The Who Musical Tommy Returning to Broadway

The Who’s Tommy, the landmark rock opera that opened on Broadway in 1993, will return for a new run in March 2024. Nederlander Theatre will host the reimagined production from director Des McAnuff and the band’s Pete Townshend, starting with previews on March 8 before a full opening on March 28. The original run closed in 1993, before a one-off revival by the original cast in 2008. Watch a teaser below.

Townshend said in press materials:

In 1969, when I originally wrote TOMMY with The Who, nobody had ever written popular music songs about trauma, nobody talked about bullying, domestic sexual abuse was a subject that was virtually censored.

Then, in 1993, working with Des on the staged theatre piece, we broke the established rules for a musical show. Now, the current generation is breaking all of those rules again—and what Des has achieved with this incredible new production honors them and their courage and audacity. I can’t wait to see how this newly empowered show connects with younger Broadway audiences today. I hope the younger ones come, for they will identify in an entirely new and important way with Tommy’s tumultuous life. Meanwhile, longtime fans of TOMMY, The Who and all their music will be blown away by this new show.

The current revival of the musical got under way last year at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre. Casting for the Broadway show will be announced soon.

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