John Lennon News

Today, we have a SOUND OFF: Special Interview with the founding member of the Beach Boys himself, legendary performer, composer, arranger and producer Brian Wilson. In our candid conversation we discuss Disney approaching him to create an album of Gershwin music - some old, some new - using the inimitable sound created by Wilson for the verifiable rock n roll bible of the 60s, the album PET SOUNDS. We discuss the process of creating four new songs taking a cue from Gershwin's unfinished compositions - two of over a hundred left languishing! We also briefly talk about the Beach Boys songs that will be used on GLEE this season, what Broadway shows he has seen and liked, what the difference is between composing a score and writing a song, as well as much, much more. Start feeling these good vibrations in our chat and if you are so inclined be sure to pick up the album discussed that was released this week!

Storming into its tenth year as one of the West End's most successful shows, Queen & Ben Elton's We Will Rock You has announced that one of the UK's most loved and best recognised actors, Kevin Kennedy will join the new cast starting on September 6th.

The Mixer is Merrimack Hall's first annual fundraising party. The Mixer will be held August 20 at 7 p.m. for a groovy night of fun to raise money for the Johnny Stallings Arts Programs at Merrimack Hall: Dance Your Dreams!, Camp Merrimack, and Project UP, a newly formed performing company for teens with developmental disabilities. The event will also feature strolling performers, games and food.

New York metro area public television station WLIW21 will air a special premiere presentation of the acclaimed Beatles concert RAIN - A Tribute to The Beatles on Saturday, August 14 at 9:30PM with an encore on Sunday, August 15 at 1:30PM.

New York metro area public television station WLIW21 will air a special premiere presentation of the acclaimed Beatles concert RAIN - A Tribute to The Beatles on Saturday, August 14 at 9:30PM with an encore on Sunday, August 15 at 1:30PM. The 90-minute program will also feature in-studio interviews with two original band members of RAIN - Joey Curatolo (‘Paul McCartney') and Steve Landes (‘John Lennon'). This special airs prior to the Broadway engagement of RAIN- A Tribute To the Beatles On Broadway which begins previews October 19 at the Neil Simon Theatre for a limited 11-week run. During WLIW21's broadcasts, viewers who support the station with a suggested donation can receive tickets to the October 22 performance of RAIN live on Broadway and attend a post-show meet & greet!

Four members of the Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) Class of 2010 performed in its Senior Recital on Sunday, August 8th at the Franklin Federated Church. This program provided a venue for talented graduating high school seniors from FSPA to showcase their skills.

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Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) and The Bowery Presents announce the launch of a new website, www.msg.com/fabfaux, where fans can engage, view exclusive photos from the MSG archives and enter-to-win the ultimate Beatle-mania package.

New York metro area public television station WLIW21 will air a special premiere presentation of the acclaimed Beatles concert RAIN - A Tribute to The Beatles on Saturday, August 14 at 9:30PM with an encore on Sunday, August 15 at 1:30PM. The 90-minute program will also feature in-studio interviews with two original band members of RAIN - Joey Curatolo (‘Paul McCartney') and Steve Landes (‘John Lennon'). This special airs prior to the Broadway engagement of RAIN- A Tribute To the Beatles On Broadway which begins previews October 19 at the Neil Simon Theatre for a limited 11-week run. During WLIW21's broadcasts, viewers who support the station with a suggested donation can receive tickets to the October 22 performance of RAIN live on Broadway and attend a post-show meet & greet!

Andrew Belle announces national fall tour dates with Tyrone Wells sharing the music from his critically acclaimed debut LP The Ladder from coast to coast!

Following sell-out seasons with Maria Friedman and Kerry Ellis in 2009, The Great British Songbook returns for 2010 with TV and West End star Jill Halfpenny taking to the stage at Wilton's Music Hall in Jill Halfpenny Celebrates the Great British Songbook for three performances only on Tuesday 28, Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 September 2010.

The Weekly 411 at the RRazz room **at Hotel Nikko is located at 222 Mason Street (at Ellis) San Francisco, California 94102 www.therrazzroom.com

Having sold over 60 million records worldwide, The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie are progressive pop, folk rock legends to the 10th degree. Their shimmering and infectious hits like Happy Together, Eleanor, You Baby, She'd Rather Be with Me, and their impassioned rendering of Bob Dylan's, It Ain't Me, Babe, remain some of the rock era's loveliest tunes, say critics, as they continuously embody a good-humored sense of optimism that still sounds fresh here & now!

New York metro area public television station WLIW21 will air a special premiere presentation of the acclaimed Beatles concert RAIN - A Tribute to The Beatles on Saturday, August 14 at 9:30PM with an encore on Sunday, August 15 at 1:30PM.

To students at Stevens Institute of Technology, he is known as Professor Alomar, but to fans of rock and roll, he has very different persona.

August 2010 Concerts set for the RRazz room at Hotel Nikko San Francisco. The RRazz room at Hotel Nikko is located at 222 Mason Street (between Ellis and O'Farrell) San Francisco, California 94102

To students at Stevens Institute of Technology, he is known as Professor Alomar, but to fans of rock and roll, he has very different persona.

Time capsules containing John Lennon's music will be stored at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on October 9, contactmusic.com reports. The capsules are being created in honor of what would have been Lennon's seventieth birthday and will be opened in 2040 in honor of the hundredth anniversary of his birth.

San Francisco's award-winning AfroSolo Theatre Company presents the 17th annual AfroSolo Arts Festival, celebrating African American artists giving voice to the Black experience. This year's theme, UNITED IN PEACE: Artists, Clergy, Legislators, and Community, promotes the power of peace through live performances, the visual arts, and other events to envision and celebrate peace.

As BroadwayWorld previously announced, RAIN - A Tribute to The Beatles On Broadway will play a limited 11-week engagement this fall at the Neil Simon Theatre. Previews begin Tuesday, October 19 with the official opening scheduled for Tuesday, October 26 at 6:30 PM. The engagement will run through Sunday, January 2, 2011. BroadwayWorld recently caught up with RAIN cast members Joey Curatolo ('Paul McCartney') and Steve Landes ('John Lennon') during their whirlwind visit to New York City, and followed the pair as they stopped by their to-be home at the Neil Simon Theatre, the Ed Sullivan Theatre where the Beatles were 'born,' and - of course - a classic Times Square deli. Click below to take the tour and hear why Broadway is in for a treat when RAIN moves in from the men who make the music.