Back in 1993, the musical version of “Tommy” won five Tony Awards. Now, that director is re-imaging the production at GoodmanTheatre. The new production is a sensory explosion and emphasizes movement and modern dance.
The Who’s Pete Townshend was composing “Tommy” – the band’s groundbreaking 1969 rock opera. The work tells the story of a traumatized boy who shuts down his senses – though deaf, dumb and blind, he grows up to become a pinball wizard and a messianic figure.Back in 1993, the musical version of “Tommy” won five Tony Awards, including one for the director. Now, that director is re-imaging the stage production at the Goodman Theatre with input from Pete Townshend.
Ali Louis Bourzgui portrays Tommy Walker, a role made famous by The Who’s Roger Daltrey in concert and on film. “Coming into it, it felt like a big weight on my shoulders, just the idea that this is such an iconic piece in the world of rock and roll, in film, on the stage,” Bourzgui said. “I came into it with all of that and trying to see like how can I bring myself into this.”“I knew that that wouldn’t be too much of a problem, but I just made sure to go to back into the archives. I watched every Who performance I could find,” he said.
“Pete and I visited a couple of years ago, right before COVID, and talked about this,” said Des McAnuff, the show’s director. “He and I agreed that the world in a sense has caught up with Tommy Walker. Everybody’s walking around staring into a mirror and there’s a tendency for people to want to escape inside themselves, to protect themselves from a hostile world.The new production is a sensory explosion and puts an emphasis on movement and modern dance.
“The challenge is to make sure you’re not over-choreographing because you’re telling a story and there’s a person at the center of it that is standing still,” choreographer Lorin Latarro. “It’s how people react to ‘Tommy’ is what’s most interesting, and what ‘Tommy’ does to people and how we all see ourselves in this person.
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