THE MUSICAL THAT SHINES THE LIGHT ON ATTITUDE
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can act, sing, and wear their sunny attitude on their way to the Sunnyside!

THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE MUSICAL

On our way to church, my son Tyler began to tell me he was given a part in a school musical titled The Little Red Hen.  I quickly asked him if it was similar to the book of the same title.  To my delight, it was!  The wheels immediately started to turn.  As we sat in our pew, I reflected on my blessings for the week.  One of my thoughts of gratitude was meeting someone new who was filled with as much joy and abundance as I was.  Jason had a sparkle in his eye and a hip-hop in his step.  When he began to speak, I knew something magical was about to happen!  We started to talk about our passions and how we enjoy spending our time.  In addition to him managing an eyewear store, he also wrote love songs and played in a band. 

As I waited for my glasses, he told me about some research he has done with sound frequencies and their correlation to people’s moods.  I immediately told him about how he can turn his findings into a business.  He said that he lets “the guy upstairs” guide his life.  I asked him what exactly that meant.  He said I’m too busy right now, but if I wanted his research, I could have it to do with what I want. Not only was he incredibly gifted, he was amazingly giving.  After church it dawned on me!  He is supposed to compose the song for our soon to be musical.

We got home from church and I immediately began to transform the story I made into a puppet show a few years ago titled, A Tale of Miss Molly Sunshine, into a musical!  At the same time, my husband and Tyler began to work on their pinewood derby car for Boy Scouts on the kitchen table.  As they worked, I asked Ty questions that gave me a better understanding of how The Little Red Hen Musical flowed.  All of his feedback worked beautifully into the creation of our musical—two acts, three song repeats, an appropriate sized cast, and fabulous lessons to live by.    

When it came time to create the theme song, we took all eight lessons and Ty shouted out “London Bridge is Falling Down!”  By darn, I think he’s got it.  With a little rework of the original script, it flowed beautifully.  He ran to his toy box, grabbed his keyboard, and knew which buttons to push to play other possible tunes.  None of them were fitting the lyrics as perfectly as his initial suggestion. 

One hour later, Adventure to Sunnyside—The Musical was born…  Shine on!

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