Preview
Production Season
Spring 2009
Production Staff
Music and lyrics by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff. Directed by Steve Timm
Recommended Citation
Theatre, DePauw, "The Who's TOMMY" (2009). Past DePauw Theatre Seasons. 21, Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/commtheatre_past/21
Keywords
undergraduate theatre
Play Summary
The Who's Tommy is a musical based on the rock opera Tommy, written and recorded by the 1960's band The Who. The story follows the rise of the title character, Tommy, from a traumatizing childhood event that leaves him psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind through an abusive adolescence to stardom as a world champion pinball player. This mythic tale of a young boy's journey from pain to triumph includes such classic rock singles as "See Me, Feel Me" and "Pinball Wizard" and promises to be one of the most electrifying evenings of rock and roll ever to play in the theatre.