Posted: 4/12/05 at 12:18am
From Playbill.com:
"John Lennon gets his wish to make a musical as the Broadway-bound Lennon begins its world premiere at San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre, April 12.
Written and directed by Don Scardino (A Few Good Men), the new musical about the legendary music star will have run in California through May 14 and then play a stint at Boston's Colonial Theatre (May 31-June 25) before heading to Broadway's Broadhurst to begin previews July 7 and open July 28.
The musical will feature nine actors portraying the late Beatles singer-songwrier John Lennon at various stages in his life backed by an onstage 10-piece band. 27 songs from the substantial Lennon oeuvre will be featured in the musical, among them 'Imagine,' 'Instant Karma,' 'Give Peace a Chance,' '(Just Like) Starting Over,' and 'Whatever Gets You Through the Night.'
Will Chase (Aida), Chuck Cooper (Caroline, or Change), Julie Danao (Rent, Aida tours), Mandy Gonzalez (Aida, Dance of the Vampires), Marcy Harriell (Lucky Duck, 'Ed'), Chad Kimball (Into the Woods), Terrence Mann (Les Misérables), Julia Murney (The Wild Party) and Michael Potts (Twelfth Night) comprise the ensemble cast of the new Broadway musical."
Good luck to the cast and crew. I hope this one wows them. It's definitely got an all star cast. If the show is half as good as they are...it will be phenomenal.
The link to the article is below.
Imagine: Liverpool Legend Immortalized in World Premiere Musical Lennon
.jpg?format=auto&width=300)
.jpg?format=auto&width=365)
