Lennon Gets A Date For Broadway

By Luna Lovegood Sep 17, 2004, 4:43 GMT

John Lennon

The musical, written and directed by Don Scardino is based on the music of John Lennon. It will feature 10 actors portraying the musician at various stages of his life backed by a 10 piece band. 27 songs will be featured including "Imagine," "Give Peace A Chance," and "Whatever Gets You Through The Night."

Don Scardino said previously, "I was after something that was very theatrical and that would, for the audience, really bring forward the real living idea of John Lennon. "The idea is basically as if an acting troupe walked on stage, unpacked their bags and said 'Tonight, we do John Lennon' just like the players in Hamlet [say] here's The Murder of Gonzago. Well, here's the murder of John Lennon, [or] the life of John Lennon. Doing so, the actors on stage all take up his voice and his time and be another facet of that personality and basically make up the measure of the man in the process, through the course of the evening. And ultimately, Lennon speaks himself at the end of the piece, by showing the 'Imagine' film."

For more information visit www.lennonthemusical.com

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