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Posted: 8/19/05 at 4:55pm
After months of preparation and retooling Lennon The Musical finally opened. Despite what you might have read in the weeks of catty commentary leading up to the premiere, Lennon The Musical was a wonderful Sunday afternoon treat.
I'll have to say the audience agreed as they bopped their heads and tapped their toes along with the non-stop, 2 hour, Lennon fest.
While a single cast member holds our attentions as he leads us through John Lennon's life, any of the cast members might become Lennon and continue the narrative by donning a pair of Lennon's trademark wire rim eyeglasses.
Whether man or woman, black, white or asian, all of the cast members become Lennon, if only for the briefest moments, to illustrate the universal appeal of the musician and his message.
The play takes us from John's birth during the Blitz of London to his untimely death 40 short years later on New York City's streets, and does its best to compress a life so full of experience and insight into a 2 hour musical romp.
I wasn't disappointed that Lennon the Musical wasn't a remake of Beatlemania. I saw that show already. This show is something very different.
I'm not old enough to be angry at Yoko Ono for breaking up the band. I'm not too sure I can say the same about the many critics that have "piled on Yoko" with their scathing personal assaults disguised as "theatre reviews".
The Beatles broke up people, get over it.
Lennon the Musical takes us on a p-c magical mystery tour of Lennon's life, and I was entertained during the entire trip.
The multi-ethnic, and mixed-gender cast, was mirrored by the smiling audience that sat wide eyed in anticipation of the next energy packed scene. It's not BEATLEMANIA, RENT, HAIR, or THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, Lennon the Musical has elements that make each of those plays fun.
To sum it all up a great show.
If you remember Ed Sullivan introducing the Beatles, go see Lennon the Musical.
If you want to give peace a chance, go see Lennon the Musical.
If you lit your candle on Strawberry Fields, go see Lennon the Musical.
Sophie D.
I'll have to say the audience agreed as they bopped their heads and tapped their toes along with the non-stop, 2 hour, Lennon fest.
While a single cast member holds our attentions as he leads us through John Lennon's life, any of the cast members might become Lennon and continue the narrative by donning a pair of Lennon's trademark wire rim eyeglasses.
Whether man or woman, black, white or asian, all of the cast members become Lennon, if only for the briefest moments, to illustrate the universal appeal of the musician and his message.
The play takes us from John's birth during the Blitz of London to his untimely death 40 short years later on New York City's streets, and does its best to compress a life so full of experience and insight into a 2 hour musical romp.
I wasn't disappointed that Lennon the Musical wasn't a remake of Beatlemania. I saw that show already. This show is something very different.
I'm not old enough to be angry at Yoko Ono for breaking up the band. I'm not too sure I can say the same about the many critics that have "piled on Yoko" with their scathing personal assaults disguised as "theatre reviews".
The Beatles broke up people, get over it.
Lennon the Musical takes us on a p-c magical mystery tour of Lennon's life, and I was entertained during the entire trip.
The multi-ethnic, and mixed-gender cast, was mirrored by the smiling audience that sat wide eyed in anticipation of the next energy packed scene. It's not BEATLEMANIA, RENT, HAIR, or THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, Lennon the Musical has elements that make each of those plays fun.
To sum it all up a great show.
If you remember Ed Sullivan introducing the Beatles, go see Lennon the Musical.
If you want to give peace a chance, go see Lennon the Musical.
If you lit your candle on Strawberry Fields, go see Lennon the Musical.
Sophie D.
There's a handful of us on this board who have really come to appreciate it and wish it only the best. .gif?width=300)
