{"id":29326,"date":"2024-04-22T15:02:53","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T15:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/on-this-day-april-22-1993-the-whos-tommy-opened-on-broadway\/"},"modified":"2024-04-22T15:02:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T15:02:53","slug":"on-this-day-april-22-1993-the-whos-tommy-opened-on-broadway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/on-this-day-april-22-1993-the-whos-tommy-opened-on-broadway\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day, April 22, 1993: &#8216;The Who\u2019s Tommy&#8217; opened on Broadway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-04-22\/ABCAudio_ThisDayInHistory_v03_ag.jpg\" alt><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On This Day, April 22, 1993 &#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\"><strong>The Who<\/strong>\u2019s Tommy <\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">opened on Broadway at the St. James Theatre in New York.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The musical was an adaptation of the band\u2019s 1969 rock opera. It was directed by <strong>Des McAnuff<\/strong>, with the book, music and lyrics by The Who\u2019s <strong>Pete Townshend<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The musical follows a young boy named Tommy, who, after witnessing his father murder his mother\u2019s lover, becomes deaf, dumb and blind. Despite this, he becomes an unlikely celebrity due to his pinball-playing skills and eventually inspires a cult following.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The show, which closed on June 17, 1995, won five Tony Awards, including Best Direction for McAnuff and Best Original Score for Townshend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After a successful run in Chicago, a new reimagining of <\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">The Who\u2019s Tommy<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\"> opened at Broadway\u2019s Nederlander Theatre in March 2024, again directed by McAnuff. 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