▁she ▁tells ▁him ▁to ▁stop ▁worry ing ▁about ▁whether ▁his ▁choices ▁are ▁right ▁and ▁simply ▁make ▁them ▁(" Move ▁On "). ▁George ▁finds ▁some ▁words ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁– ▁the ▁words ▁George ▁often ▁mut tered ▁while ▁he ▁worked . ▁As ▁George ▁reads ▁them ▁al oud ▁the ▁characters ▁from ▁the ▁painting ▁fill ▁the ▁stage ▁and ▁re create ▁their ▁table au ▁(" S und ay "). ▁As ▁they ▁leave ▁and ▁the ▁stage ▁res emb les ▁a ▁blank ▁canvas , ▁George ▁reads : ▁" White : ▁a ▁blank ▁page ▁or ▁canvas . ▁His ▁favorite ▁– ▁so ▁many ▁possibilities ." ▁ ▁History ▁Following ▁the ▁failure ▁and ▁sc ath ing ▁critical ▁reception ▁of ▁M err ily ▁We ▁Roll ▁Al ong ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁( it ▁closed ▁after ▁ 1 6 ▁performances ), ▁S ond heim ▁announced ▁his ▁intention ▁to ▁quit ▁musical ▁theatre . ▁Lap ine ▁persu aded ▁him ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁the atr ical ▁world ▁after ▁the ▁two ▁were ▁inspired ▁by ▁A ▁Sunday ▁Af ternoon ▁on ▁the ▁Island ▁of ▁La ▁Grande ▁J atte . ▁They ▁spent ▁several ▁days ▁at ▁the ▁Art ▁Institute ▁of ▁Chicago ▁studying ▁the ▁painting . ▁Lap ine ▁noted ▁that ▁one ▁major ▁figure ▁was ▁missing ▁from ▁the ▁canvas : ▁the ▁artist ▁himself . ▁This ▁observation ▁provided ▁the ▁spring board ▁for ▁Sunday ▁and ▁the ▁production ▁evol ved ▁into ▁a ▁med itation ▁on ▁art , ▁emot ional ▁connection ▁and ▁community . ▁ ▁The ▁musical ▁fict ional izes ▁Se ur at ' s ▁life . ▁In ▁fact ▁neither ▁of ▁his ▁children