"Reviving 'Tommy': The Broadway Sensation Revisited"

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.