The Who's Tommy
Becton Dickinson and CompanyWhen
Approximate running time: 2 hours
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Event Notes
Music and Lyrics by Pete Townshend
Additional Music and Lyrics by John Entwistle & Keith Moon
Director/Choreographer: Sharon A. Wilcox
Music Director: Dan Ringuette
A deaf, dumb and blind boy’s journey from pain to triumph is a sensory-defying rock and roll experience.
Based on the iconic 1969 rock concept album, The Who’s TOMMY is an exhilarating story of hope, healing, and the human spirit. The story of the pinball-playing, deaf, dumb and blind boy who triumphs over his adversities has inspired, amazed, and puzzled audiences for more than 40 years. After witnessing the accidental murder of his mother’s lover by his father, Tommy is traumatized into catatonia, and as the boy grows, he suffers abuse at the hands of his sadistic relatives and neighbors. As an adolescent, he’s discovered to have an uncanny knack for playing pinball, and when his mother finally breaks through his catatonia, he becomes an international pinball superstar.
Mrs. Walker | Roxie Quinn |
Captain Walker | Adam Boe |
Uncle Ernie | Josh Newey |
Minister | Jim Wood |
Minister's Wife | Bronwyn Hamill |
Nurses | Bronwyn Hamill, Kaitlyn Anthony, Nicole Bard, Sara Carlin |
Officer #1 | Jonathan Zalaski |
Officer #2 | Joey Frighetto |
Allied Soldier #1 | Steffon Sampson |
Allied Soldier #2 | Shelby Davis |
Lover | Tony Leone |
Tommy (Age 4) | Brendan Harris |
Tommy (Narrator) | Noel Roberge |
Judge | Jim Wood |
First Barrister | Tony Leone |
Second Barrister | Rey Budny |
Tommy (Age 10) | Trevor Rinaldi |
Cousin Kevin | Peter Bard |
Kevin's Father | Rey Budny |
Kevin's Mother | Sara Carlin |
Local Lads/Security Guards | Tyler Bard, Shelby Davis, Christopher Franci, Joey Frighetto, Michael L'Altrella, Tony Leone, Steffon Sampson, Jonathan Zalaski |
Local Lasses | Kaitlyn Anthony, Nicole Bard, Caitlin Barra, Katie Chamberlain, Malie Grasmere, Lauren Jacob, Cassie Martin |
Hawker | Tony Leone |
Harmonical Player | Rey Budny |
Gypsy | Katie Chamberlain |
First Pinball Lad | Michael L'Altrella |
Second Pinball Lad | Tony Leone |
Specialist | Jim Wood |
Specialist's Assistant | Bronwyn Hamill |
News Vendor | Joey Frighetto |
Sally Simpson | Lauren Jacob |
Mrs. Simpson | Sara Carlin |
Mr. Simpson | Jim Wood |
DJ | Rey Budny |
Ensemble | Kaitlyn Anthony, Nicole Bard, Tyler Bard, Caitlin Barra, Rey Budny, Sara Carlin, Katie Chamberlain, Shelby Davis, Christopher Franci, Joey Frighetto, Malie Grasmere, Bronwyn Hamill, Lauren Jacob, Michael L'Altrella, Tony Leone, Cassie Martin, Devlin Tenney, Jim Wood, Jonathan Zalaski |