“Do You Have Time to Be My Friend” is the first of four musicals born out of the Dreamland Carousel of Seasons.
Winter White’s musical was first performed on stage with 100 children in ballet several years ago. A large portion of the proceeds were donated to a Women and Children’s Shelter in Ludington, Michigan.
The story was born from a true-life tragedy of suicide in my family, but came alive again as hope through a dream.
The Winter Musical tells the story of a Snowman who longs to express what is really inside him before he melts away. The story is about looking deeper than the surface, capturing the present moment, taking time to be someone’s friend and learning to express the joy and love that is sometimes hidden inside us.
Even though it is difficult for the Snowman to speak…he struggles against his own nature of being unable to talk and catches the children’s attention just before they turn away to go and play.
Snowman shows that even though he melts away in Mr. Sun’s warm sunshine, he will return again in more snowflakes in another place and time to dance and sing with the children once more. He knows that there will always be more snow and he can come again.
“Do You Have Time to Be My Friend?” is a magical story told in a winter wonderland about love and hope for people of all ages. There are many Snow men and Snow women that come into our lives, each with a different name and arriving and leaving in different spaces and times.
Children of all ages will understand the magic as each character is brought to life…Mr. Sun, Winter White™, Old Jack Frost, Clouds Steaming and Moon Beaming as she dances and beams in the winter starlit sky. These dreamy, magical characters teach children about the season of rest…sleeping and dreaming and waiting for spring to break through.
The distinct carousel sound of the classical music enriches each character as they unfold the story of “Do You Have Time to Be My Friend?”.
So the Snowman asks you the question…”Do You Have Time to Be My Friend?” before I melt away…for I will only be here on this one, cold winter day…The Sun is strong and I know now that I won’t be here long…I only have right now to sing this special winter song.
Please join all the characters on the winter carousel for an adventure you will always remember.
The release date for this CD is December 16, 2013.
