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Lennon: Through A Glass Onion

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Rating: 3.6 out of 5 based on 117 reviews

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Award-winning actor and singer, John Waters, takes the stage with accompanist Bill Risby and begins to perform—part spoken word, part concert, and all heart, a celebration of one of the most distinctive voices of his generation: John Lennon. Featuring a catalogue of Lennon’s greatest songs including Woman, Jealous Guy, and Imagine, as well as his collaborations with Paul McCartney including, A Day in the Life, Strawberry Fields Forever, Revolution, and Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, this intimate production reveals the essence of the life and times of one of the most admired icons of all time.

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Rating: 3.6 out of 5 based on 117 reviews
  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Lennon, thru a glass onion

    by frankfromli on 10/29/14Union Square Theatre - New York

    awesome, both performers were amazing... more advertising to get this show filled up

  • Rating: 1 out of 5

    Lennon: Through a Glass Onion

    by Missy666 on 10/29/14Union Square Theatre - New York

    Unflattering portrayal of John Lennon. Waters voice is painful to listen to. Not what I expected.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Really authentic show

    by TeaneckMOM on 10/29/14Union Square Theatre - New York

    The actor portraying Lennon looks nothing like him except for the stance, but his voice and manner were eerrily accurate, and no one minded that there wasn't a physical resemblance. This was an homage to John Lennon, a retelling of his story through words and music from the late 1960's through to his death in 1981. Accompanied only by a fantastic pianist who also harmonized on occasion, it was intimate and engaging. We loved it!

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    If you love Lennon - you will love this!

    by fitbiz1 on 10/28/14Union Square Theatre - New York

    Simple but introspective. I love John Lennon and really enjoyed this show. I recommend it for all the Lennon fans out there.

  • Rating: 1 out of 5

    Don't waste your money

    by Sher9999 on 10/28/14Union Square Theatre - New York

    I love the Beatles. When I saw that there was a play about John Lennon, I rushed to get tickets. The play was pretty bad. Unfortunately, the singer that played John Lennon did not have a great voice. With so many singers to choose from, I have no idea why they chose this person.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Lennon: Through a Glass Onion

    by Macpen on 10/27/14Union Square Theatre - New York

    I see many Broadway and off Broadway plays, so I thought I'd see this one. It was very enjoyable, and an interesting take on sharing Lennon's life. The theater is small, so there are no bad seats in the house. I would definitely recommend going to see it for yourself.

  • Rating: 3 out of 5

    good but not great

    by BTGA on 10/27/14Union Square Theatre - New York

    Didn't know many of the songs. Singer was good,I a nits was great! Songs we knew were pretty good though.

  • Rating: 1 out of 5

    not beyond their hobby

    by Albinoni on 10/26/14Union Square Theatre - New York

    I saw two old persons who enjoyed their play, spending 80 from my pocket. It is charity,,,

  • Rating: 2 out of 5

    by Anonymous on 10/25/14Union Square Theatre - New York

    There was something very wrong with the sound system with detracted greatly from the show. Perhaps Waters needed to step back a few inches. Piano was great.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    great lennon songs

    by wolf55 on 10/24/14Union Square Theatre - New York

    Me and my wife went had a good time, sang Lennon's favorite songs. Show was not that long, one and a half hours.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    worth seeing

    by beatles64fan on 10/22/14Union Square Theatre - New York

    Thoroughly enjoyable and different approach to the life and music of John Lennon.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Lennon: Through a Glass Oniom

    by Dlkeat on 10/22/14Union Square Theatre - New York

    I was mesmerized during the show. If you are a John Lennon fan, you will love the show.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Lennon :Though a Glass Onion

    by Fromoz on 10/22/14Union Square Theatre - New York

    This was an amazing show ,the two performers were so talented .So very enjoyable and I highly recommend it .

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    John Lennon

    by Lescat on 10/21/14Union Square Theatre - New York

    We loved the show. My husband is a huge fan of John Lennon and I took him here for his birthday. We both thought the singer was wonderful as was the piano player. The 90 minute show went by so quickly and we knew every song. The narration between songs was wonderful. We would recommend this show to anyone who is a John Lennon fan. If you do not know his work, then it is still a very good show, but you might no appreciate it as much.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    by Anonymous on 10/21/14Union Square Theatre - New York

    The show was intense. The music was excellent. Both performers were very talented.

  • Rating: 3 out of 5

    Yoko Approved?

    by VoxSB on 10/21/14Union Square Theatre - New York

    Awesome job by both performers - John gets the John vocal nuance - hard to do without John's pipes - yet avoiding mimicking the sound like Beatles tribute bands. The piano playing was inspired - how he evoked complex songs like Strawberry Fields was amazing. However, the show avoided for the most part John's early rock life, Beatlemania songs and life and amazingly any Beatles songs or stories pre-1965/Help!. In other words what made John, John, and why we should care about him today: the artist and the great songs he left us. I conclude that to get permission to use John's catalogue the artist had to get script permission from Yoko. It is hard to avoid thinking this when the story is predominately around the time she spent with John with a heavy dose of post-Beatles songs, some great (Imagine) and some not so great (Beautiful Boy). I'd rather have more early John songs when his songwriting, guitar playing and harmonies changed music forever. Also, John's sharp wit did not come out. Listen to live tapes and recordings and the guy is witty with an edge. Those two issues aside, great show, great songs, great performances.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Powerful!

    by Mike1201 on 10/18/14Union Square Theatre - New York

    An energetic and very enjoyable performance. Song selections matched the dialogue perfectly and it was a great learning experience even for someone like me who's been a Beatles fan for 50 years.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Lennon Bravo

    by Raeven on 10/17/14Union Square Theatre - New York

    Loved the show, if you imagine what John might be doing today, it blew me away!! Would go see it again.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Lennon:Through a Glass Onion was wonderful

    by melvin1 on 10/17/14Union Square Theatre - New York

    I would recommend this show to anyone- especially people that grew up in the time of the Beatles and fans of John Lennon- 2 people in the show were wonderful- music and words were great-glad we went to see it

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    by Princessmindi01 on 10/17/14Union Square Theatre - New York

    Liked a lot. Music fab. Should be labeled concert,not play