Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce GENE CASEY AND THE LONE SHARKS will return in A ROCK & ROLL DANCE PARTY CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF RHYTHM AND TWANG today, September 29 at 8 pm. Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 day of the event and available online at www.baystreet.org or by calling the Bay Street Theater Box Office at 631-725-9500, open Tuesday through Today 11 am to 5 pm.
THE WHO'S TOMMY is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Pete Townshend and book by Townshend and Des McAnuff, based on The Who's 1969 rock opera Tommy. There are several plot differences between the album, the film, and the stage production, though the general storyline is largely the same. The biggest difference in the story is the new finale, which was rewritten in 1993. Originally, Tommy instructs his followers to become deaf, dumb, and blind themselves in order to achieve enlightenment. In the 1993 rewrite, Tommy instructs them to not emulate him, but to live their own lives. In both versions, the crowd rejects both him and his message. Inspiration for the stage show came from the 1969 concept album, Tommy by The Who. It was the first album ever billed as a rock opera. The album has sold over 20 million copies worldwide and, before becoming a stage musical, it was also the basis for an all star recording that paved the way for the 1975 film of the same name. It first premiered on Broadway in 1993. Acclaimed director, Des McAnuff, and Pete Townshend sculpted the concept album into a stage show that won five Tony Awards including Best Original Score.
Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce GENE CASEY AND THE LONE SHARKS will return in A ROCK & ROLL DANCE PARTY CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF RHYTHM AND TWANG on Saturday, September 29 at 8 pm. Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 day of the event and available online at www.baystreet.org or by calling the Bay Street Theater Box Office at 631-725-9500, open Tuesday through Saturday 11 am to 5 pm.
Join Smugbug Productions and The Eleventh Hour! band, featuring Skyler Fortgang (drums), Emily Goggin (keyboard), Chris Neptune (guitar), Greg Salmon (bass), and composer David Seamon, for a night of music from the rock musical comedy at The Bitter End 147 Bleecker Street, NYC, 10012 today, September 11, 2018 at 8:30pm. Space is limited, so make sure you register early to book your space now! Directions to The Bitter End are available at http://www.bitterend.com/directions/.
The Who's 1969 iconic rock concept album comes to life on the stage in a truly unique theatrical event. Deaf, dumb and blind young Tommy overcomes impossible odds to rise to stardom during this high-energy, inspiring and sometimes puzzling adventure about healing and the resiliency of the human spirit.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced programming for its 2018-2019 theater season. The upcoming season not only exemplifies the Kennedy Center as a home for the best theater productions from Broadway and around the world, but also reinvigorates the Center's commitment to self-producing world-class theatrical work at the nation's performing arts center.
The Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra offered another of its wildly successful pop up concert series at the Bank of Hawaii headquarters downtown on March 28. Joseph Stepec, Assistant Professor of Music at The University of Hawaii at Manoa, Director of Orchestras, conducted the free concert, which received thunderous applause throughout the event.
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) is proud to announce full casting and creative team for the Theater Company's Broadway star-studded production of The Who's Tommy,directed by Sam Buntrock (DCPA's Frankenstein, Broadway's 2008 revival of Sunday In The Park With George).
The reissue of Fingerprints from legendary guitarist Peter Frampton is out today via his own imprint Phenix Phonograph. Originally released in 2006, Fingerprints won the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album and Frampton's cover of Soundgarden's 'Black Hole Sun' off the album was also nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. The album is also available on vinyl for the first time.
Tony Klinger, renowned producer of The Who's The Kids Are Alright film, has started a PledgeMusic campaign for The Who and I Box Set, Book and Memorabilia. The Box Set contains Tony's new book The Who and I, an audio book / CD, reproduced memorabilia, and a reproduction of The Kids Are Alright press kit and photos!
Legendary guitarist Peter Frampton will reissue his critically lauded album Fingerprints on January 26 via his own imprint Phenix Phonograph. Originally released in 2006, Fingerprints won the 2007 Grammy Award for Best P
Alfie Boe is best known for his internationally critically acclaimed performances as Jean Valjean in the musical Les Miserables, playing the role in the Queen's Theatre in London, the Les Miserables: 25th Anniversary Concert in October 2010, and in the Broadway revival. He has been playing the lead role in Finding Neverland on Broadway beginning March 29, 2016. As well, Boe shared a Tony Award with the other members of the ensemble cast of Baz Luhrmann's 2002 revival of La boheme in 2003. He has sold over one million albums in the U.K.
Saturday night, THE WHO came out swinging at their premiere headlining performance at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Marking the beginning of their exclusive Las Vegas residency, THE WHO rocked out to a sold-out theater and multiple standing ovations.
This Saturday 17 June at 2:30pm, Theatre Royal Stratford East is proud to be live-streaming the iconic musical, Tommy, into adult social care homes across the UK as part of their commitment to the Ramps on the Moon initiative to make theatre accessible to all.
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) has announced the 39th season of their Tony-Award winning Theatre Company and the largest season to date for their unconventional line of programming, Off-Center.
