Doma Theatre Company opens its 2012 season of musicals with The Who’s Tommy

March 5, 2012 - PRLog -- DOMA Theatre Company opens its 2012 season of musical theater with an electrifying revival of the Tony Award-winning rock opera. Based on The Who's classic 1969 double album, Tommy is the exhilarating story of a deaf, dumb, and blind boy who transcends the cruelty of the world around him to find enlightenment. Pete Townsend’s musical masterpiece, filled with iconic hit songs like “Pinball Wizard,” “See Me, Feel Me,” “Acid Queen” and more, is a tribute to hope, healing and the human spirit. Driven by a powerful beat and reverberating with unforgettable characters, this classic, cross-generational phenomenon comes to life in a vibrant new production for the 21st Century with an ensemble of 19 singer/actors and a four piece rock band.

“In our production, Tommy isn’t just a pinball wizard, he’s a gamer,” explains Baran. “Our
Tommy will have a Tron-like quality and more of a hard rock, instead of a Broadway, feel.”

The Who’s Tommy originated at the La Jolla Playhouse in 1992 before playing on Broadway for more than two years where it garnered five Tony Awards, including Best Score for Townsend's iconic music.

The Who’s Tommy runs March 23-April 15; DOMA Theatre Co. @ The MET Theatre, 1089 N. Oxford Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90029; $30-$34.99; 323-465-0693; www.domatheatre.com