When Stephen Schwartz wrote the folk-rock Broadway musical "Godspell" in 1970, he retold the Book of Matthew's version of Jesus' life without a Resurrection.

But Schwartz, now more famous for his Ozian blockbuster "Wicked," always felt his first show was a bit incomplete and left director's notes challenging future productions to come up with a solution.

Now on the verge of the show's 40th anniversary of the 1971 New York opening, former Wichitan Sherri McCready and her North Carolina-based Highland Acting Company have taken up Schwartz's challenge to create a third act called "Resurrectio" (Latin for Resurrection).

When Stephanie Ward opens an exhibit of 80 of her paintings and illustrations at Fiber Studio tonight, it won't be the first time she will have shown her work in an art gallery, or had pieces purchased by art enthusiasts.

At just 21 years old, she's accomplished both feats.

That by itself sets her apart from many other aspiring artists. Even more impressive is what she has accomplished despite having a brain disease called encephalopathy, which has resulted in developmental delays and other disabilities including mild retardation.

Music and visual art will intersect at concerts by the Wichita Symphony Orchestra next weekend. The all American music program will feature "Rockwell Reflections" by composer Stella Sung — musical interpretations of five paintings by the iconic American illustrator Norman Rockwell.

Images of the paintings will be projected on large screens as the orchestra plays. The paintings are included in the exhibit "American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell" currently visiting the Wichita Art Museum.

"There is a whole history of styles of music and art that parallel each other — Impressionism, Romanticism, so many 20th century styles," said Mitchell Berman, the symphony's executive director. "Here we have a living example of that, in which music was composed based on five pieces that are part of the visual landscape of our community right now."

Grammy-winning artist Lyle Lovett will make a guest appearance at the Symphony in the Flint Hills performance on June 12 with the Kansas City Symphony.

Lovett is friends with Edward Bass, the Chase County rancher who is hosting this year's concert. He will perform three numbers with the symphony.

The concert will be on land that Bass owns seven miles south of Cottonwood Falls.

Ballet is the most malleable of the arts. Dancers must be lithe and limber and bend with the creative ideas of a choreographer. The dance steps, too, are often changing — varied over time and shaped by each dancer's particular grace and skill.

Take the ballet "With a Song" by Stan Rogers, created and first performed by Friends University Ballet in 2002. The ballet was set to classic show tunes by Richard Rodgers and featured various pairings of performers, with a corps of 21 converging to dance "On Your Toes" in a finale.

"With a Song" will return to Sebits Auditorium at Friends University today through Sunday, one of three ballets to be presented on the Spring Ballet showcase. But "With a Song" is different than it was back in 2002.