"NOWHERE BOY" WILL BE ADAPTED INTO A STAGE PRODUCTION
The 2009 John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy is being made into a new stage project from Tony-winning producers Robyn Goodman and Josh Fiedler (Avenue Q). Brian and Dayna Lee are fellow producers on the project, which is currently in the early stages of development.
The project is expected to be a play with music, featuring Lennon's
rock-and-roll hits of the 1950s, but none of the Beatles songs for which
he later became known.
The life and legacy of John Lennon has previously played out on Broadway in the original musical Lennon (2005), as well as in the Beatles tribute shows Beatlemania (1977) and Rain (2010). Lennon was also a contributor to the long-running musical Oh! Calcutta! (1969).
The film Nowhere Boy, which centers on the two women who largely
impacted Lennon's life, starred Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Lennon along
with Kristin Scott Thomas as his aunt Mimi Smith and Anne-Marie Duff as
his mother, Julia.
Casting, creative team and the announcement of a debut production of the stage production are forthcoming.
My Mum and I went to this film when it was released here. It was actually quite emotional to watch as the actors portrayed my Mums family members as we come from one of the 5 sisters Harriet. I wonder if this show will come to New Zealand?
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