'Lennon' announces New Broadway dates

Lennon, the new musical based on the life and songs of John Lennon, is now scheduled to open at the Broadhurst Theatre on the 28 Jul 2005, following previews from the 28 Jun 2005. The show was originally scheduled to open on the 21 Jul 2005, following previews from the 7 Jul 2005.

Lennon will bypass its engagement at Boston�s Colonial Theatre where it was originally scheduled to play from the 31 May - 25 Jun. The musical is currently playing at San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre to the 14 May 2005.

Producer Allan McKeown said �After an enthusiastic response from theater goers in San Francisco, we have learned a lot about our show. We made the decision today to forego our Boston engagement and will instead return to the rehearsal room in New York with our cast and creative team to make the changes that will be beneficial to our show. We look forward to arriving on Broadway with a show that we believe will live up to the legend of John Lennon.�

Lennon stars Will Chase, Chuck Cooper, Julie Danao, Mandy Gonzalez, Marcy Harriell, Chad Kimball, Terrence Mann, Julia Murney, and Michael Potts.

The musical 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.