John Lennon News

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.

The New York Times reports today that MERCHANT OF VENICE star Al Pacino will star in a new movie from HBO about Phil Spector, the famed music producer who is not in prison (possibly for life) on murder charges. David Mamet will write the script for the as-of-yet-untitled project. Rain Man director, Barry Levinson, is executive producing.

The cult cinema of the 81-year-old, Chilean-born filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky emerges from the underground at the Museum of Arts and Design this fall in its latest film series, running from September 23 - specially timed for the fall equinox - through October 8, 2010. Influenced by his work as a pantomime, theater director, philosopher, playwright, comic book artist, as well as his spiritual training in Zen Buddhism, shamanism, and the occult, Jodorowsky's films eschew traditional narratives, arcs and character tropes. The six films showcased in 'Blood into Gold: the Cinematic Alchemy of Alejandro Jodorowsky' depict dream worlds, brimming with symbols and steeped in mysticism, floating and colliding with the Surrealist concepts of anarchy and randomness - filtered through the hazy, acid-colored lens of psychedelia. At once jarring, beautiful, baffling, alluring, and absurd, Jodorowsky's work pushes the medium's boundaries - provoking the audience's intellect, senses, and emotions. Abkco Music & Records joins MAD as the co-presenter of this series. The MAD Theater will screen six films from his oeuvre, including:

Tourists stand in the Strawberry Fields section of New York's Central Park October 6, 2010, which is dedicated to the memory of former Beatles lead singer John Lennon. Lennon, who was shot and killed outside his residence at the nearby Dakota building on December 8, 1980, would have turned 70 years old on October 9, 2010.

Over ten years, Sound Unseen has established itself as one of the premiere 'films-on-music' festivals in the country and has become a vital part of the Twin Cities cultural scene. The festival is known for the breadth of its multimedia productions, documentaries, rare concert footage, short films, animation, music videos, gallery exhibitions and dozens of live music events showcasing both local and national acts. In partnership with the Southern, the festival will add cinema installation, live music accompaniments to films, and multimedia performance art to its groundbreaking history.

UPRIGHT CABARET is thrilled to announce the performers for their first concert at the Scherr Forum Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. in Thousand Oaks.

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 10/03 for Detroit

Following the successes of Love Exposed in both London (Pizza on the Park) and New York (Don't Tell Mama), Harold Sanditen returns with Thoughts ‘Round Midnight, a brand new show of songs, exploring the those innermost thoughts we all can fall into late at night - loneliness, gratitude, jealousy, joy, love, fantasies, lost opportunities, and even revenge.

A vintage sound board, similar to those used for recording at Abbey Road studios, is pictured (L) along with a mural photograph of John Lennon and his son Sean, during a press preview of the John Lennon, Songwriter exhibit at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles October 1, 2010. The exhibit, which features Lennon's song lyrics, memorabilia and videos, opens to the public October 4.

The internationally-acclaimed Beatles concert, RAIN - A Tribute To The Beatles, makes its debut at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County with a limited FIVE-show engagement from Friday, October 8 through Sunday, October 10, 2010 in the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House.

Following the successes of Love Exposed in both London (Pizza on the Park) and New York (Don't Tell Mama), Harold Sanditen returns with Thoughts ‘Round Midnight, a brand new show of songs, exploring the those innermost thoughts we all can fall into late at night - loneliness, gratitude, jealousy, joy, love, fantasies, lost opportunities, and even revenge.

STEAMBATH by Bruce Jay Friedman. Imagine you wake up one morning . . . perspiring in a steam room and then realize . . . you are in the Afterlife and God is . . . the Puerto Rican bath attendant!

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.

Crown Center is anticipating a full line-up of events and shows for the 2010 - 2011 season. Located in the heart of downtown Kansas City, Crown Center is often called a city within a city, offering fine hotels, entertainment, dining, shopping, offices and residential living, and attracting more than five million visitors each year. It all surrounds the worldwide headquarters of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

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.

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) announces the following concerts going on sale this week.

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.

On September 25th at legendary Radio City Music Hall in New York City, The Fab Faux will present ‘A Night In The Life - A John Lennon 70th Birthday Celebration.' The special event will feature two sets of John Lennon's greatest music from The Beatles and his solo career.

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.

On September 25th at legendary Radio City Music Hall in New York City, The Fab Faux will present ‘A Night In The Life - A John Lennon 70th Birthday Celebration.' The special event will feature two sets of John Lennon's greatest music from The Beatles and his solo career.