"The Who's Tommy"

Electrifying Rock Opera: "The Who's Tommy"

Based on The Who's classic 1969 double album, this influential rock opera follows the adventures of Tommy, a "deaf, dumb and blind kid" who transcends the cruelty of the modern world to become a pinball wizard and then a prophet. The original Broadway production ran for nearly 900 performances, earning guitarist-composer Pete Townshend the Tony Award for Best Original Score, for hits like "Amazing Journey," "See Me, Feel Me," "Tommy, Can You Hear Me?" and "I'm Free." Earning high scores from audiences since its debut and now appearing at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, this groundbreaking show's lost none of its power to inspire and amaze.