THE WHO'S TOMMY
 


"After witnessing the accidental murder of his mother's lover by his father, Tommy is traumatized into catatonia, and as the boy grows, he suffers abuse at the hands of his sadistic relatives and neighbors. As an adolescent, he’s discovered to have an uncanny knack for playing pinball, and when his mother finally breaks through his catatonia, he becomes an international pinball superstar." -MTI



1993 Tony Award
Best Original Score
Best Scenic Design
Best Lighting Design
Best Choreography
Best Direction of a Musical

1993 Theatre World Award
 Michael Cerveris

1993 Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Choreography
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Outstanding Orchestrations
Outstanding Lighting Design
Outstanding Sound Design
Outstanding Set Design

BROADWAY PREMIERE
April 22, 1993, played 899 performances
 
COMPOSER & LYRICIST
Pete Townshend

LIBRETTIST
Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff
 
ORIGINAL CAST
Michael Arnold, Anthony Barrile,
Bill Buell, Maria Calabrese,
Michael Cerveris, Tracy Nicole
Chapman, Paul Dobie, Jonathan
Dokuchitz, Tom Flynn, Cheryl
Freeman, Jody Gelb, Christian
Hoff, Paul Kandel, Donnie Kehr,
Pam Klinger, Lisa Leguillou,
Norm Lewis, Crysta Macalush,
Michael McElroy, Marcia Mitzman,
Lee Morgan, Alice Ripley, Sherie
Scott, Buddy Smith, Carly Jane
Steinborn, Timothy Warmen

DIRECTOR
Des Mconuff

CHOREOGRAPHER
Wayne Cilento
 
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

PRODUCTION RIGHTS
Music Theatre International

LYRICS
libretto.musicals.ru
 
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