Pete Townshend recounted the truth behind the story of how “Pinball Wizard” came to be part of the Who’s 1969 rock opera Tommy, forcing him to make the deaf, dumb and blind lead character into an ...

A newly reimagined production of The Who’s TOMMY is coming to Broadway! Tommy will star Ali Louis Bourzgui as Tommy. Myth and spectacle combine in The Who’s exhilarating 1969 rock opera, ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. A pop-up pinball arcade has joined the run of The Who’s Tommy at The Goodman ...

The Who gave the world many unique rock ‘n’ roll songs. For example, one of the only hit songs about a game is The Who’s “Pinball Wizard.” In his autobiography, Pete Townshend explained how the words ...

CHICAGO — In the beginning, there was no pinball wizard. “Tommy” was the fourth studio album released by the British band known as The Who and a colossal step forward when it came to rock music and ...

Fifty years ago today, “that deaf, dumb and blind kid” who scored immortality in “Pinball Wizard” was born when “Tommy” — The Who’s game-changing rock opera — was released on May 23, 1969. And the ...

Casey Cott's a pinball wizard! The Riverdale fave is starring alongside Christian Borle and Mandy Gonzalez in the Kennedy Center production of The Who's Tommy, which is playing through April 28. Take ...

It’s a good thing it was the 1960s — before video games — when The Who was working on its iconic album, “Tommy.” The English rock band’s famous tune, “Pinball Wizard,” just wouldn’t have had the same ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... I vividly recall the afternoon in May 1969 when I bought The Who’s “Tommy.” I was 15 years old, and eagerly plucked that two-record LP out of the bin at a St ...

Two classic American pastimes — playing pinball and grooving to rock music — join forces in Cleveland, Ohio at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s new exhibit opening Wednesday, featuring both vintage and ...

In the beginning, there was no pinball wizard. “Tommy” was the fourth studio album released by the British band known as The Who and a colossal step forward when it came to rock music and narrative ...