Lennon Broadway musical to close

A Broadway musical about former John Lennon is to close just six weeks after it opened to poor reviews.

Its producers said the show - which opened on August 14 at New York's Broadhurst Theatre - would play its final performance on September 24, reports the BBC .

Created with the help of 's widow Yoko Ono , the musical had a troubled history that included major rewrites and a postponed opening night. Last week the show played to less than 40 per-cent capacity.

Written and directed by Don Scardino , ‘Lennon’ had been criticised for what the New York Times called its "Ono -centric" view of its subject's life.

The musical opened in San Francisco in April to disappointing reviews, leading a second engagement in Boston to be cancelled.
Subsequent reports that British director David Leveaux had been brought in to replace Scardino were denied by producer Allan McKeown .

Based on 's songs and interviews, the show depicted the music icon at various stages in his life and cast a black actor as Paul McCartney.
It features 28 songs, including two unpublished tracks - 'India, India' and 'I Don't Want To Lose You' .