"Every Wish Is A Command When We Find Ourselves In Never Neverland!"

I don't know about you guys, but I am not a big fan of finals!

Anyway, this past weekend, I was able to watch a performance from a certain production that is arriving on Broadway in March 2015 and will star Matthew Morrison as J.M. Barrie and Laura Michelle Kelly as Sylvia Llewlyn Davies. Yes, this show I am talking about is Finding Neverland.

The musical was based on the 2004 semi-biographical film of the same name, which chronicled Barrie (played by Johnny Depp) and the family he befriended that inspired the story Peter Pan. Fun facts: In the movie, Kate Winslet plays Sylvia (mother) and Freddie Highmore plays Peter (one of the sons). The film was a giant success, seeing how it was nominated for seven Academy Awards, which were:

• Best Picture [nominated]
• David Magee for Best Adapted Screenplay [nominated]
• Johnny Depp for Best Actor [nominated]
• Gemma Jackson and Trisha Edwards for Best Art Direction [nominated]
• Alexandra Byrne for Best Costume Design [nominated]
• Matt Cheese for Best Film Editing [nominated]
• Jan A.P. Kaczmarek for Best Original Score [won]

I would say the Tony nominations for this production but they haven't officially been announced--I will post those when they are announced! If I could guess right now, I would predict that Matthew Morrison will be nominated for Best Actor in a Musical, Laura Michelle Kelly for Best Actress in a Musical, Finding Neverland for Best Musical, either Best Book of a Musical or Best Original Score, and maybe Best Director.

Now, while I am glad that this show will be greatly looked at for the Tonys, it's not fair that Jeremy Jordan couldn't reprise his role as Barrie--he played Barrie when the production was at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, MA its entire run, from late July to late September of 2014. The show won't be the same--Jeremy Jordan brought a certain energy to the role that I'm not sure can be imitated.

I tried to find some video of Finding Neverland on YouTube (even the 2014 Tonys performance) but no such luck. So I will leave this audio performance of Jennifer Hudson singing the title song (J.M. Barrie typically sings this song).