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>>Haven't seen the movie yet. (No little kids in our life right now, though I plan to see it anyway.) But I love Idina Menzel--we saw her live in Wicked.
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>>Plus the music for Frozen was written by Bobby Lopez and his wife (Kristin Anderson Lopez, IIRC). Bobby Lopez, who was one of the creators of Avenue Q and Book of Mormon, is an alum of the a cappella group my son was in at Yale. Couple of weeks ago, we attended the 100 year anniversary reunion for the group; he was there. At the main reunion dinner, one of the alums went up to the open mike with what I assume was his granddaughter, aged 4 or 5. The kid belted out a version of "Let it Go" that was amazing. One of the highlights of the weekend.
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>I think you'll like the movie, even without young children to watch with you.
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>Idina Menzel is incredible.
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>I remember you saying before one of your sons was in an a cappella group. That's a skill I've always envied - I can't sing a note to save my life.

I love to sing, but I'm not very good. Both my kids are (thanks, no doubt, to their dad); for both, the Harry Chapin line "music was his life; it was not his livelihood" probably applies pretty well.

If you want to see and hear him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjRjwNUg8hU

He arranged this one, as well. It was originally written by another former Spizzwink, Jonathan Coulton (who you might know for his song, Code Monkey).

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>Speaking of kids belting out "Let it Go", every morning when I take my daughter to pre-school, there are often a dozen or more kids singing, "Let it Go". And given how much Frozen merchandise there is out there, it's become an expensive movie for parents. :)

If you haven't yet heard it, it's worth listening to the Lopezes interviewed by Terry Gross on Fresh Air a couple of weeks ago:

http://www.npr.org/2014/04/10/301420227/songwriters-behind-frozen-let-go-of-the-princess-mythology

Tamar

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