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By Joanne Hilty
Special to the Rappahannock News
You told us to bring it back, so here it is — “My Big Fat Greek Wedding.” And, yes, it is just as heartfelt and hilarious the second time around.
For those we had to turn away at the first showing, please come and be ready for lots of laughs. You are sure to love this film written by and starring Nia Vardalos, nominated for best performance by an actress, musical or comedy, at the Golden Globes.
The film is showing at The Theatre on Gay Street in the town of Washington on Friday, Feb. 7, at 8 p.m.
Chicago, which is the setting for Director Joel Zwick’s movie, seems to be a veritable Athens in America. While most urban “Greek Tbwns” are a dying breed, downtown Chicago is thriving with Greek diners, clubs and cafes.
The story begins at The Dancing Zorba, a diner owned by the Portokalos family. Tbula (Nia Vardalos) starts out as a depressed and portly thirty-year-old who works as a hostess for her parents.
Trapped at the restaurant by her stubborn Greek father (Michael Constantine), who believes that a woman's role in the world is to breed Greek children and cook, her life changes when she becomes smitten with the nonGreek Ian Miller (John Corbett).
She decides that she needs to
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