.org.

SUNDAY/APRIL 25The Virginia Opera presents The

Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. 2p.m. at George Mason UniversityCenter For The Arts Concert Hall,4400 University Drive, Fairfax. $48-$98. 888-945-2468 orwww.tickets.com.


Opera Celebration: Domingo-Cafritz Young Artists. 4 p.m. atSaint Luke Catholic Church, 7001Georgetown Pike, McLean. Michelle

Krisel, education director at theWashington National Opera, and aquartet from the WNO Domingo-Cafritz Young Artists program. $25,under age 18 free. 703-359-5334 orwww.amadeusconcerts.com.

Half Brother and White Noise. 2p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. $8. jamminjava.com.

Anais Mitchell and the HadestownOrchestra with Michael ChorneySextet. 7:30 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $15.jamminjava.com.

Lewinsville Presbyterian ChurchChoirs. 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. atLewinsville Presbyterian Church, 1724Chain Bridge Road, McLean. Thecombined children, youth and adultchoirs will perform the Mass of the

Children by John Rutter,accompanied by a chamber ensembleof winds, harp, percussion, doubleand organ, and conducted by Dr.Edward Alan Moore. Free and open tothe public. 703-356-7200 [email protected].

Earth Day/Arbor Day ElectricSunday. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the I-66Transfer Station, 4618 West Ox Road,Fairfax. Residents may recycle oldtelevisions, computers and peripheralelectronics such as speakers, printers,scanners and more, as well asunbroken fluorescent tubes and lightbulbs. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/recycling or 703-324-5052, TTY 711.

MONDAY/APRIL 26

JSSA Workshop: ConsideringSeparation and Divorce. 6:30p.m. at JSSA, 3018 Javier Road,Fairfax. Experts will explain the legal,financial and personal issues ofseparation and divorce. www.jssa.org.

Cadillac Sky and Jill Andrews. 8p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. $12. jamminjava.com.

Northern Virginia Chapter of theNational Alliance on MentalIllness Meeting. 7 p.m. at FirstChristian Church, 6165 LeesburgPike, Falls Church. GeorgeBraunstein, Executive Director of theFairfax-Falls Church CommunityServices Board on ‘Budget Impact onProgramming and the New Direction

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Fifteen couples participated inthe McLean High School’s PromFashion Show, which took place

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Prom Fashion Show at McLean Highduring lunch time on Wednesday,April 14. At the end of the runwayeach couple did their own skit, con-

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In execution of a Deed of Trust dated October 30, 2003, in the original principal amount of $25,541.00, recorded as Deed Book 3617 at Page 127 in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Arlington County, Virginia, the undersigned Trustee, will on April 28, 2010, at 10:00 a.m., by the front main entrance to the Arlington County Circuit Court, 1425 North Courthouse Road, Arlington, VA 22201, offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder the following property with improvements thereon commonly known as 2300 South Dinwiddie Street, Ar-lington, Virginia 22206 and more particularly described as fol-lows:

Lot Eighty-Five (85), Section Two (2), of the property of the CLAREMONT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, as the same appears duly dedicated, platted and recorded in Deed Book 734 at Page 335 among the land records of Ar-lington County, Virginia.

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This sale is subject to the restrictions, rights of way, condi-tions, easements, and mechanic’s liens, if any whether of re-cord or not of record, to the extent any of the foregoing apply and take priority over the lien of the Deed of Trust.

Deposit of $15,000.00, or 10% of the sales price, whichev-er is lower, by cashier’s or certified check, shall be required to qualify as a bidder prior to the sale, except for the Noteholder.

The deposit, without interest, is applied to the purchase price at settlement. Settlement will be held on or before fifteen (15) days after sale. Upon purchaser’s default, the deposit shall be forfeited and the property shall be resold at the risk and costs of the defaulting purchaser.

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OBITUARYEmil Frank Mostek

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Emil married Cora Norton in May 1958. They lived in Fairfax and Arlington, Virginia until retiring in 1988 to Boca Raton Flori-da then, Stuart, Florida. He was a lifetime member of the South Montgomery County Friends of the Library and president of the Men’s Bridge Club at The Forum in The Woodlands.

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Five schools within the McLeanpyramid gathered Friday night atMcLean High School to raisemoney for Haiti. The five schools

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Teachers from each of these schools tookthe court in a fund-raising tournament. Allproceeds from the event went to two non-profit organizations, Project Hope and Shel-ter Box, which use the funds to help vic-tims in Haiti.

A championship game was played be-tween the Longfellow Middle and the teamcomprising Haycock Elementary,Timberlane Elementary and McLean Highteachers, which won the tournament.

Students from the participating schoolscame out to support their teachers, butChesterbrook Elementary had the most sup-port. Students were also involved in the

basketball that evening. In between gamesthey took turns shooting foul shots and play-ing with some of their teachers.

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Chesterbrook Elementary School students support their teachers.

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Hoops for Haiti atMcLean HighMcLean pyramidschools play incharity tournament.

Send School Notes to [email protected]. Deadline is Friday.

Franklin Sherman Elementary School willhold their Rededication and Fun Run on Sunday,April 25, from 2 – 4 p.m.. Festivities will begin witha one mile Fun Run/Walk followed by remarksfrom a McLean Historical Society member andmore, followed by the rededication of the reno-vated school and the opening of the new AlumniWalk and Courtyard.

Franklin Sherman Elementary School wasFairfax County’s first consolidated public schooland the first in the state of Virginia to operate aschool bus. www.fsesrededicationfunrun.com/

Barnes and Noble of Tyson’s Corner willhost Kent Gardens Night on April 23 at 6-8 p.m.Kent Gardens Elementary School students will per-form dances and songs with a French theme and

French treats will be available in the Cafe. A seriesof Brain Games will also be offered. Barnes and Noblewill donate a percentage of each sale along with aKent Gardens Book Fair Voucher valid through April27. Contact Sharon Goff at 703-394-5600.

Mary Beth Beatty of Vienna and SophiaBuono of Arlington have been awarded theOakcrest School Veritas Award, given to those whobest display the qualities of an Oakcrest studentincluding high academic achievement, leadershipand character. The Veritas Award consists of a$7,500 tuition remission per year for four years atOakcrest School for a maximum of two students.

McLean residents Erin Ellis, daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Mervyn I. Ellis, and BennettSilverman, son of Dr. and Mrs. Robert AlanSilverman, have been named to the fall 2009 dean’slist at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Ct.

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Sports

By Rich Sanders

The Connection

Playing in sloppy, wet field conditions dueto sporadic rainfall did not seem to putmuch of a damper on the quality of playduring McLean’s 4-2 non-district boys’

soccer win at Oakton Friday evening, April 16.Both teams displayed grit during a contest in

which it appeared, in the first half at least, that thetalented Highlanders were on their way to an easyvictory.

McLean, a seasoned squad and certainly one ofthe Northern Region’s best clubs this spring, im-proved its record to 6-0-1 on the season. Meanwhile,Oakton, in a rebuilding phase of sorts under its firstyear head coach Todd Spitalny, saw its season recordslip to 2-4.

Trailing 2-0 at halftime, Oakton stormed back witha pair of goals in the first 10 minutes of the secondhalf to tie the score at 2-2. But seven minutes later,McLean senior midfielder Tim Whitebread, fromabout 12 yards away off the left wing area, groundedthe ball into the left side of the net for a tie-break-ing score to give the Highlanders a 3-2 advantage.A hard McLean offensive rush off the right sidehelped set the tally up.

Twenty minutes later, with just over three min-utes remaining, McLean all but put the game out ofreach on a score by senior forward Matt Janssen,set up on a Whitebread corner kick.

McLean, following Oakton’s early second halfgoals that had tied the game, displayed its forti-tude by answering with the game’s final two scores.

“It says something about the character of the teamthis year,” said Johnny Sims, McLean’s senior for-ward who scored a first half goal in the win. “Wewon’t get our heads down.”

Oakton showed no quit either, coming out in thesecond half with an intensity and fire that resultedin the Cougars getting right back in the contest. TheCougars, trailing 2-0, got their first goal of the nighton a close-range header shot by junior midfielderNoah Merlin, who aggressively dove towards an on-coming corner kick ball to get his head on it and re-direct the ball into the net. Charlie Ahn, a juniormidfielder, earned the assist by kicking the corner

shot that led to the goal.The revved up Oakton team continued to pressure

the Highlanders and, several minutes later, scoredthe equalizer when junior midfielder George “Bubba”Delgado, following a nice move to free himself upfor a shot off the left side, scored with 30 minutes,20 seconds remaining in the second half to make it2-2.

But the Highlanders re-gained control thereafterwith two of their own scores to land the win.

THE HIGHLANDERS, in the first half, opened thegame’s scoring 11 minutes into the action on a goalby senior midfielder Pablo Chovil, whose lofting 15-yard shot landed high into the left side of the net fora 1-0 McLean lead.

“Johnny and I were pressuring [the goal area dur-ing a rush] and I was lucky enough to get to the ballfirst and get the goal,” said Chovil.

Later in the half, McLean’s Sims scored off the leftside from 10 yards out. The score, which came with6:22 remaining in the half, was set up off a free kickfrom around the midfield area off the foot of seniordefenseman Ben Paris.

With each win, McLean seems to grow more andmore confident. But the Highlanders, coached byMike Anderson, are not about to take anything forgranted with several weeks still remaining on theschedule.

“As a team we’re firing on all cylinders right now,”said Sims. “The season has been phenomenal. We’vecome together as a unit. The win [over Oakton] isgreat for morale. But we have to make sure we don’tforget that our next game is just as important.”

Spitalny, in his first season at Oakton followingseveral seasons as the Thomas Jefferson High girls’head soccer coach, said the Cougars have shown goodimprovement over the course of the season thus far.The team lost its first three games this spring beforegetting victories over Chantilly, 1-0, and Washing-ton-Lee, 2-1, going into the McLean game.

The coach, whose team was missing starters AhmedIsmail, Andrew Hippe and Alvaro Cabal againstMcLean, credited the visiting Highlanders.

“McLean played very hard, very solid,” saidSpitalny. “Their center midfielders were dominantwith their tackles. They are ranked No. 5 [in areapolls] for a reason.”

Spitalny, who led the Jefferson girls to a districttitle, is looking to build the Oakton boys, who were4-6-1 last year, into a winner.

McLean was scheduled to play at Madison on Tues-day, April 22.

Hannah Longwell, the McLean High girls’ lacrosse goalie,had 499 career saves going into this week’s Liberty District homegame versus Madison on Tuesday, April 20. It was anticipated thetalented net minder will get her 500th career save in the contestversus the 6-0 Warhawks.

This Friday evening, April 23, McLean will celebrate its Se-nior Night. It will also be Youth Night. McLean’s five graduatingseniors to be honored prior to the 6 p.m. game will be JessicaDonnell, Kendall Hymes, Hannah Kirby, Longwell and Sarah Park.

In celebration of Youth Night, all local youth lacrosse playerswearing their team jerseys will receive free admission for them-selves and their families. The young players will also join McLean’svarsity players during the starting line-up introductions and thenational anthem. Signed lacrosse balls will be given to the first24 youth players to arrive.

The Youth Night celebration will continue at halftime withMcLean Youth League under-9 exhibition action taking place.

In McLean lacrosse action last week, cold rain and muddyfield conditions did not dampen the spirits of either team as theHighlanders defeated visiting South Lakes, 17-6, on April 13.South Lakes had good speed and aggression on their side, butMcLean was able to improve on their previous draw possessionand groundball efforts in the win.

“The attack pushed the fast break to look for clean scoring op-portunities,” said McLean coach Annie Inzerello, the Highland-ers’ third year coach. “Defensively, we worked to put pressure onthe ball and force errors on which we could capitalize.”

Mackenzie May had an impressive five goals, an assist, fourgroundballs and two draw controls. “Mackenzie had an awesomegame,” said the coach. “Mackenzie is always a reliable player,both on offense and as a defensive force at midfield. We expect tosee a lot more of the same great play from her in the future.”

Another big game came from Rummer Bershtein (19 goals on theseason), who had four goals, two groundballs and a draw control.

Despite being tightly marked, Bershtein was able to powerthrough the Seahawks’ defense. Other strong games for the High-landers came from Nina Zegler (three goals, two groundballs,four draw controls), Bridget Smith (three goals, one caused turn-over, two groundballs), Rachel Sechler, who took the draw pullfor the majority of the second half, and both Rachel Sechler andRebecca Moser, who posted their first goals of the season andpicked up one groundball apiece.

At the start of the second half, the rain lifted and McLean led 9-3, as senior goalie Jessica Donnell saw action in goal. Donnellmade five saves, matching the number of saves that she notchedagainst Falls Church earlier in the season.

Starting Highlander goalie Hannah Longwell had nine saves,two interceptions, two groundballs and a caused turnover beforetrading in her goalkeeping equipment for a field stick for the firsttime as a Highlander.

Logan Tapscott, the McLean High girls’ soccer team goalie,had 16 saves during the Highlanders’ 0-0 tie versus visiting Oaktonlast Friday night. McLean, following the deadlock, was 5-1-1 onthe season. The Highlanders are set to host district opponentMadison this Thursday, April 22 at 7 p.m.

McLean High softball pitcher Jamie Bell, on a cold andwindy Friday night, tossed a two-hit, complete game shutout asthe Highlanders defeated visiting Madison, 5-0, in the LibertyDistrict game played on April 9. Bell, a junior, struck out six andwalked five. McLean’s offense totaled seven hits in the win. High-light hits for the Highlanders included a first inning solo homerun by Jessie Straub; a second inning double by Mary Spulak;and a two-run homer by Spulak in the bottom of the sixth. Defen-sively, McLean catcher Carolyn Gilbertson threw out Madison’sKristin Kyllo at second base on a steal attempt. Senior shortstopLauren McColgan applied the tag.

McLean (12-1) has had five players hit home runs this season.They are: sophomore left fielder Allison Willhelm, senior catcherCarolyn Gilbertson, junior third baseman Jessie Straub, sopho-more right fielder Mary Spulak and freshman outfielder GraceHenry. McLean won district road games at Fairfax, 3-1, and Lan-gley, 6-0, last week.

— Rich Sanders

McLean High Sports Notebook

Whitebread’s second halfscore breaks 2-2 tie,leads McLean past Oakton.

Highlanders Remain Unbeaten

Both teamswent at it fullforce as theHighlandersbuilt a 2-0halftime leadbefore theCougars scoredtwice to tie theaffair at 2-2early in thesecond half.McLean scoredthe contest’sfinal two goalsfor a 4-2 non-district victory.

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Far from decaying, much of the land and thosebuildings that stand on it in Tysons Corner turn aprofit for their owners. And the fear is that thoseowners might not be too enthusiastic about tearingdown a revenue-generating development to makeway for a new public road needed to form the pro-posed street grid.

Even landowners with undeveloped property inTysons Corner generally have higher hopes for theirvaluable parcels than a new thoroughfare.

“You are not dealing with an empty slate here.You are dealing with 55 landowners or whatever andthey need an incentive,” said Clark Tyler, a McLeanresident who was head of the Tysons Corner LandUse Task Force, a county advisory group.

FAIRFAX PLANNING STAFF has recommendedthat the county require Tysons Corner landownerswith smaller pieces of property to work with othersand create joint development plans for parcels of atleast 20 acres in size.

Under these “consolidated” development plans, thepotential profit made off of any one piece of prop-erty in a group would be shared by all the landown-ers. Staff hopes this addresses concerns from certainlandowners, who might not want to run a local roadthrough their particular parcel, and individual piecesof property losing a significant portion of their value.

“The main reason we need to coordinate develop-ment plans in Tysons Corner is to facilitate the ur-ban street grid. ... because that urban street grid doesnot exist now,” said Alcorn.

Some Tysons Corner landowners have alreadypushed back when it comes to consolidations that

affect their property and are included in the draftplanning amendment.

But Alcorn does not have another strategy for cre-ating a street grid.

“I don’t see how we can avoid requiring consolida-tion and create a street grid,” said Alcorn.

EVEN WITH PROPERTY consolidation as a tool, astreet grid will be difficult to achieve in Tysons Cor-ner.

“A perfect grid of streets is unlikely in Tysons Cor-ner due to the alignment of existing roads and topo-graphical constraints,” wrote staff in the proposal planamendment for Tysons Corner.

Staff has already had difficulty trying to includean appropriate grid of streets within its 28-acre “dem-onstration project” for Tysons Corner. The GeorgelasGroup has collected approximately 28 acres in andaround the Tysons Metro West location and, alongwith county staff, put together a development pro-posal using the new urban development guidelinesto test how well they work in reality.

“By having brought under its control over 28 acresof property surrounding the Tysons Metro West sta-tion, the Georgelas Group is in a key position to en-sure that key positions for the grid of streets as envi-sioned for the area get built,” according to theGeorgelas website.

But instead of a workable grid, the demonstrationproject has produced a plan with fragmented streets,awkward triangle intersections and roads that go tonowhere, said county staff and a few planning com-missioners.

“There are gaps there. We still don’t really have agrid,” said Fairfax planning commissioner James Hart(At-large.)

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and balloons and would askwhat the occasion was. “And hismom said, ‘Nothing. It’s today,’”Sittig said. She died when he wasabout 20 and never saw his suc-cess. “I think his music was theway that he found to keep hismother alive,” he said.

The Community Players’ castmembers run in age from 24 towell beyond retirement age, butmost of the women in Herman’splays are older, matriarchal fig-ures, Sittig said. He said this wasone reason he chose seasonedmusic director Rosemary Dyer forthe production. “I didn’t want a25-year-old guy doing the musicfor the show,” he said.

Dyer, an opera singer by train-ing, has sung at the White Houseand the Smithsonian, among othervenues, and is the music directorat Potomac United MethodistChurch in Potomac, Md., whichhas an extensive concert series.She said she and Sittig had workedtogether a number of times before.“So when he called, I was just de-lighted.”

“A lot of times, musicals onlyfeature young people,” Dyer said.“The lovely thing about this is wehave a cast of all ages and typesand I love that.” She said she alsothought audiences would enjoythe mix of familiar standards andlesser-known tunes.

Sittig said he thought the showwould appeal to all ages, notingthat many children are now famil-iar with Herman’s work throughthe 2008 movie “Wall-E,” whichrevolved around a “Hello, Dolly!”theme. “There’s comedy, there’sromance, there’s drama,” he said.

IN RECENT YEARS, Sittig hasdirected “Red, Hot and Cole,”“Little Shop of Horrors” and “TheSecret Garden” at the Alden The-atre. He has performed profession-ally up and down the East Coastat venues including Signature The-atre, Olney Theatre and theKennedy Center, and he gave upperforming for choreography anddirecting in 2003.

“We all think Rosie and Stefanare the crème de la crème,”Simmons-Chvotkin said. “They’retop-notch.”

“Jerry’s Girls” will run at theAlden Theatre from Friday, April23 through May 8.

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