The Who’s TOMMY 30th Anniversary Revival - News & Discussion Thread

A 30th anniversary production of The Who's Tommy is on tap for Chicago's Goodman Theatre in 2023.

The show's co-book writer and Tony-winning original director, Des McAnuff, will return to stage the show and reexamine the material for the present day. Based on the groundbreaking album, The Who's Tommy features a score by Pete Townshend of The Who, who wrote the show with McAnuff.

Performances of The Who's Tommy will run June 13-July 23, 2023, with opening night set for June 26, 2023. In 2019, a Broadway revival, also directed by McAnuff, had been announced for a 2021 opening.

https://www.theatermania.com/chicago-theater/news/the-whos-tommy-30th-anniversary-revival-to-debut_93587.html

I hope they don’t pare down the cast and production values if this transfers to Broadway. They did a production at Denver Center a couple years ago with 16 adults in the cast, and it looked sad. Tommy should be big, loud and spectacular, just like rock and roll. I think this would be a good vehicle for Mike Faist.

Wish it wasn't Des McAnuff...a great score, but I'm generally not a fan of directors revisiting their work.