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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Never Never Land

The story of Peter Pan was something that charmed and slightly scared me in childhood: lost boys, lost mothers, not being able to get home...  And I get Mary Martin's voice in my head, singing the phrase "never never land" from the musical play, and her wonderful rendition of "I Won't Grow Up." Did I actually see this play, on tour? I think so, yes! Did we have the record of it? I don't know.

Somewhere in there I also saw the Disney animated feature, also charming.

Anyhoo, some Peter Pan and Never-land inspired poems are up today at Escape Into Life, by Sally Rosen Kindred, along with other fairy tale evocations and enchanting but scary art by Ai Shinohara. (Is that beautiful fish eating that girl's heart out?)

I've been phenomenally busy with the play, Middletown. One of my fellow actresses also loves Peter Pan. It's the last weekend of the show, coming up after 3 much-needed restful days off, with real spring outside, yellow tulips blooming, white bleeding heart, lavender creeping phlox.

Last night I watched Finding Neverland again, with Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet, and that sweet, sweet boy, but I fell asleep....
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8 comments:

  1. CathyMay 1, 2013 at 8:25 AM

    "I Won't Grow Up!"--right, and now you've given me a song to sing while I spend the day in the garden. Thanks!

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  2. KathleenMay 1, 2013 at 8:27 AM

    Glad to be of help, Cathy!

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  3. MaureenMay 1, 2013 at 8:52 AM

    The artwork accompanying the poems is perfect. Enjoyed this introduction to a poet with whom I am unfamiliar.

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  4. KathleenMay 1, 2013 at 8:53 AM

    Thanks, Maureen!

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  5. Sandy LonghornMay 1, 2013 at 11:24 AM

    Thanks for sharing Sally's poems and, wow, you've nailed it with the art again!!

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  6. seana grahamMay 1, 2013 at 11:32 AM

    The Mary Martin version was broadcast a few times when I was very little. It was fantastic. I saw it once more many years later, and it really held up.

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  7. KathleenMay 1, 2013 at 6:46 PM

    Thanks, Sandy. Yes, Seana, maybe I saw it on tv. But I also remembering seeing it somewhere live....

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  8. CollagemamaMay 2, 2013 at 6:31 AM

    I never saw the play live, but it was an annual event on television like the Wizard of Oz. We had the record. If your memories are in color, you must have seen it live, as I'm pretty sure the televised version was filmed in black & white.

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