(Seen October 25, 2014)
This is mainly a concert disguised as a play. It is a vehicle for John R. Waters, who conceived and performs the music of John Lennon. He takes on the personna of Lennon, and its' some three dozen songs are interspersed with the 1st-person narrative of Lennon's professional and social development.
Rather than trying to emulate Lennon's sound and interpretation, Waters gives us a dramatic attitude which is both effective and precise. He is ably assisted by pianist/vocalist Stewart D'Arrietta.
The show is a feast for Lennon fans, and the audience mainly responded approvingly. Waters, an Australian star at home, has been performing this show for more than 20 years. He captures Lennon's moods of early desperation and later acceptance, with a relative contentment before his untimely murder by a deranged stalker.
It is a fitting tribute to a talented and troubled icon
