The iconic rock opera 'Tommy' by The Who is returning to Broadway in a new updated version, with Pete Townshend and director Des McAnuff highlighting its relevance. The musical, based on Townshend's 1969 album, is being praised for its modern resonance and nostalgic delivery at the Nederlander theater.
"Who’s Tommy indeed! And whose? Despite all its incarnations, the experience that makes the most powerful use of Pete Townshend’s infernally catchy songs remains the one that takes place in the ear’s imagination." https://t.co/B6jbNHXxFr
Review: "Tommy" opens on Broadway, Pete Townshend’s generational howl of anguish https://t.co/HhfDKwdVNK
The Who's Tommy is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Pete Townshend and a book by Townshend and Des McAnuff. It is based on the 1969 rock opera Tommy by The Who and hasn't been on Broadway in over 30 years. McAnuff says this modern version "resonates in a new way." https://t.co/5iaaKR6nZV
Pete Townshend from The Who reflects on the personal toll of each rendition of "Tommy." Now back on Broadway in a version that Townshend and director Des McAnuff say is more relevant than ever. @thattracysmith reports. https://t.co/2EESnAULY5 https://t.co/0Y7IHdjMKS
Our @thattracysmith talks with Pete Townshend and the return of "Tommy" to Broadway. https://t.co/lOYh6Eb0gW https://t.co/xgeuasKcCl
Review by Elisabeth Vincentelli: A new revival of the Pete Townshend musical based on his rock opera feels like it takes place in the multiverse. https://t.co/us7IojZ4nG
The rock opera "Tommy" - one of The Who's biggest hits - is returning to Broadway, Tracy Smith talks with Pete Townshend, who describes the personal price he's paid for every iteration of "Tommy." https://t.co/wz8gpIag7C https://t.co/v0Jm8qiLMn
Now at the Nederlander, nostalgia is being delivered by brute force in “The Who’s Tommy,” a Broadway reanimation of the 1993 musical derived from Pete Townshend’s beautiful 1969 album. https://t.co/NWxnIfGeyj
Decades after its Broadway success, @WhosTommyShow iconic rock opera, returns as a new updated version deemed by Pete Townshend and director Des McAnuff as more pertinent than ever. @thattracysmith takes us on the amazing journey, tomorrow. https://t.co/MZLrf4XbFr https://t.co/8swE9ILd74
halftime of TOMMY on Broadway and I am so fucking juiced and I'm sorry to the Swedish man next to me that I have mouthed every word to every song and drummed the entire time. all praise The Who 🤘