'Lennon' tickets now on Sale. Rehearsals begin on the 14 Feb

Tickets go on sale Fri 11 Feb, for 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 production begins rehearsals on the 14 Feb

Lennon stars 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.