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"Reviving 'Tommy': The Broadway Sensation Revisited"

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Source: Chicago Tribune
"Reviving 'Tommy': The Broadway Sensation Revisited"
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Pete Townshend's 1969 rock opera "Tommy" has returned to Broadway in a new production directed by Des McAnuff, offering a generational howl of anger and anguish at the damage wrought on the boomer generation. The show, with its psychologically oriented story of delayed self-actualization due to childhood trauma, features digital projections and a cast showcasing collective excellence. "Tommy" serves as a cultural reckoning for boomer men and a reminder of the impact of parental and authority figures on vulnerable youth, providing an emancipatory rock banquet and a reminder that dads have improved.

Topics:entertainmentarts-and-entertainment#arts-and-entertainment#broadway#generation#pete-townshend#rock-opera#the-who
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  5. Review | 'Tommy' is a strange Broadway show. That doesn't mean you shouldn't see it.  The Washington Post

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