A singular performer is coming to the area. Annabelle Gurwitch, who co-hosted TV's "Dinner and a Movie," has been seen on a wide variety of television shows including "Seinfeld" and is the author of "I See You Made an Effort: Compliments, Indignities, and Survival Stories from the Edge of 50" will be at the JCC of Northern Virginia. She will be doing her signature comedic riffs on marriage, parenting and insights into turning middle-aged.
"Annabelle Gurwitch is an extraordinary story teller who will inspire and intrigue while you laugh hard" is the way Connie Pesachowitz, President of the JCC, described her. The performance is open to all, both non-members and members of the JCC. "It will be a treat of a performance for the Northern Virginia community," added Pasachowitz.
Gurwitch also wrote the book "Fired." It is a breezy, honest account from many celebrity contributors that started as her own account of being let go by Woody Allen.
What can audiences expect? She will bring a comic's perspective to what can happen as one approaches the age of 50. It is a laughing-to-happy tears look at coming of middle age for both men and women. After all, about every seven and a half seconds, someone in America turns 50.
Where and When
"An Evening of Comedy with Annabelle Gurwitch" at the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia (JCCNV), 8900 Little River Turnpike in Fairfax. Performance: Saturday, Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $23-$72. For tickets visit: http://www.jccnvart…">www.jccnvarts.org or call the JCCNV box office at 703-537-3000.
In an interview, Gurwitch spoke of becoming "invisible" after a certain age. "There's the saying 40 is the new 50, but when you're 50, no one who's 40 thinks you're the same age as them unless you've got a lot of tattoos."
If you grew up before the world of social networks thinking "LOL meant Lots of Love and not Laugh Out Loud;" then you're not alone, noted Gurwitch. "No matter what is happening, we need to have a sense of humor as we go through life. Humor is a way to help us cope."
One more comic turn. Gurwitch was on her daily run. She was "feeling pretty good...when a guy coming towards me said Good Job! I smiled at him; then I realized he wasn't saying good job to any of the other younger people running, just me! It was like he was surprised I was still ambulatory!" Something to relate to.