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from the musical
*concept album is still a work in progress (c) BMI anzumusic & (c) ASCAP JoergStoeffel
Open in March 1945. America bombs Tokyo for 300 hours in retaliation for the Pearl harbor Attacks
A 12 year old Yoko flees into a bomb shelter with her family as her mother pushes a wheelbarrow past casualties of war. Then, an adult Yoko vows to do something important with her life through art.
New York City 1957, amidst the Warhol /Fluxus Underground Art
a 27 year old Yoko performs her famous "CUT PIECE" installation, making a name for herself as an underground Fluxus artist, against the Warhol background, while recalling the memories of war.
London 1966, Abbey Road Studios
A duet between Paul and John over their creative dissension while they reminisce the early days when things were simpler, before fame. The Beatles break up song.
London, Oct 1966 - Art Gallery
The fateful night John Lennon stumbles into an art gallery and meets Yoko Ono after he bites into her apple; an art installation called "Decaying Apple." Her forward thinking art pieces "White Ladder", "Hammer in Nail" intrigue his mind. He climbs her ladder and reads the tiny inscribed word on the ceiling... and the word was "YES."
A song between Cynthia Lennon, John Lennon, Tony Cox & Yoko Ono
John and Yoko had children and spouses when they met. It would take 18 months before they could not deny their connection any longer, causing great scandal, hatred and public ostracization.
The world turns against John & Yoko
One newspaper headline was all it took, and Yoko is publicly blamed for breaking up the Beatles. The world turns against them.
John professes his love to the world, protecting Yoko
The public's hatred towards their union only fueled their love for one another, and their desire for creating change and peace in the world.
Yoko's daughter Kyoko is kidnapped by her ex
People don't know that on Christmas Eve 1971, Yoko's 8 year old daughter Kyoko-chan was kidnapped by her ex husband Tony Cox. Tony changed Kyoko's name to Rosemary & hid her away in a Christian Cult in Texas. It would be 23 years before Yoko would ever see or hear from her daughter again. John and Yoko's endless search for Kyoko made them fight to stay in America against Nixon's deportation plans to squash John and Yoko's popular anti-war activism.
Nutopia - on soundcloud (may need soundcloud acct to listen)
John & Yoko create a new world order
Inspired by Yoko's out of the box thinking, John and Yoko challenge the world with their peace antics and activism in the name of LOVE.
A trio between John, Paul and Yoko the night John was shot
Short Version of John's assassination song in Act 2: Strung together with Beatles and Yoko Ono song titles to create this gut-wrenching moment that even to this day, still shocks the world.
meet The Team
Anzu Lawson
Playwright. Composer. Lyricist.
Actress portraying Yoko Ono
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