Lennon would enjoy musical

Lennon Legend

When people get cynical about love, they should look at us [Yoko and John Lennon] and see it is possible

My husband John Lennon was a very special man. A man of humble origin, he brought light and hope to the whole world with his words and music.

[Lennon was shot to death outside his New York City apartment building on December 8, 1980. He and Ono were married in 1969.] His life was a very driven one, a very compressed one, ... In his very short life, he did a lot for us.

So many people have approached me and said, 'Can I do a musical of John,' ... It's a very simple idea, you know - wow, a musical of John! But I've said no. This time, I said yes, because I liked the idea of having these different actors playing John. Because in the years after John's passing, John has transformed into something else. People in Asia think of him as their hero. People in Africa think of him as their hero. He was a hero for the whole world, and not just a white hero. So it's great to have a black performer singing as John. For me, this play is a revolution, a quiet revolution.