Tommy (musical)

The Who's Tommy
Broadway promotional poster
Music	Pete Townshend
Lyrics	Pete Townshend
Book	Pete Townshend Des McAnuff
Basis	Tommy by The Who
Premiere	July 1, 1992: La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego
Productions	1992 San Diego 1993 Broadway 1995 Toronto 1996 West End 2013 Stratford 2015 West End revival
Awards	List of awards  Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical Tony Award for Best Original Score Tony Award for Best Choreography Tony Award for Best Scenic Design Tony Award for Best Lighting Design Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design

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.

The musical opened at La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, California, on 1 July 1992. The Broadway theatre debut was at the St. James Theatre on 29 March 1993 with 27 previews running thru 10 April. The show then officially "Opened" on 22 April 1993 and closed on 17 June 1995, after 899 performances. Produced by Sir George Martin and directed by Des McAnuff, with choreography by Wayne Cilento, the original cast included Michael Cerveris (Tommy), Marcia Mitzman (Mrs. Walker), Jonathan Dokuchitz (Captain Walker) and Cheryl Freeman (The Gypsy/Acid Queen), plus an ensemble that included Alice Ripley, Christian Hoff, Norm Lewis, Paul Kandel, Tracy Nicole Chapman, Michael Gardner and Sherie Rene Scott. The play subsequently was produced by various touring companies throughout North America and Europe.

This musical inspired Data East's production of a pinball machine called The Who's Tommy Pinball Wizard, which used music, sound effects and artwork based on the original Broadway production.