'Lennon' announces full cast

Fri 14 Jan 2005 'Lennon' announces full cast The full cast has been announced for the upcoming Broadway production of Lennon, the world premiere musical based on the life and songs of John Lennon. Lennon opens on the 21 Jul 2005 at the Broadhurst Theatre, following previews room the 7 Jul. The full cast: Will Chase, Chuck Cooper, Julie Danao, Mandy Gonzalez, Marcy Harriell, Chad Kimball, Terrence Mann, Julia Murney, and Michael Potts. Lennon is Written and directed by Don Scardino, with choreography by Joe Malone, design by John Arnone, costumes by Jane Greenwood, lighting by Natasha Katz and sound by Bobby Aitken. Lennon is produced by Allan McKeown, Don Scardino and Edgar Lansbury in association with Clear Channel Entertainment, in arrangement with Yoko Ono. Director and book writer Don Scardino says, "We will tell the story of John Lennon's life using Lennon's own words and twenty-seven of his songs. Our ensemble of 9 extraordinary and diverse performers and a ten-piece onstage band will guide the audience through Lennon's life and the eras he shaped. Scardino continues, "Out of the nearly two hundred songs to choose from, the musical includes such memorable tunes as 'Imagine','Instant Karma', 'Give Peace a Chance', and 'Whatever Gets You Through the Night',among others. Using slide and film projections, Lennon will be a visually stunning search for the real John Lennon. Prior to Broadway, Lennon will play an engagement at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco, California from 13 Apr - 14 May and then at the Colonial Theater in Boston, Massachusetts from 31 May - 25 June. Playing schedule and ticket information will be announced soon. Biographies: Will Chase Broadway credits: 'The Full Monty' (Jerry), 'Aida', 'Miss Saigon' (Chris), 'Rent' Chuck Cooper Broadway credits: 'Caroline, or Change', 'Chicago', 'Passion', 'Someone to Watch Over Me', 'Rumors', 'Amen Corner', 'Getting Away With Murder' Mandy Gonzalez, Broadway credits: 'Dance of the Vampires' (Sarah). Marcy Harriell, Broadway credits: 'Rent'. Chad Kimball, Broadway credits: 'Into the Woods' (Milky White the Cow), 'Civil War'. Terrence Mann Broadway credits: 'Rocky Horror', 'Barnum' (Ringmaster), 'Cats' (Rum Tum Tugger), 'Rags' (Saul), 'Les Mis�rables' (Javert), 'Jerome Robbins' Broadway' (Narrator), 'A Christmas Carol' (Scrooge), 'Beauty and the Beast' (Beast), 'The Scarlet Pimpernel' (Chauvelin), 'Getting Away with Murder' (Greg). Don Scardino (Producer, Director, and Book Writer) Mr. Scardinos directing career spans television, film and theater and includes such credits as 'A Few Good Men' (Broadway and National Tour), as well as four seasons as the Artistic Director at Playwrights Horizons where he produced over two dozen new American plays. Other theatre credits include 'Kathy and Mo', 'Later Life', and the long running revival of 'Godspell' among many others.