The Who's Rock Opera 'Tommy' Closes Again on Broadway

The Who's Tommy, the rock opera that originally ran on Broadway from 1993 to 1995, is closing once again. The Nederlander Theater revival of the show opened in March earlier this year and will close on July 21 after 132 standard performances and 20 screenings.

Tommy it doesn't disappear for good though. The production, which received a Tony Award nomination for Best Musical Revival, will embark on a national tour in 2025. The first performance of the tour will take place next fall at the Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, RI.

Like the 1993 original, its new version Tommy directed by Des McAnuff. When the revival was first announced in 2019, with plans to open in 2021, McAnuff shared, “Our new production of Tommy will be a reinvention aimed squarely at today. Tommy combines myth and spectacle in a way that really soars. The key question with any musical is “Does the story sing?” and it certainly does.”

He added: “Tommy is the ground zero anti-hero. He is the boy who not only rejects adulthood like Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye, but existence itself. He gets lost in the universe as he stares endlessly and obsessively at his own image in the mirror. This gives our story a strong resonance today as it seems the entire world is looking into the black mirror. Tommy's story exists very comfortably in the 21st century. In fact, time may have finally caught up with Tommy Walker.”

And time has caught up with him once again. As reported by New York Times, Tommy capitalized for $15.7 million and hasn't recouped those funds after a strong opening but a noticeable drop in box office sales.

The Who's Tommy Starring Ali Louis Bourzgui as Tommy, Alison Luff as Mrs Walker, Adam Jacobs as Captain Walker, John Ambrosino as Uncle Ernie, Bobby Conte as Cousin Kevin and Christina Sajous as The Acid Queen.