Critics Slaughter John Lennon Musical

The musical about the life of John Lennon has received a battering by critics in New York after it’s first night at the Broadhurst Theatre.

The musical, which was also criticised when it appeared at a San Francisco theatre, features nine actors, male and female, all portraying the Beatles legend throughout his life reports Breakingnew.ie.

The New York Daily News declared: “The image is so goofy that someone arriving late might imagine he had stumbled into (Monty Python’s) Spamalot next door.”

Many critics accused the production of creating a “cuddly” image of Lennon that failed to deal with the darker sides of his life. “Little that follows goes beyond such fortune-cookie wisdom,” said Ben Brantley of The New York Times.

One critic even suggested that fans would learn more about Lennon from simply listening to Beatles records, The New York Daily News wrote: “Should you plop down 100 dollars for a theatre ticket or just stay home and listen to your old records?"

"In the case of ‘Lennon’, the answer is easy: Light one up and put on the stereo.”