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Lennon – Through a Glass Onion

After SELL OUT SHOWS last year and a plethora of RAVE REVIEWS we are pretty damn excited to have the uber talented JOHN WATERS and STEWART D’ARRIETTA at MEMO THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON, 3PM, SEPT 27th, to perform their theatrical interpretation of the JOHN LENNON STORY. The show features 31 SONGS including ‘A Day in the Life’, ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’, ‘Revolution’, ‘Lucy In the Sky with Diamonds’, ‘Woman’, ‘Jealous Guy’, ‘Imagine’ and more…. TIX STILL AVAILABLE!! DON’T MISS OUT! Tix at www.memomusichall.com.au

Looking through a Glass Onion

Fairfax Studio in Melbourne’s Art Centre is a wonderful place to experience great performance and that is exactly what I did on opening night of the Melbourne tour of Looking through a Glass Onion with John Waters and Stewart D’Arrietta.

These guys are so talented and professional and as fate would have it really, really well oiled when it comes to this particular performance. It was fantastic.

This is the first time that I have seen the show so I do not have a comparison of what it was like with a five piece band as has been the case in previous years.  My experience of the night was that the stage was full to capacity with beautiful perfectly performed music and voice along with transportive and vivid imagery brought to life by John’s incredible powers of story telling. I was there with by brother, sister and a friend, all of us with very different tastes and perceptions and we were all blown away by this incredible performance.

After an extensive Australian tour John and Stewart are off to perform in New York to pay special homage to the indelible John Lennon.

Looking through a Glass Onion Australian Tour dates.

In this entertaining and candid interview, two of Australia’s finest musician/entertainers talk frankly about the history, motivation and journey of their John Lennon show “Looking through a Glass Onion”, from it’s inception over 20 years ago to the current lean, powerful incarnation, and how they are finally taking it to Lennon’s home town, New York.

Insightful, passionate and at times utterly hilarious, they share their stories, reflections and feelings on everything from John Lennon’s life, his music and Yoko Ono to the meaning and motivation behind the show, easily riffing off each other like the old mates and fine raconteurs they are.

Finishing off with a stunning musical performance, this is a must-see, and an utter treat for both John Lennon fans and the uninitiated alike.

Produced by
pationpics.com

Performers
John Waters Stewart D’Arrietta

Interviewer
Margi Gibb

Production Tea
production manager
Kerrie Pacholli

cameras
Enzo Liuzzi
Enzoiphotography.com.au

Sam Tabone
sammizphoto.com

sound recording and mixing
video edit, post production
Alexander Stuart Black 
violindeed.com

“How”, “Working Class Hero”
music and lyrics: John Lennon

Special Thanks: John and Stewart

Tolarno Hotel, St Kilda
Dianna O’Neill
tooraktimes.com.au

 

 

 

Looking through a Glass Onion

In this entertaining and candid interview filmed at the Tolarno Hotel in Melbourne’s St Kildaour team had the privilege of recording two of Australia’s finest musician/entertainers in John Waters and Stewart D’Arrietta, talking frankly about the history, motivation and journey of their John Lennon show “Looking through a Glass Onion”.

Over a 22 year period this show has been successfully touring Australia and London’s West End with Stewart and John at the helm along with a three piece backing band. The difference in this season is that the show has been peeled back to it’s original grass roots  beginnings with John on guitar and vocals and Stewart on the grand piano on stage weaving the magic.  Another unique ingredient for 2014 is that after playing over 32 gigs around Australia ‘Looking through a Glass Onion’ will be finally landing in New York off Broadway, a destination that both John and Stewart  desired from it’s inception over 20 years ago .

Insightful, passionate and at times utterly hilarious, they share their stories, reflections and feelings on everything from John Lennon’s life, his music and Yoko Ono to the meaning and motivation behind the show, easily riffing off each other like the old mates and fine raconteurs they are.

Finishing off with a stunning musical performance, this is a must-see, and an utter treat for both John Lennon fans and the uninitiated alike.

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