‘Tommy’ tells the story of a deaf, dumb and blind boy who overcomes his handicaps to become the Pinball Wizard.
The first ever stage production of the work was done by the Seattle Opera in 1971. In 1972, Lou Reizner recreated a concert version backed by the London Symphony Orchestra with an ensemble featuring Rod Stewart, Steve Winwood and Ringo Starr. In 1975, director Ken Russell made the movie of the rock opera, featuring Tina Turner, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Jack Nicholson and Roger Daltrey.
Tickets for the Perth show, presented by Chugg Entertainment and Noise11.com, will go on sale at 9am on Wednesday, April 19 at TICKETEK.
Subscribers to thewho.com will be eligible for a pre-sale from 12 noon, Thursday 2 February till 12 noon, Friday 3 February (local Perth time) by logging into thewho.com where ticket instructions will be posted at the top of the homepage.
