He adapted the Who’s 1969 rock opera, “Tommy,” with the band’s leader, Pete Townshend, and directed the musical’s original version — which won five of the 11 Tony Awards it was ...

the musical veers from both the album and the film by eliminating the song “Tommy’s Holiday Camp,” in which loathsome old Uncle Ernie (played for laughs in the film by The Who’s Keith Moon ...

Casting for The Who's TOMMY on Broadway will be announced soon ... we broke the established rules for a musical show. Now, the current generation is breaking all of those rules again—and ...

One such person had a seat in the orchestra during a Broadway performance of “The Who’s Tommy” and said as much at the top of his lungs. “I don’t like this!” the small child screamed ...

Inspired by The Who’s iconic 1969 rock opera Tommy, this musical tells the story of young Tommy Walker. Traumatized after witnessing his father shoot a rival, Tommy retreats into a catatonic ...

Pete Townshend's musical "Tommy" is back on Broadway. The Who's original rock opera about a "Pinball Wizard" has been reimagined for 2024, but it's still one of those rare Broadway shows where you ...

The Who's Tommy, the rock opera that originally ran ... The production, which received a Tony Award nomination for Best Musical Revival, will embark on a national tour in 2025.

Two hours and 15 minutes, with one intermission. At the Nederlander Theater, 208 West 41st Street. Little Tommy Walker, that “deaf, dumb and blind kid” who sure plays a mean pinball, may be ...

The Who’s hardcore fans may like these hard-charging spectacles the most in “Tommy.” There are certainly some terrific stage effects. But I appreciate the few quieter moments – maybe these ...

See me, feel me — while you can. It’s nearly game over for The Who’s Tommy: The Tony-nominated musical revival will end its Broadway run next month, press agency Boneau/Bryan-Brown said today.

A self-described “huge” Who fan, Jones said the rock musical has long been on his list of shows he’s wanted to bring to the area. “The Who’s Tommy,” features music and lyrics by Pete ...

Pete Townshend was in his early 20s when he wrote most of “Tommy,” which was released in 1969. Now, as the album-turned-Broadway musical plots a Chicago comeback, he’s 78. With Townshend ...