Two previously unreleased John Lennon songs are to feature in a new musical about the ex-Beatle's life. Yoko Ono has given the producers of the new show permission to use 'India, India', a song written during the Beatles' visit to, erm, India in 1968, and 'I Don't Want to Lose You', a track that was meant to appear on the 1990 Beatles Anthology but which was pulled because of an electronic glitch on Lennon's recording.
Talking about the new show, writer and director Don Scardino told reporters: "We will tell the story of John Lennon's life using Lennon's own words and songs. Our ensemble of 10 extraordinary and diverse performers and a 10-piece onstage band will guide the audience through Lennon's life and the eras he shaped".
The show will open in San Francisco on 12 Apr with a Broadway run planned for Jul.