Tommy Revival 1996 - Articles Page 7

Ages: 16+
Opened: March 5, 1996
Closing: February 08, 1997

Tommy - 1996 - West End History , Info & More

Shaftesbury Theatre
Holborn end of Shaftesbury Avenue London

The seminal rock-opera of our time, THE WHO'S TOMMY is the classic story of the "deaf, dumb and blind kid" who becomes a media sensation. The first WNY production in nearly two decades, THE WHO'S TOMMY will feature incredible design elements, exhilarating choreography and the iconic score by The Who, which features Top 40 hits such as "Pinball Wizard," "See Me, Feel Me," and "I'm Free." It's an event-musical that you will not want to miss!

Tommy - 1996 - West End Cast

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Humorist & Host of A Prairie Home Companion AN EVENING WITH GARRISON KEILLOR Set for DPAC This January
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 17, 2014


Master storyteller and host of public radio's A Prairie Home Companion, Garrison Keillor returns to DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center, on January 29, 2015

All Aboard - Meet the Full Cast of THE LAST SHIP, Setting Sail Tonight on Broadway!
by Meet the Cast - Oct 26, 2014


THE LAST SHIP - the new musical with music and lyrics by 16-time Grammy Award-winner Sting and book by Tony Award winner John Logan and Pulitzer Prize-winner Brian Yorkey opens tonight, October 26. The Last Ship is directed by Tony Award winner Joe Mantello and choreographed by Olivier Award winner and Tony Award nominee Steven Hoggett. Scroll down to learn more about the full cast and watch the company onstage in a commercial for the show below!

Garrison Keillor Returning to Bass Hall, 10/30
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 14, 2014


Performing Arts Fort Worth presents An Evening with Garrison Keillor at Bass Performance Hall on Thursday, October 30, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $33 and are on sale NOW.

THE HIT MEN to Play the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts, 11/14
by BWW News Desk - Oct 7, 2014


The Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts (PTPA) has announced Mickey B will present THE HIT MEN: FORMER STARS OF FRANKIE VALLI & THE 4 SEASONS on Friday, November 14 at 8:00 PM.

Broadway Babies - Meet the Broadway Class of 2014, Fall Edition!
by BWW Special Coverage - Aug 26, 2014


In the coming months, Broadway will welcome a fresh crop of productions- many of which will mark the Broadway debuts for a slew of talented actors. Whether they are fresh faces or established stars, these Broadway babies will soon take their very first bows on the grandest stages in the world. Meet all of the Great White Way's newest stars below, and be sure to let us know who you're most looking forward to seeing onstage!

Bo Bice, Paula Poundstone and More Set for Patchogue Theatre's Fall 2014 Lineup
by BWW News Desk - Aug 22, 2014


The Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts (PTPA) has announced its fall 2014 performance line-up and remind supporters that the 2014/2015 Season Sponsorship Package to support the continued sustainability of the theatre is now available.

Betty Buckley, Hallie Foote, Annalee Jefferies and Veanne Cox to Lead the Cast of THE OLD FRIENDS at Houston's Alley Theatre, Now thru 9/7
by BWW News Desk - Aug 15, 2014


The 'Alley Theatre @ UH' season begins with Betty Buckley, Hallie Foote, Annalee Jefferies and Veanne Cox in award-winning Texas playwright Horton Foote's The Old Friends, a Southwestern premiere.

Matt Doyle, Tony Yazbeck & More Set for 54 Below this Week
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 11, 2014


Coming up this week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com or call (646) 476-3551.

SMOKE Begins Performances 8/22 at The Flea
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 6, 2014


The Flea Theater will present the World Premiere of Kim Davies' SMOKE, directed by Flea Resident Director Tom Costello (The Wundelsteipen) and featuring members of The Bats, the resident acting company at The Flea. Previews begin August 22 with opening slated for September 7. Says Producing Director Carol Ostrow, "where 50 Shades of Grey dances on the surface of BDSM, Smoke cuts to the core.

BWW Interviews: Dance as Liberation - Eric Sciotto and Kristen Martin Star in FOOTLOOSE
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - Jul 31, 2014


'Dance is a metaphor for expression, for freedom. In Footloose we use dance to express ourselves when we have no words. [As characters] we are all closed off, and finally at the end of the story, we are loosened; we become individuals again.' Speaking is Kristen Martin, who plays Ariel in Maine State Music Theatre's final season production of Footloose, which runs from August 6-23. Her co-star, Eric Sciotto, agrees that his character, Ren, is 'on a journey to find himself after being abandoned by his father. Ren sees in Ariel a troubled soul who reminds him of himself. They recognize immediately that they are kindred spirits.'

The Flea's Sold-Out, Late-Night Hit #serials@theflea Announces 2014 Dates
by Courtnie Mele - Jul 26, 2014


#serials@theflea is a raucous late night play competition featuring The Bats and some of NYC's hottest young playwrights and directors. This event, which runs Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 11pm*, includes 1 FREE beer with the purchase of a ticket. All tickets are only $12.

APPLAUSE's Penny Fuller Set for Q&A at Spiral Theater Studio Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jul 25, 2014


In Celebrating Penny Fuller's stellar career, she will be sharing the stage with Richard Skipper recounting a 50+ year career in theater, television, film and in cabaret. She will be telling these stories to Richard Skipper of 'Richard Skipper Celebrates!' who interviews celebrities by blog and in a live setting such as the Spiral Theater Studio to get the essence of the artist's complete body of work.

Betty Buckley, Hallie Foote, Annalee Jefferies and Veanne Cox to Lead the Cast of THE OLD FRIENDS at Houston's Alley Theatre, 8/15-9/7
by BWW News Desk - Jul 16, 2014


The 'Alley Theatre @ UH' season begins with Betty Buckley, Hallie Foote, Annalee Jefferies and Veanne Cox in award-winning Texas playwright Horton Foote's The Old Friends, a Southwestern premiere.

The Flea Presents THE MYSTERIES Through 7/14
by BWW News Desk - Jul 12, 2014


The Flea Theater previously announced the extension of the World Premiere of THE MYSTERIES - a radical retelling of the Bible.

AXS TV to Air 5TH of July Comedy High-Five Marathon, Today
by BWW News Desk - Jul 5, 2014


Exercise your right to laugh this Independence Day weekend, with 'AXS TV's 5 TH of July Comedy High-Five' marathon today, July 5, at 3pE.

THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP, SEUSSICAL, POE and More Set for Berkshire Theatre Group's 86th Summer Theatre Season, Beg. Today
by BWW News Desk - Jun 24, 2014


Berkshire Theatre Group and Artistic Director/CEO, Kate Maguire have announced the Summer 2014 Theatre Season offering classic works coupled with contemporary plays.

AXS TV to Air 5TH of July Comedy High-Five Marathon, 7/5
by Caryn Robbins - Jun 23, 2014


Exercise your right to laugh this Independence Day weekend, with 'AXS TV's 5 TH of July Comedy High-Five' marathon on Saturday, July 5, at 3pE.

APPLAUSE's Penny Fuller Set for Q&A at Spiral Theater Studio, 7/25
by BWW News Desk - Jun 23, 2014


In Celebrating Penny Fuller's stellar career, she will be sharing the stage with Richard Skipper recounting a 50+ year career in theater, television, film and in cabaret. She will be telling these stories to Richard Skipper of 'Richard Skipper Celebrates!' who interviews celebrities by blog and in a live setting such as the Spiral Theater Studio to get the essence of the artist's complete body of work.

SONY/Legacy Recordings to Release New Willie Nelson Album 'Band of Brothers', Today
by BWW News Desk - Jun 17, 2014


Legacy Recordings is proud to announce the release of Band of Brothers, the new Willie Nelson studio album premiering 14 performances

Bo Bice, Paula Poundstone and More Set for Patchogue Theatre's Fall 2014 Lineup
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2014


The Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts (PTPA) has announced its fall 2014 performance line-up and remind supporters that the 2014/2015 Season Sponsorship Package to support the continued sustainability of the theatre is now available.

The Flea Extends THE MYSTERIES Through 7/14
by Tyler Peterson - May 15, 2014


The Flea Theater has announced the extension of the World Premiere of THE MYSTERIES - a radical retelling of the Bible. Playwrights commissioned by Jim Simpson and Carol Ostrow including Tony Award and Academy Award winners and nominees David Henry Hwang, Craig Lucas, Billy Porter, Jose Rivera and Jeff Whitty; Flea alumni, Mallery Avidon, Trista Baldwin, Erin Courtney, Yussef El Guindi, Amy Freed, Sean Graney, Nick Jones, Qui Nguyen, and Jenny Schwartz; and a host of notable newcomers, Marc Acito, Johnna Adams, Liz Duffy Adams, Bill Cain, CollaborationTown, Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas, Eisa Davis, Gabriel Jason Dean, Chris Dimond, Madeleine George, Kate Gersten, Sevan K. Greene, Kirsten Greenidge, Lillian Groag, Jordan Harrison, Lucas Hnath, Ann Marie Healy, Meghan Kennedy, Kimber Lee, Kenneth Lin, Laura Marks, Ellen McLaughlin, Michael Mitnick, Don Nguyen, Dael Orlandersmith, A. Rey Pamatmat, Max Posner, Kate Moira Ryan, Najla Said, Jordan Seavey, Matthew Stephen Smith, Lloyd Suh, Jason Williamson and Bess Wohl join together to tell the entire History of Man's Salvation in 52 episodes from The Fall of Lucifer through and including Judgment Day.

Katie Rose Clarke and Adam Halpin Star in Long Wharf Theatre's THE LAST FIVE YEARS, Running Now thru 6/1
by BWW News Desk - May 7, 2014


Long Wharf Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein and Managing Director Joshua Borenstein, will present The Last Five Years, written and composed by Jason Robert Brown, from tonight, May 7 through June 1, 2014 on the Claire Tow Stage in the C. Newton Schenck III Theatre.

This Just In! Leslie Odom Jr. to Join Lin-Manuel Miranda & Karen Olivo in tick, tick... BOOM at City Center
by Robert Diamond - Apr 30, 2014


This just in! Leslie Odom Jr. ("Smash") will join Lin-Manuel Miranda and Karen Olivo in the New York City Center Encores! Off-Center production of Jonathan Larson¹stick, tick… BOOM!, running for five performances, June 25 ­ 28. The opening show of City Center's acclaimed Encores! Off-Center series of landmark Off-Broadway musicals will be directed byOliver Butler with choreography by Camille A. Brown and music direction by Chris Fenwick. Jeanine Tesori is Encores! Off-Center Artistic Director.

Balagan Theatre's 2014-15 Season to Feature Gasparini & Brightman's MAKE ME BAD, MURDER BALLAD & More
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 22, 2014


On the heels of its critically acclaimed world premier new musical ERNEST SHACKLETON LOVES ME by Valerie Vigoda, Brendan Millburn and Tony winner Joe DiPietro and directed by Obie Winner Lisa Peterson, Seattle's Balagan Theatre Company announces its 2014/15 season. Balagan's upcoming season reflects the past, present, and future of the new American musical and continues its mission in bringing exciting cutting edge theatre to a new generation of theatre goers.

Tommy FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Tommy have there been?
Tommy has had 8 productions including West End which opened in 1979, Broadway which opened in 1993, Broadway which opened in 1993, West End which opened in 1996, which opened in 2006, Washington, DC (Regional) which opened in 2019, Broadway which opened in 2023 and Broadway which opened in 2024.
What awards has Tommy been nominated for?
Tommy has been nominated for several awards including Best Costume Designer (Olivier Awards) for David C Woolard, Best Director (Olivier Awards) for Des McAnuff, Best Lighting Designer (Olivier Awards) for Chris Parry, Best Set Designer (Olivier Awards) for John Arnone, Best Supporting Performance in a Musical (Olivier Awards) for James Gillan, Best Theatre Choreographer (Olivier Awards) for Wayne Cilento, and Outstanding Musical Production (Olivier Awards) for Pete Townshend.
What awards has Tommy won?
Tommy has won several awards, including Best Costume Designer (Olivier Awards) for David C Woolard, Best Director (Olivier Awards) for Des McAnuff, Best Lighting Designer (Olivier Awards) for Chris Parry, Best Set Designer (Olivier Awards) for John Arnone, Best Supporting Performance in a Musical (Olivier Awards) for James Gillan, Best Theatre Choreographer (Olivier Awards) for Wayne Cilento, and Outstanding Musical Production (Olivier Awards) for Pete Townshend.

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