"The Who's Tommy" The music from "The Who's Tommy" is part of the fabric of my life. I grew up singing it, hearing it and loving it. Snatches of songs immediately evoke images and remind me …
"I had heard the album," shares actors Ali Louis Bourzgui about "Tommy," the 1969 concept album by The Who that inspired the Broadway musical of the same name. The actor stars in the title r…
Watch as Ali Louis Bourzgui talks about making his Broadway debut in The Who's Tommy.
"I'm excited to be at home--have a home base. And feel that energy, where everyone who's on Broadway at…
Broadway " Nederlander Theater. March 28, 2024-July 21, 2024. Musical. Book: Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff. Score: Pete Townshend. Director: Des McAnuff. Choreographer: Lorin Latarro. Criti…
"The world has finally caught up to Tommy Walker," declares director Des McAnuff about why the time was right to revive "The Who's Tommy" on Broadway. It has been 31 years since the original…
But, as the book's co-writer with Townshend, McAnuff is self-aware enough to recognize that "The Who's Tommy" needs to blow one's mind through sensory overload. That way, thoughts can't inte…
By: Isa Goldberg
April 8, 2024: After a youth spent listening obsessively to The Who's Tommy, this staged revival on Broadway feels like a burst of validation, just the kind of validation…
Logo lovers, here's a two-fer for you! I felt that these simple logos worked well together. Both shows are steeped in nostalgia - one is a revival of a 30 year old musical based on a classic…
There are very few words not sung but spoken in the rock musical "Tommy," but three that might be relevant are "Brilliant, wasn't it?" spoken by a local lad that happens to be part of a larg…
Much of the production is at a race pace that never gives us the chance to fall into the characters. We are never able to lock into the story. We are sitting back enjoying the wonderful perf…
Theater Review by JK Clarke . . . . Fans of the rock opera Tommy, whether it's the album, the 1975 film, or the original Broadway production are no longer just Boomers. Classic rock radi…
By: David Sheward
April 5, 2024: Technology and the political zeitgeist have caught up with The Who's Tommy, rendering the rock opera even more timely than during its initial release. The…
By: Samuel L. Leiter
April 5, 2024: As theatregoing experiences go, waiting in line for the Nederlander Theatre to open for The Who's Tommy at the April 2 matinee definitely ranks at the …
Feel him coming? Ali Louis Bourzgui just made his Broadway debut and he's a sensation as the titular character in The Who's Tommy. In this video, watch as Ali and Richard visit Barcade to…
Broadway box office soared last week, as five productions joined the roster, one returned and no fewer than 30 of the 32 shows saw attendance at 90% of capacity or more. Twenty productions w…
Those of us who attended THE WHO'S TOMMY on March 27 learned that it was a special evening. Before the show, director Des McAnuff stood near the orchestra pit and told us that this was "Alum…
The Who's Tommy, Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff's groundbreaking 1993 rock opera, celebrated its official return to Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre on March 28. Helmed by McAnuff, …
THE WHO'S TOMMY opened at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre on Thursday, March 28. Three decades after the epic pop-culture musical theatre sensation first bowed on Broadway, original Tony …
(l-r) John Ambrosino (Uncle Ernie), Bobby Conte (Cousin Kevin), Ali Louis Bourzgui (Tommy),Alison Luff (Mrs. Walker), Adam Jacobs (Captain Walker) and the company of THE WHO'S TOMMY Photo Cr…
