This spring, it's time to go on an "Amazing Journey." The first revival of The Who's TOMMY on Broadway, created by Tony Award® winners Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff, reinvents the five-time Tony®-winning rock musical for a new generation
Meet Tommy, the pinball wizard. As both a groundbreaking album and a spectacular stage show, the mythic yet moving story of how Tommy goes from a troubled child to pinball prodigy to local celebrity continues to exhilarate audiences with songs like “I’m Free,” “See Me, Feel Me,” “We're Not Gonna Take It,” and “Pinball Wizard.”
Experience The Who's timeless hits anew in this critically acclaimed production, now in a reimagined, technologically stunning new staging by original director/co-creator McAnuff. As Chicago Concert Review raved, "One of the most iconic concept collections makes history all over again."
The quaking revival of Pete Townshend’s seminal rock opera, which opened Thursday night at the Nederlander Theater after nearly three decades away, really is an espresso martini of a show after a chamomile-tea season of musicals. 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. I hope the Nederlander’s carpets are regularly vacuumed. Because for two hours and 15 minutes, my jaw became all too well acquainted with the floor.
Taking his second stab at this seminal if tricky material, director Des McAnuff (who won the Tony Award for his first attempt in 1993) has wisely hired some of theater’s smartest wizards (including scenic designer David Korins, projection director Peter Negrini, lighting designer Amanda Zieve and sound designer Gareth Owens) to give the show its unusual look, full of both realistic sets and technological visuals that delight the eye throughout the two-hour, two-act show.
Digital Lottery:
Price: $40
Where: https://lottery.broadwaydirect.com/show/tommy-ny
When: Entries for the digital lottery open at 9:00am EST one day before the performance.
Limit: Two per customer
Information: Winners are drawn the same day at 3:00pm EST and will have one hour to pay for their tickets online.
1979 | West End |
Original London Production West End |
1993 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
1996 | West End |
London Production West End |
2006 |
Bay Street Theatre Revival |
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2019 | Washington, DC (Regional) |
50th anniversary of the release of the groundbreaking original album of Tommy Washington, DC (Regional) |
2024 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Production Broadway |
2025 | US Tour |
North American Tour US Tour |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2024 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Fight Choreography | Steve Rankin |
2024 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance | Ali Louis Bourzgui |
2024 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Des McAnuff |
2024 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | The Who's Tommy |
2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Choreography (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Lorin Latarro |
2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical | Ali Louis Bourzgui |
2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Amanda Zieve |
2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | The Who's Tommy |
2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Sound Design (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Gareth Owen |
2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Video/Projections (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Peter Nigrini |
2024 | Theatre World Awards | Theatre World Award | Ali Louis Bourzgui |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | The Who's Tommy |
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