Meet the Pete Townshend-approved breakout star of ‘The Who’s Tommy’ on Broadway

Meet the Pete Townshend-approved breakout star of ‘The Who’s Tommy’ on Broadway

Ali Louis Bourzgui didn’t grow up jamming out to “Pinball Wizard” and “Baba O’Riley.” The actor, after all, was born more than three decades after The Who’s first album “My Generation” came out in 1965. His generation is Z. And yet, last August, the lucky 24-year-old was a VIP at their concert in England as … Read more

‘The Who’s Tommy’ Broadway review: 4 stars for a galvanizing rock revival

‘The Who’s Tommy’ Broadway review: 4 stars for a galvanizing rock revival

Theater review THE WHO’S TOMMY Two hours and 15 minutes, with one intermission. At the Nederlander Theater, 208 West 41st Street. Little Tommy Walker, that “deaf, dumb and blind kid” who sure plays a mean pinball, may be off in a quiet vibration land, but there’s nothing low-volume about “The Who’s Tommy” on Broadway. The … Read more