Oklahoman M.J. Alexander was inspired by Oklahoma City's iconic Survivor Tree when she was writing with her husband their original musical work "Of Perpetual Solace." "Through the ages you know trees have symbolized rebirth and renewal," Alexander said. "It went from being canceled, postponed, canceled, postponed, to all of a sudden, it is not only going to be done, but the opening words are 'in the shade beneath the tree,' and people who are watching it are going to be 'In the shade beneath the tree.' It opens showing the tree without leaves and then swirls around the tree ... and you see the children's choir and they are singing beneath the tree.