My Blog inspiration book, “Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book,” reminds us to, “use our imagination.” That
is just what playwright, JW Barrie, did
when he embarked on his journey to create
the story, Peter Pan. The PNC Broadway
in Pittsburgh musical, Finding Neverland, is about this journey. This is not just a play for
children, but is really a play about tapping into something inside each of us that inspires us to imagine, dream, and be childlike.
Finding Neverland reminds us how magical it is to play with a child or play
like a child. (See Day 51-_Mermaid). The show is a continual magical ride with spectacular sets
of moving clouds, twinkling stars, London skies, pirate ships and more. Peter and his brothers, Jack, George, and Michael, provoked
memories of my childhood. This was pre x-box and smart phones, (I was born in the 70’s), where I just imagined being in different places and
pretended to be different people. I was
often a teacher or the ruler of my own kingdom.
The song "Stars" is
about using this imagination and reminds
us that:
We are all made of Stars,
We are all made of Dreams,
No matter who you are,.. you can,
Do what you want, Go where you like, Be who you want to be.
Children vividly see images in the clouds but as we grow older,
life makes it a little harder to see anything in them. This is what I thought
about when I heard the song, "When Your Feet Don't Touch The Ground," sung
to comfort Peter when his mother passed. When “life become(s) so complicated and (it's) a world
of madness and waves of sadness,” we can
navigate those bumps in life by finding our own special fun place or Neverland.
Finding Neverland, is a must see visual, musical experience to remind us
to imagine, dream and add a little childlike action to our day. I say look up at the clouds and imagine.
I am keeping PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh in my empty-nest survival tool box.
I am keeping PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh in my empty-nest survival tool box.
Spiritual Reflection
Therefore anyone who
becomes as humble as a little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf is welcoming me.
(Mathew 18-4,5)
Other Sources
Finding Neverland , Pittsburgh show https://trustarts.org/production/48829/finding-neverland
Finding Neverland Story http://findingneverlandthemusical.com/story/
Music http://findingneverlandthemusical.com/music/
Stars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG8La7PxgO8&list=RDmG8La7PxgO8#t=0
When Feet Don't Touch the Ground https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxz9DWDzJIE&index=2&list=RDmG8La7PxgO8
Finding Neverland Story http://findingneverlandthemusical.com/story/
Music http://findingneverlandthemusical.com/music/
Stars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG8La7PxgO8&list=RDmG8La7PxgO8#t=0
When Feet Don't Touch the Ground https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxz9DWDzJIE&index=2&list=RDmG8La7PxgO8