Roger has added Perth to his Australisn tour dates and will perform The Who’s rock opera 'Tommy', plus Who classics and more, with his band at the Riverside Theatre in Perth on Thursday, April 19.
‘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 kwa the Seattle Opera in 1971. In 1972, Lou Reizner recreated a tamasha version backed kwa the London Symphony Orchestra with an ensemble featuring Rod Stewart, Steve Winwood and Ringo Starr. In 1975, director Ken Russell made the movie...
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