| THE WHO'S TOMMY to Play Final Broadway Performance on July 21 Ahead of National Tour Next Fall | |
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| "Extraordinary… TOMMY explodes with life!" -Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune Come Celebrate the Final Performances of The Ultimate Rock Opera The Who's TOMMY Through July 21 on Broadway National Tour Begins Next Year at the Providence Performing Arts Center June 25, 2024 (New York, NY) The critically acclaimed production of The Who's TOMMY will play its final performance on Broadway July 21. The National Tour launches at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) in Providence, RI in the Fall of 2025. The Who's TOMMY opened to rave reviews on March 28, 2024 (previews began March 8, 2024), and as of July 21, will have played 20 previews and 132 regular performances at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street). Tickets to The Who's TOMMY are on sale at www.TommyTheMusical.com and www.BroadwayDirect.com (terms apply). Critical praise for The Who's TOMMY: "Thunderous and thoroughly intoxicating….Unlike most grand operas, The Who's TOMMY ends on a note of uplift, with Tommy leading the cast in a soaring, almost hymn-like song – at which point I found myself unable to resist theuplift, and rose almost unwillingly from my seat." -Charles Isherwood, The Wall Street Journal "Everything about this exhilarating production shakes you awake and leaves you buzzed: Knockout singing, superbly inventive stagecraft and a star-making performance from 24-year old Ali Louis Bourzgui as the Pinball Wizard that's the most exciting New York stage debut in years." -Johnny Oleksinski, New York Post "The best rock opera ever. Des McAnuff reimagines his legendary stage musical, with a cast that sings their faces off. I had such a great time, it made me levitate….It had me from start to finish, and it's an amazing journey I'd love to take again." -David Gordon, Theatermania Three decades after the epic pop-culture musical theatre sensation first bowed on Broadway, original Tony Award®-winning creators Pete Townshend (music, lyrics, book) and Des McAnuff (direction, book) have reunited to bring the story of Tommy Walker to today's audiences. The cast of The Who's TOMMY features Ali Louis Bourzgui as Tommy, Alison Luff as Mrs. Walker, Adam Jacobs as Captain Walker, John Ambrosino as Uncle Ernie, Bobby Conte as Cousin Kevin, and Christina Sajous as The Acid Queen. Completing the cast are Haley Gustafson, Jeremiah Alsop, Ronnie S. Bowman Jr., Mike Cannon, Tyler James Eisenreich, Sheldon Henry, Afra Hines, Aliah James, David Paul Kidder , Tassy Kirbas, Lily Kren, Quinten Kusheba, Reese Levine, Brett Michael Lockley, Nathan Lucrezio , Alexandra Matteo, Mark Mitrano, Reagan Pender, Cecilia Ann Popp, Daniel Quadrino, Olive Ross-Kline, Jenna Nicole Schoen, Dee Tomasetta, and Andrew Tufano. Myth and spectacle combine in The Who's exhilarating 1969 rock opera, TOMMY—including the unforgettable anthems "I'm Free," "See Me, Feel Me," "Sensation" and "Pinball Wizard." After witnessing his father shoot his rival, the young Tommy Walker is lost in the universe, endlessly and obsessively staring into the mirror. An innate knack for pinball catapults him from reticent adolescent to celebrity savior. In addition to Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff, The Who's TOMMY creative team includes choreographer Lorin Latarro, music supervision and additional arrangements by Ron Melrose, music direction set design by David Korins, projection design by Peter Nigrini, costume design by Sarafina Bush, lighting design by Amanda Zieve, sound design by Gareth Owen, additional orchestrations by Rick Fox, orchestrations by Steve Margoshes, and wig and hair design by Charles LaPointe. Casting is by Tara Rubin Casting/Merri Sugarman, CSA. Additional Chicago Casting by Lauren Port, CSA and Rachael Jimenez, CSA. Tripp Phillips is the Production Stage Manager and Bespoke Theatricals is General Manager. The Who's TOMMY is produced on Broadway by Stephen Gabriel and Ira Pittelman. Co-Producers include Sue Gilad & Larry Rogowsky, Mary Maggio & Scott Abrams, Tom Tuft and Glenn Fuhrman, Batman Harris/Elliott Cornelious, Laura Matalon/Spencer Waller, Richard Winkler, Sheldon Stone, FireMused Productions/Stone Arch Theatricals, LeonoffFedermanWolofsky Productions/Koenigsberg Batchelder, Roy Putrino/Narang Moran, Rich Martino, Aged in Wood/Lee Sachs, Paul and Margaret Liljenquist, R and R Productions, Marla McNally Phillips, Merrie Robin, O'Neill Snow, Work Light Productions, Nederlander Presentations, Independent Presenters Network, John Gore Organization, Palomino Performing Arts, Wavelength Productions, Robert Nederlander, Jr., Botwin Ignal Dawson, Jamie deRoy, Betsy Dollinger, Stacey Woolf Feinberg, Gold Weinstein, Tyce Green, Jenen Rubin, Jim Kierstead, Marco Santarelli, Nancy Timmers, Thomas B. McGrath, Olympus Theatricals, and Goodman Theatre. Nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical Revival on Broadway, The Goodman production of The Who's TOMMY, which opened in 2023, won 9 Joseph Jefferson "Jeff" Awards, the most for any show this season, including Best Director for Des McAnuff and Best Production. More praise for the Broadway production: "See it, Feel it. The Who's TOMMY is back on Broadway in an electrifying revival that blends surreal projections with sensational choreography. Can you feel it coming? A new vibration has hit Broadway, and dang, does it feel good." -Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly "A sensation….The Who's TOMMY is a non-stop surge of electrified energy, a darting pinball of a production that syncs visual panache with 55-year-old songs that sound as vital today as they must have at Woodstock." -Greg Evans, Deadline "***** (5 stars) It's a smash, Mrs. Walker, it's a smash. 31 years after its acclaimed Broadway debut, Des McAnuff, the original director and co-librettist with Pete Townshend, revisits The Who's TOMMY with a sharper focus on human relations, and a design team committed to creating a spectacle through scenic imagination rather than scenic bulk. As a result, the saga of little Tommy Walker, told through Townshend's genius words and music, gains greater emotional impact than ever." -Bob Verini, New York Stage Review |
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