TYSON KELLY
LET IT BE, BROADWAY
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Kelly has played the role of John Lennon for over 15 years, starring in Broadway's “Let It Be” (2013) and The UK’s #1 Beatles Tribute “The Bootleg Beatles” (2018-2025). Kelly’s uncanny look and sound-a-like embodies Lennon’s voice, presence, and artistry with remarkable authenticity having the rare combination of the natural vocal timbre and vocal talent with the youthfulness and visual appearance of John Lennon.
With a longstanding background in drama and musical theatre, Kelly began playing guitar and piano at 10 years old.
At a young age he fell in love with the music of the Beatles and felt a deep connection to Lennon and his songwriting. He embarked on writing his own songs at 17 and began the successful indie rock/folk band “King Washington”, releasing four albums inspired by the harmonies and arrangements of The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Cat Stevens and Talking Heads. A graduate of New York Film Academy, Tyson hails from a musical family. His father, Tom, toured with Dan Fogelberg and Toto as a backing vocalist and rhythm guitar player before co-writing a string of seven number one hits for female pop vocalists, including “Like a Virgin” (Madonna), “I’ll Stand By You” (The Pretenders) and “True Colors” (Cyndi Lauper).