Tommy News

Our friends at Burien Little Theatre will be presenting the electrifying rock opera 'The Who's Tommy,' written by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff, with opening night this coming Friday, Feb.

Pete Townshend was the guitarist and primary songwriter for the Who from 1964 to 1982, also participating in the group's occasional reunions after its formal breakup.

I've seen aA lot of MusiCares tribute shows in my time, but nothing like Friday night's Paul McCartney extravaganza.

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Who frontman Roger Daltrey , or at least his voice, will be featured in an upcoming edition of the hit ABC series Once Upon a Time , according to EW.com . The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer will lend his voice to a talking caterpillar that will be part of an Alice in Wonderland -themed episode of the series.

In celebration of the bicentenary of Charles Dickens , PNPF Associates Ltd in association with Ovation present the new musical A Tale of Two Cities at The Charing Cross Theatre.

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According to the NY Post, Ann-Margret will be heading to the Great White Way in a play by Sandra Hochman.

Having a famous father can be both a help and a hindrance when it comes to making a name for yourself.

Pete Townshend was the guitarist and primary songwriter for the Who from 1964 to 1982, also participating in the group's occasional reunions after its formal breakup.

New York-based indie publisher Spirit Music has acquired Pete Townshend's interest in his song catalog, which includes many of the Who's hits and his solo work.

The Asheville Film Society saved this film for last in their Ken Russell series for several reasons - not the least of which is that Lisztomania is Ken Russell's most unapologetically Russellish film ever made.

Whilst 1973 was a roller coaster year, 1974 was downright bizarre. The main reason for that was the extreme domination of time and energy by the film version of Tommy .

Submitted picture by Annie Ward Simon is the son of England's top big-band reed man and baby brother of Who legend Pete Townshend.

For most people, Tommy is Ken Russell's no-holds-barred film version of The Who's rock opera about a boy traumatized into a state of being deaf, dumb, and blind - and his "amazing journey" to enlightenment and salvation.

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