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''The Who's Tommy'' is a rock musical by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff based on The Who's 1969 double album rock opera ''Tommy'', also by Pete Townshend, with additional material by John Entwistle, Keith Moon and Sonny Boy Williamson. ==Productions== 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. 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 (1994)'', which used music, sound effects, and artwork based on the original Broadway production. A Canadian Production opened at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto on 1 March 1995, and played throughout the year.〔(Heritage FDN )〕 The production featured an entirely Canadian cast, and the lead character of Tommy was played by Tyley Ross. Once the Toronto run ended, the production went on a Cross-Canada tour. A revival ran in the West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre from 5 March 1996 until 8 February 1997, featuring Paul Keating (Tommy) and Kim Wilde (Mrs. Walker).〔(Shaftesbury Theatre listing )〕 The original Broadway cast performed a one night only reunion benefit concert at the August Wilson Theatre in New York City on 15 December 2008. Produced by The Path Fund/Rockers on Broadway, the concert was a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the Broadway Dreams Foundation and the Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia and Parkinson Foundation.〔Hetrick, Adam.("15th Anniversary Concert of The Who's Tommy Rocks Broadway Dec. 15" ), playbill.com, 15 December 2008〕 Des McAnuff revived the musical at the Stratford Festival of Canada from May 4 to October 19, 2013 at the Avon Theatre in Stratford Ontario. 〔https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/OnStage/productions.aspx?id=20233&prodid=4700]〕 Aria Entertainment and Greenwich theatre are reviving the show in London at the Greenwich Theatre from 29th July until 23rd August. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Who's Tommy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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